old cobwebs on the ceiling
of my basement room
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
traditional & experimental haiku in English • senryū • haibun • nature poetry • ecopoetry • zen • 俳句 • 俳人 • 禅
Showing posts with label 5-7-5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5-7-5. Show all posts
6 September 2022
a few scattered stars—
the bright moon illuminates
a jet plane’s contrail
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
1 September 2022
first of September—
a jet plane appears to fly
to the crescent moon
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
30 August, 2022
the yellow crescent
sets in twilight’s purple sky—
exhaust from a truck
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
24 August, 2022
the clouds swirl about
the full moon above the rocks—
it’s only a dream
Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2022
the field of cut wheat
has changed from golden to brown—
wingèd grasshoppers
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
17 August, 2022
a change in the light
at the advent of autumn—
the soft horizon
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
13 August, 2022
in front of the screen
the spider climbs down a thread—
the news on TV
Lafayette, Colorado
7 August, 2022
he decides to kill
the housefly in his bedroom—
red grapes in a bowl
Lafayette, Colorado
5 August, 2022
at five after three
the trio of hens wants food—
the breeze cuts the heat
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
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