Jim Davis

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Spanish orange
the scent of her hair
in the shower

winter shore, waves
making mountains
of ice

my father said, one day
you'll be taller than me –
my back aches from slouching

Jim is a graduate of Knox College, an MFA candidate at Northwestern University, and a former semi-professional international football player. His Japanese-form poetry has appeared in Frogpond, Acorn, Haiku Journal, Shamrock, Sketchbook, Mu Haiku, Three Line Poetry, Boston Literary Magazine, Eskimo Pie, Daily Haiga, and Ribbons (Tanka Society of America). www.jimdavispoetry.com