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

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

21 July, 2011

cricket
cricket
cricket
     Arcturus

Lafayette, Colorado

20 July, 2011 № 2

after the rainstorm,
heat rises from the asphalt —
cicadas in trees

Lafayette, Colorado

20 July, 2011

sunshower
         double rainbow

287 By-Pass Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

19 July, 2011

just before nightfall,
a neighbor calls for his cat —
no one at the park

Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado

18 July, 2011

cloudless July day —
honeybees gather pollen
from catnip blossoms

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

Lafayette, Colorado

12 July, 2011

electrical storm
        footsteps on wet gravel

Lafayette, Colorado

11 July, 2011

                    after rain
catnip in moonlight

Lafayette, Colorado

10 July, 2011

distant train whistle
at 11:11 —
the night air is cool

Lafayette, Colorado

9 July, 2011

the dog doesn't see
the toad as it hops away —
cool summer evening

Lafayette, Colorado

8 July, 2011

torrential
sunshower
                            pale rainbow

Lafayette, Colorado

7 July, 2011 № 2

                        moonset
yellow yarrow flowers

Lafayette, Colorado

7 July, 2011

For SSS

lightning
          after rain
ribbit

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

6 July, 2011 № 2

a cloud is shaped like
a lowercase letter “e” —
minutes before dark

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

6 July, 2011

                 in my ear
raindrop

Lafayette, Colorado

5 July, 2011

the red fire hydrant —
three bats feast upon the moths
beneath the streetlight

Lafayette, Colorado

4 July, 2011

Independence Day —
the flash of a meteor
in the moonless sky

Lafayette, Colorado

3 July, 2011

neighborhood dogs bark
at the late night firecrackers —
the moon is missing

Lafayette, Colorado

2 July, 2011

a baby rabbit
alone in the alleyway —
the pink eastern skies

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

29 June, 2011

PELIGRO
NO ANDEN
EN EL HIELO

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

28 June, 2011

96° —
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

27 June, 2011 #2

            ant

                              ant

ant

Lafayette, Colorado

27 June, 2011

1:00 AM
solar lamp
         earw!gs

Lafayette, Colorado

26 June, 2011

roadside clumps of white cottonwood fluff

Lafayette, Colorado

25 June, 2011

dawnbat
            flapflap
flapflapflap
            flapflap
      ☾

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

22 June, 2011

the sky at sunset
is blue, orange and purple —
hungry mosquitoes

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

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

11 June, 2011

a hazy June day —
a fat garter snake slithers
into the bushes

Lafayette, Colorado

10 June, 2011

neighborhood dogs bark
on this warm night in late spring —
waxing gibbous moon

Lafayette, Colorado

9 June, 2011

the soft, misty rain —
a deer grazes on the hill
behind the condos

Boulder, 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

5 June, 2011

a flock of pigeons
in the parking lot's sinkhole —
a hot, hazy day

Lafayette, Colorado

4 June, 2011

a warm night in June —
a superbright meteor
in the southern sky

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


Lafayette, Colorado

1 June, 2011

patches of clear sky
on this first evening in June —
nearby coyotes howl

Lafayette, Colorado

31 May, 2011

snow atop Longs Peak —
a gentle breeze cuts the heat
on this warm spring day

Waneka Lake Park, Lafayette, Colorado

30 May, 2011

branches strewn on this
windy Memorial Day —
a sky full of stars

Lafayette, Colorado

29 May, 2011

on this cool spring night,
clouds cover most of the sky —
ahh... the Big Dipper

Lafayette, Colorado

28 May, 2011

the brown dog barks twice —
the tree's branches are weighed down
by the wet blossoms

Lafayette, Colorado

27 May, 2011

tiny white flowers
cover the sprawling green bush —
a mild spring evening

Lafayette, Colorado

26 May, 2011

two daddy longlegs
wait for prey near the window —
a white candle burns

Lafayette, Colorado

25 May, 2011

the computer hums —
the black moth on the ceiling
has been there for hours

Lafayette, Colorado

24 May, 2011

the dim solar lamps
on this cloudy spring evening —
the howls of coyotes

Lafayette, Colorado

23 May, 2011

the wet streets reflect
the porch lights of the houses —
cool night in late May

Lafayette, Colorado

22 May 2011

on this moonless night
the grey cat waits patiently—
the sound of crickets

Lafayette, Colorado

Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 30 September 2022

21 May, 2011

elephant-shaped cloud —
the branches sway in the breeze
on this warm spring night

Lafayette, Colorado

20 May, 2011

a starry evening
after days of heavy rain —
neighborhood dogs bark

Lafayette, Colorado

19 May, 2011

a cold night in May —
rivulets of rainwater
in the alleyway

Lafayette, Colorado

18 May, 2011

the sound of water
as it trickles from the spout —
hidden moon tonight

Lafayette, Colorado

17 May, 2011

the dandelions
on the lawn have gone to seed —
full moon behind clouds

Lafayette, Colorado

16 May, 2011

perched upon a fence,
a crow eats a green apple —
cars on the highway

287 By-Pass Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

15 May 2011

a man & his dog
are out for a late-night walk—
streetlights in the fog

Lafayette, Colorado

14 May, 2011

raindrops and car tires
are the only sounds tonight —
moonlight behind clouds

Lafayette, Colorado

13 May, 2011

thousands of fluffy
cottonwood seeds ride warm winds —
a brown rabbit hops

Lafayette, Colorado

12 May, 2011

the rushing waters
of Coal Creek, swollen from rain —
muddy tennis ball

Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado

11 May, 2011

after the rainstorm,
a bee crawls out of the hive —
birds sing in the trees

Lafayette, Colorado

10 May, 2011

high winds and light rain
on this overcast evening —
the wet flagstone path

Lafayette, Colorado

9 May, 2011

birds and a squirrel
eat the birdseed on the ground —
a windy evening

Lafayette, Colorado

8 May, 2011

birds sing at sunrise —
two rabbits in the alley
are joined by a dove

Lafayette, Colorado

7 May, 2011

a warm, gentle breeze —
the crescent moon, almost new,
is low in the sky

Lafayette, Colorado

6 May, 2011

a bat climbs and dives —
all is quiet at the pond
just before sunset

Lafayette, Colorado

5 May, 2011

a lone crow in flight —
snowy peaks in the distance
on this warm spring day

Boulder, Colorado

4 May, 2011

patches of blue sky —
the bee gathers pollen from
the dandelion

Lafayette, Colorado

3 May, 2011

some stars are hidden
on this mild mid-spring evening —
the dog on the lawn

Lafayette, Colorado

2 May, 2011

the cold, starry night —
a bouquet of white balloons
in the bare branches

Lafayette, Colorado

1 May, 2011

a family waits
to meet its newest member —
the first day of May

For Dashiell

Lafayette, Colorado