Two Scifaiku Sestet and a Scifaiku Tanka

by

John J. Dunphy

finally free

from the curse of lycanthropy —

a warm greeting from

my new brothers and sisters

upon arriving at the settlement on

the dark side of the moon

(published in Scifaikuest, May 2021)

snowman

snowman

snowlizard

walking down our street

my dog and I pass

our alien neighbors’ yard

(Published in Scifaikuest Feb. 2022

piano concert intermission

my wife and I agree

the alien musician’s performance

enhanced by having

12 fingers

(Published in Scifaikuest Feb. 2022

John J. Dunphy owns The Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, IL. His poetry collections include Touching Each Tree, Zen Koanhead, Stellar Possibilities, Old Soldiers Fading Away, pagan rites and Dark Nebulae.