into the sunrise—
the rhythmic clicks of the dog’s
nails on the sidewalk
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
24 June, 2022 № 2
on a moonless night
I walk the dog in darkness—
light from my smartphone
North Foote Avenue & East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
23 June, 2022 № 2
the dog eats long grass—
the curly dock weeds along
the ditch have tuned red
Burlington Avenue & East Chester Street, Lafayette, Colorado
23 June, 2022
a midnight dog walk—
the more I write these haiku
the more stars I see
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 4
just before sunset
the hens eat corn & apples—
I smell dryer sheets
Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 3
the hot dog lies down
on the cool tile floor downstairs—
an evening bird chirps
Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 2
I say morning prayers —
three rabbits in the alley
watch me walk the dog
Alley between East Simpson Street & East Cleveland Street
22 June, 2022
I scratch my forearm —
two squirrels chase each other
around a tree trunk
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022 № 3
on this longest day
the hens have enjoyed themselves —
now oats & apples
Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022 № 2
the field is now gone
& the yellow yarrow, too —
new house construction
South Foote Avenue & East Cleveland Street, Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022
first day of summer —
days will start to grow shorter
& this makes me sad
North Foote Avenue & East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022 № 3
the buzz of a fly
& the chirps of a cricket —
the dishwasher’s hum
Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022 № 2
the last night of spring —
a fly’s buzz, a cricket’s chirps
a fly’s buzz, a cricket’s chirps
here in my bedroom
Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022
Mom says that she saw
a big rabbit in the yard —
the last day of spring
Lafayette, Colorado
19 June, 2022
one, two, three, four, five,
six squirrels here for peanuts —
happy Father’s Day
Lafayette, Colorado
18 June, 2022 № 2
a lone moth flutters
in the light of the streetlamp —
a cool, welcome breeze
South Michigan Avenue & East Chester Street, Lafayette, Colorado
18 June, 2022
most of the stars are
obscured by clouds this evening —
chance of thunderstorms
East Cannon Street, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 4
two butterflies dance
in the air before sunset —
it’s still hot at eight
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 3
the green cattail stalks
sway in the warm evening breeze —
this was once a pond
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 2
crepuscular rays
stretch halfway across the sky —
a late spring evening
Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022
out back with the hens —
Mom rescues a garter snake
caught in a mousetrap
Lafayette, Colorado
15 June, 2022
yesterday’s full moon
in the western sky at dawn —
bats in the thin light
Lafayette, Colorado
14 June, 2022
after three hot days
a cool & breezy morning —
the last week of spring
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022 № 3
a bush with fifty
deep red blooms in someone’s yard —
Rose Moon tomorrow
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022 № 2
hazy horizon —
a rose bush with fifty blooms
in a neighbor’s yard
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022
the smell of smoke from
wildfires in Arizona —
sunlight through the haze
Lafayette, Colorado
12 June 2022 № 4
a brown rabbit hops
in the middle of the street—
moon before sunset
Burlington Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 19 August 2022
12 June, 2022 № 3
minutes before dawn —
as I write two bat haiku
I see three more bats
Lafayette, Colorado
12 June, 2022
a bat above us —
a few stars and a planet
minutes before dawn
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
11 June, 2022
the middle of June —
everything is lush and green
in spite of the drought
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
10 June, 2022 № 2
waxing gibbous moon —
Aunt Evelyn’s favorite
“sky-blue pink” tonight
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
9 June, 2022 № 2
the black dog listens
to a cricket near the fence —
the rich smell of earth
Lafayette, Colorado
9 June, 2022
the weeds in the ditch
have grown to six feet in height —
voices from the tree
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
8 June, 2022 № 2
unsure when I’d see
the first one of the season —
two bats flap at dusk
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022 № 3
after bedtime corn
the three hens wipe off their beaks —
now the wind picks up
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022 № 2
every day at dawn
a bird outside my window:
chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022
in the midnight sky
one of these stars scintillates—
red-white-red-white-red
one of these stars scintillates—
red-white-red-white-red
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 4
clusters of mushrooms
on the neighbor’s lush, green lawn —
water restrictions
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 3
I can see from here
that it’s raining in Denver —
three-foot high green wheat
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 2 (senryū)
three short poems at once —
I remember the first two
& forget the third
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 (senryū)
I need a notepad —
I try to write three short poems
in my head at once
Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 5
late snow turned ours brown
but not the ones at the park—
fragrant lilac blooms
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 4
its remaining end touches
the nearby landfill
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 3
the dog & I walk—
near twelve purple irises
an alert rabbit
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022 № 3
I fill the birdbath,
set down a water pitcher —
the hens’ inspection
Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022 № 2
two hot air balloons
& then four, & then one more —
now we can see six
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022
all of a sudden
the black dog stops & looks up—
two hot air balloons
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
2 June, 2022 № 2
just before sunset
a neighbor revs the engine —
a neighbor revs the engine —
the hens don’t like it
Lafayette, Colorado
2 June, 2022
“you are so pretty” —
the brown chicken tilts her head
and closes her eyes
Lafayette, Colorado
1 June, 2022 № 2
the first night of June —
after two grey, rainy days
I can see the stars
Lafayette, Colorado
1 June, 2022
the first night of June —
after two grey, rainy days
I can see my breath
Lafayette, Colorado
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