Saturday, September 24, 2016

autumn haiku 1



rolling green meadows / tawny cornstalks sunset-drenched / before bonfire sparks

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

summer haiku 10

tiny butterfly / wings still on dandelion / white exclamation

This really happened. A moth (is that not the same as a butterfly?) with a black spot or two on white wings landed on a yellow flower. The wings were still. Folded together. A gorgeous moment in the sun. And it is almost, not quite, the last day of summer.

Friday, September 16, 2016

Tuesday, September 06, 2016

canal haiku triptych



I.
two sunning turtles
abiding our twin footfalls
stone above water


II.
one regal heron
alert shoreline sentinel
tracking our chatter

 III.
shrieking blue jay cry
sweat in the small of the back
wood bridge, dusty shoes

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