a cricket
Lafayette, Colorado
11 October, 2011
the cool autumn air —
the small geodesic dome
reflects the moonlight
Coal Creek Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
7 October, 2011
two kids in a tree
on an autumn afternoon —
the sound of bagpipes
Lafayette, Colorado
24 September, 2011
the constellations
and Jupiter, through the haze —
late September cool
Lafayette, Colorado
23 September, 2011
four hot air balloons
in the early morning sky —
first day of autumn
Boulder County, Colorado
21 September 2011
the small cloud of gnats
moves up & down in the air—
a blue jay calls out
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 21 October 2022
20 September, 2011
one single raindrop —
a late-season baseball game
on the radio
Louisville, Colorado
18 September 2011
one hundred pigeons
circle the shopping center—
the end of summer
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 2 September 2022
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
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