In honor of tomorrow night’s return of The Walking Dead on AMC, here are five new pieces of zombie haiku that I have added to my previous “Small Bites” post in the Publications/Free Reads section.

Unfit Bit

Never enough steps.
Tracked down by a cadaver.
Measureless progress.

Shakespearean Tragedy

Merchants of menace.
All-too-pursuant Shylocks
Exact pounds of flesh.

Morning Death

Gross halitosis,
Like something died in his mouth.
His pecked bedmate does.

Unhealthy Skepticism

News reports dismissed:
Nothing but a can of bull.
Now: a cannibal.

Nights of the Walking Dead

Carnage as homage.
Romero-ghoul Easter eggs,
Nicotero-dyed.