tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50189978645354516802024-02-20T08:55:13.967-07:00J. D. Nelson • 俳句 haikutraditional & experimental haiku in English • senryū • haibun • nature poetry • ecopoetry • zen • 俳句 • 俳人 • 禅J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comBlogger557125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-65390057457716817252022-10-01T23:50:00.003-06:002022-10-02T02:32:44.770-06:001 October 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>first of October—</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>old cobwebs on the ceiling</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>of my basement room</b></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-28876371117224613652022-09-06T21:50:00.025-06:002022-09-24T00:17:44.866-06:006 September 2022<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>a few scattered stars</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">—</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the bright moon illuminates</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>a jet plane</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">’s</b><b style="font-family: arial;"> contrail</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-3957193072806769122022-09-01T21:08:00.005-06:002022-09-24T00:19:21.660-06:001 September 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>first of September—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a jet plane appears to fly</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>to the crescent moon</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-72563147523057403072022-08-30T20:25:00.007-06:002022-09-01T22:39:03.230-06:0030 August, 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the yellow crescent</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>sets in twilight’s purple sky—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>exhaust from a truck</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-66890412468948029832022-08-24T09:00:00.001-06:002022-08-24T21:28:56.882-06:0024 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the clouds swirl about</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the full moon above the rocks—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>it’s only a dream</b><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-51042230267816805132022-08-23T11:59:00.005-06:002022-08-23T23:05:31.924-06:0023 August, 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the field of cut wheat</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>has changed from golden to brown—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>wingèd grasshoppers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-29277161649495354322022-08-17T19:34:00.001-06:002022-08-18T00:59:05.679-06:0017 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a change in the light</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>at the advent of autumn—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the soft horizon<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-88723911274125214352022-08-13T17:02:00.001-06:002022-08-28T18:56:42.171-06:0013 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>in front of the screen</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the spider climbs down a thread—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the news on TV<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-63444713421728604622022-08-10T20:11:00.012-06:002022-08-28T18:58:40.396-06:0010 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>kids are back in school—</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a gentle breeze at sunset</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>after a hot day<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-66139161042650522042022-08-07T23:53:00.013-06:002022-08-28T19:05:42.794-06:007 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>he decides to kill</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the housefly in his bedroom—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>red grapes in a bowl<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-24483743980292061202022-08-06T20:03:00.013-06:002022-10-01T23:10:13.342-06:006 August 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>blue skies follow rain—</b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>after </b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>the children’s</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"> party</b></span></div><div><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the dog relaxes</span></b><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; color: black;">Published at <a href="https://coldmoonjournal.blogspot.com/2022/09/by-j-d-nelson.html" target="_blank"><i>Cold Moon Journal</i></a>, 30 September 2022</b></span></div><div><br style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;" /></div></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-55434387352220158802022-08-05T15:05:00.006-06:002022-08-05T22:45:32.043-06:005 August, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>at five after three</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the trio of hens wants food—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the breeze cuts the heat<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-38669421911295213572022-07-27T22:48:00.005-06:002022-07-28T02:20:15.808-06:0027 July, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the thunder rumbles</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>in the electrical storm—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>the tree’</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">s silhouette</b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-42541833998113136862022-07-26T20:33:00.030-06:002022-10-01T23:06:08.845-06:0026 July 2022<div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>small patches of blue</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>in the grey sky at sunset</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">—</b></span></div><div><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">cicadas in trees</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Published at <a href="https://scarletdragonflyjournal.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/small-patches-of-blue/" target="_blank"><i>Scarlet Dragonfly Journal</i></a>, 8 September 2022</b></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div>J. 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Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-35308949524167601222022-07-25T09:55:00.003-06:002022-08-28T19:21:50.073-06:0025 July, 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the sky to the east</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>is hazy white from a fire</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">—</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">blackbirds in cattails</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-35910064704096053262022-07-24T20:42:00.011-06:002022-07-25T05:11:49.480-06:0024 July, 2022 № 2<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the wet street at dusk—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a bat circles overhead</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>as a cricket chirps</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-48118598009270654882022-07-18T06:20:00.004-06:002022-07-20T06:17:08.458-06:0018 July, 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>some of the cattails</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>at the pond are six feet tall—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>mosquitoes attack!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-4708882671960377012022-07-16T14:45:00.004-06:002022-09-30T01:55:10.101-06:0016 July 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the thunder rumbles—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the three chickens seek shelter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>on the covered porch</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; color: black;">Published at <a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14718450" target="_blank"><i>Asahi Haikuist Network</i></a>, 16 September 2022</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-89013985637848621712022-07-12T09:28:00.011-06:002022-07-12T10:25:13.476-06:0012 July, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>small brown apples rot</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>on the ground beneath the tree—</b><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the dog eats long grass</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-66100433638113793002022-07-10T15:25:00.006-06:002022-09-30T01:54:58.472-06:0010 July 2022 № 2<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>afternoon prayers—</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the black dog swims through a sea</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>of tall, golden wheat<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b style="background-color: white; color: black;">Published at <a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14718450" target="_blank"><i>Asahi Haikuist Network</i></a>, 16 September 2022</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-88965936097699095232022-07-10T00:01:00.002-06:002022-07-18T02:34:26.660-06:0010 July, 2022<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>deep green grass & trees</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>beneath the waxing moonlight—</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a midnight dog walk<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-51638652711514462562022-07-09T05:56:00.010-06:002022-07-11T03:23:50.608-06:009 July, 2022 № 3<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>third week of summer—</b></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>the neighbor’s</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"> sunflowers grow</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>taller every day<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-57302744090452222142022-07-03T11:27:00.014-06:002022-07-12T10:51:23.730-06:003 July, 2022 № 3<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv6vSM_E-sOS4F2oRyCd8gfJWNNDZAcUQeffFTWuba0zQBI7ajKtxow6ptE9yvRqjKh8OUBGM2cT8VYYtpRci-bPb2GMbTXVgZfnsSDzkQjZQfpBb9Co0mAPjyfvMMQTgnoCNs3psCjm0gJjF1-NjOiUG45vR0SyHN8QwK9yyjcT6YH6HUEgT1beSbg/s4608/20220703_113149.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqv6vSM_E-sOS4F2oRyCd8gfJWNNDZAcUQeffFTWuba0zQBI7ajKtxow6ptE9yvRqjKh8OUBGM2cT8VYYtpRci-bPb2GMbTXVgZfnsSDzkQjZQfpBb9Co0mAPjyfvMMQTgnoCNs3psCjm0gJjF1-NjOiUG45vR0SyHN8QwK9yyjcT6YH6HUEgT1beSbg/s320/20220703_113149.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>the row of townhomes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>in the old farmer</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;">’</b><b style="font-family: arial;">s wheat field—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a rusted tractor</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>South Foote Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-6467720913339446312022-07-03T11:20:00.007-06:002022-07-12T10:51:34.787-06:003 July, 2022 № 2<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>thoughts about freedom—</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>a big, yellow butterfly</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>floats above a hedge<br /></b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div><br /></div></div>J. D. Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142860258502825817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018997864535451680.post-38679945695703848162022-07-03T09:40:00.008-06:002022-07-12T10:51:47.422-06:003 July, 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>a fly in the room</b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">—</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>the chicken clucks to announce</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>that she’s</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"> laid an egg</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: arial;"><b>Lafayette, Colorado</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>J. 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