Carnival

born to dance this diurnal dance
two-stepping through the years
riding this merry-go-round and around

time to embrace centrifugal force
clutch the purple pony’s mane
and gallop into the music.

Welcome to Richard’s Roost! My name is Richard Grahn, and I invite you to pause and enjoy the various forms of poetry and other art on this site. I write in three forms, primarily: free verse (FVS), haibun (HBN), and tanka prose (TPR). In addition to poetry, I also enjoy photographing the natural world, digital art, painting, sculpture, and people with sharp wits.