at 7:30 AM —
two crows on the roof
Greyhound Station, Omaha, Nebraska
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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
6 July, 2011 № 2
a cloud is shaped like
a lowercase letter “e” —
minutes before dark
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
5 July, 2011
the red fire hydrant —
three bats feast upon the moths
beneath the streetlight
Lafayette, Colorado
3 July, 2011
neighborhood dogs bark
at the late night firecrackers —
the moon is missing
Lafayette, Colorado
1 July, 2011
the grape-sized hailstones —
the fireflies of that summer
have never returned
Outdoor Classroom Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
30 June, 2011
cars on Baseline Road —
the cattails are four feet high
at the end of June
Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette, Colorado
28 June, 2011
96° —
the smoke from the Maxwell fire
mixes with the clouds
the smoke from the Maxwell fire
mixes with the clouds
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
27 June, 2011 #3
NO PUBLIC ACCESS
PROPERTY UNDER
AGRICULTURAL LEASE
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
24 June, 2011
pink clouds at sunset —
a mosquito on my arm
just before its death
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
23 June, 2011
alien green trees
in the glow of the streetlamp —
a warm summer night
Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2011 #2
two ravens are perched
on the back of a park bench —
a heron above
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2011
a blue dragonfly
sparkles in the green cattails —
first day of summer
Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2011
as the clouds roll in,
the branches sway in the breeze —
the last night of spring
Lafayette, Colorado
19 June, 2011
a cool wind on this
rainy evening in late spring —
thunderless lightning
Lafayette, Colorado
18 June, 2011
sparks from the campfire —
on this cool night at spring's end,
a man plays guitar
Lafayette, Colorado
17 June, 2011
Hecla Lake reflects
the clouds and the setting sun —
a small team of ducks
the clouds and the setting sun —
a small team of ducks
Hecla Lake, Louisville, Colorado
16 June, 2011 #2
twenty butterflies —
from atop Mount Sanitas,
one can see Denver
Summit, Mount Sanitas, Boulder, Colorado
16 June, 2011
the cat takes a break
from hunting and cleans herself —
full moon at midnight
Lafayette, Colorado
15 June, 2011
a white moth flutters —
the yellow-headed blackbird
perched on the cattail
Greenlee Wildlife Preserve, Lafayette, Colorado
14 June, 2011
the moon, almost full,
illuminates the roses —
the white picket fence
Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2011
a flag in the breeze —
dark storm clouds and pink lightning
in the southern sky
Lafayette, Colorado
12 June, 2011
at the end of spring,
snow covers the mountain peaks —
frogs croak at sunset
Hecla Lake, Louisville, Colorado
11 June, 2011 #2
a lone fisherman —
the pink-tinted western sky
just after sunset
Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado
10 June, 2011
neighborhood dogs bark
on this warm night in late spring —
waxing gibbous moon
Lafayette, Colorado
8 June, 2011
moon behind the clouds —
lightning without the thunder
after the rainstorm
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2011 #2
birds sing in the trees —
a half-eaten garter snake
bakes on the sidewalk
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2011
it's not much cooler
in the shade along Coal Creek —
a cloudless June day
Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2011
tonight's crescent moon —
a lone bat above the trees
just before sunset
Lafayette, Colorado
3 June, 2011
a pair of mallards —
a brown horse in the distance,
its head to the ground
Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
2 June, 2011
a clear, starry sky
on this cool evening in June —
somewhere, a dog barks
on this cool evening in June —
somewhere, a dog barks
Lafayette, Colorado
1 June, 2011
patches of clear sky
on this first evening in June —
nearby coyotes howl
Lafayette, Colorado
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