Ash Wednesday Haiku by John J. Dunphy Compiled on February 22, 2023 — Ash Wednesday. *** mug shot on the arrested protester’s forehead an ashen cross Published in Failed Haiku, April 2021 Ash Wednesday groundskeeper removes beads from a tombstone Published in Fireflies’ Light, issue 22 Ash Wednesday shower a pedestrian shields his forehead Published in Frogpond 29:1 *** John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Stellar Possibilities, Zen Koanhead, pagan rites, Old Soldiers Fading Away, Dark Nebulae, Bullet Cluster and Touching Each Tree. He is also the author of non-fiction works such as Unsung Heroes of the Dachau Trials: The Investigative Work of the U.S. Army 7708 War Crimes Group, 1945–1947.