William Cullen

Haiku

dust motes rising
in an autumn sunbeam
her shining urn

Girl with Toys by Boris Grigoriev

 

About the writer:
William Cullen Jr. is a veteran and was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He lived in Alabama, Georgia and Germany before settling down in Brooklyn, New York, where he works at a social services non-profit. His work has appeared in Gulf StreamLake EffectI-70 ReviewPoetry SouthSpillway and The American Journal of Poetry.

Image: Girl with Toys by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939). Unknown medium. Unknown size. 1920. Public domain.