it feels like winter
on this last day of April —
robin on the fence
Lafayette, Colorado
Lafayette, Colorado
traditional & experimental haiku in English • senryū • haibun • nature poetry • ecopoetry • zen • 俳句 • 俳人 • 禅
29 April, 2011
the fragrance of the
blossoming trees in the air —
the clouds, thick and low
Lafayette, Colorado
the clouds, thick and low
Lafayette, Colorado
28 April, 2011
the midnight sky is
a mix of thin clouds and stars —
the dog licks his lips
Lafayette, Colorado
27 April, 2011
no clouds in the sky
on this cold and starry night —
the dog barks just once
Lafayette, Colorado
26 April, 2011
cool, cloudy evening—
blackbirds, finches, & squirrelsat the bird feeders
Lafayette, Colorado
25 April, 2011
after the rainstorm
the hidden stars are revealed —
cars on the wet road
Lafayette, Colorado
22 April, 2011
the wind has died down
on this Good Friday evening —
the hoot of an owl
Lafayette, Colorado
20 April, 2011
silhouettes of trees
against the cloudy night sky —
dog on the wet grass
Lafayette, Colorado
19 April, 2011
clouds hide the full moon —
reflection of the streetlight
on the wet asphalt
Lafayette, Colorado
reflection of the streetlight
on the wet asphalt
Lafayette, Colorado
18 April, 2011
crabapple blossoms —
the cloudy sky grows darker
as the storm rolls in
Lafayette, Colorado
the cloudy sky grows darker
as the storm rolls in
Lafayette, Colorado
17 April, 2011
two large birds of prey
circle above the treetops —
a secluded beach
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
circle above the treetops —
a secluded beach
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
16 April, 2011
full moon in two days —
the strange drone of the oil rig
out in Weld County
Lafayette, Colorado
15 April 2011
one black sock is pinned
to the laundromat’s corkboard—
the moon, almost full
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
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14 April, 2011
the waves on the lake
roll through the sun's reflection —
footprints on the beach
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
13 April, 2011
unfamiliar view
since the trees have been removed —
first big rain of spring
Lafayette, Colorado
12 April, 2011
dark after moonset —
a pair of owls are nearby,
hooting back and forth
Lafayette, Colorado
11 April, 2011
the season's first bat
feasts upon flying insects —
birds sing at twilight
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
10 April, 2011
a daddy longlegs
waits on the ceiling for food —
the sleeping dog snores
Lafayette, Colorado
9 April, 2011
the sprinklers have soaked
the lawn and the sidewalk, too —
Cassiopeia
Lafayette, Colorado
8 April, 2011
after a late walk
the dog drinks from the birdbath —
blossoms on the trees
Lafayette, Colorado
7 April, 2011 #2
robins and others
in the trees along Coal Creek —
a wet dog pisses
Flagg Park, Lafayette, Colorado
7 April, 2011
robins bounce along
as they search the ground for food —
a small swarm of gnats
Flagg Park, Lafayette, Colorado
6 April, 2011
no moon, no starlight
on this cloudy spring evening —
raindrops on my coat
Lafayette, Colorado
5 April, 2011
tiny clouds above
cottonwoods bathed in sunlight —
symphony of birds
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
4 April, 2011
buds on the branches —
no clouds in the western sky
to obscure the stars
Lafayette, Colorado
1 April, 2011
on this cloudy night
the air and the trees are still —
a mallard quacks twice
Lafayette, Colorado
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