rainsmell
moon
Louisville, Colorado
8 September, 2011
the clouds in moonlight
on a late summer evening —
the earth, cool and damp
Lafayette, Colorado
7 September, 2011
after the rainstorm—
the upside-down squirrel eats
from the bird feeder
Lafayette, Colorado
6 September, 2011
the leaves on the trees
have started to change color —
the cloudy night sky
have started to change color —
the cloudy night sky
Lafayette, Colorado
5 September, 2011 № 2
geese fly silently
in the last bit of daylight —
moon over the plains
Aquarius Open Space, Louisville, Colorado
5 September, 2011
one hundred small birds
perched upon the power lines —
sunset at the lake
perched upon the power lines —
sunset at the lake
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
4 September, 2011
the first quarter moon
sets in the southwestern sky —
cool September night
Lafayette, Colorado
3 September, 2011
Labor Day weekend —
the sounds of crickets and toads
in the cool night air
Lafayette, Colorado
2 September, 2011
a cricket or two —
the milky band of starlight
arcs across the sky
Lafayette, Colorado
1 September, 2011
first of September —
lightning storm over the plains
after the moonset
Lafayette, Colorado
31 August, 2011
the wind blows dead leaves
from the branches of the tree —
last day of August
Lafayette, Colorado
30 August, 2011
the constellations
on a cool, moonless morning —
these leaves will fall soon
Lafayette, Colorado
29 August, 2011
the new moon tonight —
cicadas, toads and crickets
beneath the dark sky
Lafayette, Colorado
28 August, 2011
the wind in the trees
on the south shore of the lake —
"lap, lap" of the waves
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
26 August, 2011
moonless August night —
Jupiter, through a hole in
these deep purple clouds
Lafayette, Colorado
25 August, 2011
these mounds by the creek
are remnants of the coal mines —
industrial park
Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2011 № 5
the highway traffic —
pine needles on the sidewalk
behind the strip mall
Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2011 № 4
nightsounds at the creek —
the marching band practices
on the football field
Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2011 № 3
the summer of toads —
the smell of the crabapples
crushed on the sidewalk
Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2011 № 2
the early evening —
an old garage sale flyer
looks like Our Lady
Lafayette, Colorado
23 August, 2011
a mother stops to
take a picture of the lake —
the birds at sunset
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
22 August, 2011
and now, a cricket —
the toads croak in unison
on a moonless night
Lafayette, Colorado
21 August, 2011
the wasps come and go
Louisville, Colorado
through a crack between two bricks —
moon in the daytime
Louisville, Colorado
19 August, 2011
one hundred blackbirds
fly over the park en masse—
after the shower
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
18 August, 2011
the water reflects
the strange light over Broomfield —
the toads and insects
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
17 August, 2011
a face in the clouds —
the bright waning moon rises
in the late evening
Lafayette, Colorado
16 August, 2011 № 2
golden pink sunset —
an owl in a tree calls out,"hoo, hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo"
Waneka Landing Open Space, Lafayette, Colorado
15 August, 2011
ripples on the lake
distort the moon's reflection —
the splash of a fish
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
14 August, 2011
the full moon last night —
puddles in the parking lot
after the shower
Lafayette, Colorado
13 August, 2011
For AD
the full sturgeon moon —
there is a hint of autumn
in the air tonight
Lafayette, Colorado
12 August, 2011 № 2
a bicycle bell —
green apples rot in the sun
beneath the old tree
Andrews Arboretum, Boulder, Colorado
12 August, 2011
cooler in the shade —
spiderwebs in the ivy
beneath the blue spruce
Andrews Arboretum, Boulder, Colorado
11 August, 2011
these mid-summer nights
have been unusually cool —
moonlight on the leaves
Lafayette, Colorado
10 August, 2011 № 3
a small, greenish cloud
in the pastel purple sky —
the sound of children
Lafayette, Colorado
10 August, 2011 № 2
the rain cloud has passed —
blue beehives near the entrance
to the open space
Aquarius Open Space, Louisville, Colorado
10 August, 2011
dragonflies and wind
in the seven-foot cattails —
ripples from raindrops
Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette, Colorado
9 August, 2011 № 3
high winds in Sterling —
the mechanics have finished
repairing the bus
Sterling, Colorado
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
31 July 2011
crickets at the pond
on the last night in July—
radio towers
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 29 July 2022
28 July 2011
the crickets don’t stop
for the meteor shower—
the moonless night sky
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 21 October 2022
27 July, 2011
the Sun's rays break through
the storm clouds over Boulder —
the wind turbine spins
Lafayette, Colorado
23 July 2011
an unexpected
ceiling fan in the gutter—
the sound of crickets
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 15 July 2022
22 July, 2011
sunset at the lake —
sixteen or seventeen geese
over the water
sixteen or seventeen geese
over the water
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
20 July, 2011 № 2
after the rainstorm,
heat rises from the asphalt —
cicadas in trees
Lafayette, Colorado
19 July, 2011
just before nightfall,
a neighbor calls for his cat —
no one at the park
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
17 July, 2011
after days of rain,
the night sky is filled with stars —
insect repellent
Lafayette, Colorado
16 July, 2011
the pink moon rising —
a panda's face in the clouds
for a few seconds
Lafayette, Colorado
15 July, 2011 № 2
the scorpion cloud
moves towards the lightning storm —
the monsoon season
Lafayette, Colorado
15 July 2011
three raptors circle
high above the neighborhood—
the storm approaches
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 16 September 2022
14 July, 2011
somewhere, a dog barks —
tonight's full moon is obscured
by the cloud cover
Lafayette, Colorado
13 July, 2011
after the rainstorm,
a puddle reflects the moon —
lightning to the east
a puddle reflects the moon —
lightning to the east
Lafayette, Colorado
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