Haiku: For Ferguson

Wisteria gathers
Tinged boys die as mothers cry
Flower pickin’ time…

 

Photography © Rachel Copans

Photography © Rachel Copans

 

Jacques Fleury is the author of Sparks in the Dark: A Lighter Shade of Blue. His collaborative CD A Lighter Shade of Blue with folk group Sweet Wednesday is available on iTunes.

Rachel Copans is a Burgeoning poet and spoken word artist. The photo above is from the Indict America: Turn Up for Mike Brown! protest in Dudley Square Boston on November 25, 2014 as part of Black Lives Matter.