27 July, 2022

the thunder rumbles
in the electrical storm—
the tree’s silhouette

Lafayette, Colorado

26 July 2022

small patches of blue
in the grey sky at sunset
cicadas in trees

Lafayette, Colorado

Published at Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 8 September 2022

25 July, 2022

the sky to the east
is hazy white from a fire
blackbirds in cattails

Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

24 July, 2022 № 2

the wet street at dusk—
a bat circles overhead
as a cricket chirps

East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado

18 July, 2022

some of the cattails
at the pond are six feet tall—
mosquitoes attack!

Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

16 July 2022

the thunder rumbles—
the three chickens seek shelter
on the covered porch

Lafayette, Colorado

Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 16 September 2022

12 July, 2022

small brown apples rot
on the ground beneath the tree—
the dog eats long grass

Burlington Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado

10 July 2022 № 2

afternoon prayers—
the black dog swims through a sea
of tall, golden wheat

Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 16 September 2022

10 July, 2022

deep green grass & trees
beneath the waxing moonlight—
a midnight dog walk

Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado

9 July, 2022 № 3

third week of summer—
the neighbor’s sunflowers grow
taller every day

East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado

3 July, 2022 № 3

the row of townhomes
in the old farmers wheat field—
a rusted tractor

South Foote Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado

3 July, 2022 № 2

thoughts about freedom—
a big, yellow butterfly
floats above a hedge

East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado

3 July, 2022

a fly in the room
the chicken clucks to announce
that she’s laid an egg

Lafayette, Colorado

2 July, 2022 № 2

early July now—
the first rays of today’s sun
behind the landfill

Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

2 July, 2022

the Zen Dada of
Shinkichi Takahashi
the buzz of a fly

Lafayette, Colorado