Mark Hendrickson is a poet who recently relocated to the Des Moines area.  His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Synkroniciti, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Honeyguide, Dark Onus Lit, and Swing.  Before becoming a poet, Mark worked for many years as a mental health technician in a locked psychiatric unit.  He has advanced degrees in Music, Health Information Management, and Marriage & Family Therapy.  Visit his website at: www.markhendricksonpoetry.com.

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Mark Hendrickson (he/him/his) is a poet and writer in the Des Moines area. He worked for many years as a mental health technician in a locked psychiatric unit. Mark loves owls, mythology, micro fiction, his husband, and his cat. Connect with him @MarkHPoetry or on his website: www.markhendricksonpoetry.com 

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ENOUGH WITH THE VISTAS ALREADY

Haiku/Senryu 

Used Balloons

Three Micros

Vanity Press

Courtship

Long-Term Unemployment 

Summer Samaritan

Grandma Needs a Bath

4 Haiku

     Swamp Thing

The Nearest Thing to a Straight Path

Picture the Universe

Never, Never, the Ouija Board

What Icarus Tells the Bartender After Only Two Old-Fashioneds

The Talk 

The Parable of the Hungry Ghost Picnic 

Pride 

Adoption/Eviction

Washed Away 

The Witch Doctor’s Party

Pinball Wizard

When I Talk To You

I Learned Something Today

[WILD] HORSES 

Who Will Tend the Roses 

[WILD] FIRE, RUNNING [WILD]

The Moment of Loss 

ECO-LINGUISTICS

The whale surfaced before us, arriving unawares
I knew it was an angel
             by the wings covering its feet

it comes in waves

grandpa’s garden wore a belt with suspenders
                          like him

[WILD] FLOWERS

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