the mechanics have finished
repairing the bus
Sterling, Colorado
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Showing posts with label Midwest Adventure Haiku 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Midwest Adventure Haiku 2011. Show all posts
9 August, 2011
the Des Moines skyline
is bigger than one would think —
just before sunrise
Des Moines, Iowa
8 August, 2011
the child's stopped crying —
the rain falls on the windshield
of the Greyhound bus
Near Chicago, Illinois
7 August, 2011
a neon peace sign
hangs in the neighbor's window —
the waxing moon sets
Valparaiso, Indiana
6 August, 2011
hot night in August —
the bat flies in the theater
as the poet reads
Collingwood Arts Center, Toledo, Ohio
5 August, 2011
the moon through the trees —
the cicadas are louder
than the train whistle
Valparaiso, Indiana
4 August, 2011
the fireflies appear
an hour before the sun sets —
the red brick chimney
Valparaiso, Indiana
2 August, 2011 № 3
the building's blue roof
is mistaken for the lake —
hazy summer day
115th / Kensington Station, South Shore Line, Chicago, Illinois
2 August, 2011 № 2
St. Louis at dawn —
birds fly over the train tracks
at Gateway Station
Gateway Station, St. Louis, Missouri
2 August, 2011
three in the morning —
the slight breeze brings no relief
from the hot, thick air
Gateway Station, St. Louis, Missouri
1 August, 2011 № 3
a hot, humid night —
the Mennonite couple waits
at the bus station
Greyhound Station, Kansas City, Missouri
1 August, 2011 № 2
clouds in the distance —
the roofs of the grain silos
gleam in the sunlight
Near Burlington, Colorado
1 August, 2011
first day of August —
a hawk perches on a fence
and watches traffic
Near Strasburg, Colorado
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