the field of cut wheat
has changed from golden to brown—
wingèd grasshoppers
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
17 August, 2022
a change in the light
at the advent of autumn—
the soft horizon
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
13 August, 2022
in front of the screen
the spider climbs down a thread—
the news on TV
Lafayette, Colorado
7 August, 2022
he decides to kill
the housefly in his bedroom—
red grapes in a bowl
Lafayette, Colorado
5 August, 2022
at five after three
the trio of hens wants food—
the breeze cuts the heat
Lafayette, Colorado
26 July 2022
small patches of blue
in the grey sky at sunset—
cicadas in trees
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, 8 September 2022
25 July, 2022
the sky to the east
is hazy white from a fire—
blackbirds in cattails
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
24 July, 2022 № 2
the wet street at dusk—
a bat circles overhead
as a cricket chirps
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
18 July, 2022
some of the cattails
at the pond are six feet tall—
mosquitoes attack!
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
16 July 2022
the thunder rumbles—
the three chickens seek shelter
on the covered porch
Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 16 September 2022
12 July, 2022
small brown apples rot
on the ground beneath the tree—
the dog eats long grass
Burlington Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado
10 July 2022 № 2
afternoon prayers—
the black dog swims through a sea
of tall, golden wheat
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 16 September 2022
10 July, 2022
deep green grass & trees
beneath the waxing moonlight—
a midnight dog walk
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
9 July, 2022 № 3
third week of summer—
the neighbor’s sunflowers grow
taller every day
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
3 July, 2022 № 3
in the old farmer’s wheat field—
a rusted tractor
South Foote Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado
3 July, 2022 № 2
thoughts about freedom—
a big, yellow butterfly
floats above a hedge
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
3 July, 2022
a fly in the room—
the chicken clucks to announce
that she’s laid an egg
Lafayette, Colorado
2 July, 2022 № 2
early July now—
the first rays of today’s sun
behind the landfill
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
29 June, 2022
into the sunrise—
the rhythmic clicks of the dog’s
nails on the sidewalk
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
24 June, 2022 № 2
on a moonless night
I walk the dog in darkness—
light from my smartphone
North Foote Avenue & East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
23 June, 2022 № 2
the dog eats long grass—
the curly dock weeds along
the ditch have tuned red
Burlington Avenue & East Chester Street, Lafayette, Colorado
23 June, 2022
a midnight dog walk—
the more I write these haiku
the more stars I see
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 4
just before sunset
the hens eat corn & apples—
I smell dryer sheets
Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 3
the hot dog lies down
on the cool tile floor downstairs—
an evening bird chirps
Lafayette, Colorado
22 June, 2022 № 2
I say morning prayers —
three rabbits in the alley
watch me walk the dog
Alley between East Simpson Street & East Cleveland Street
22 June, 2022
I scratch my forearm —
two squirrels chase each other
around a tree trunk
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022 № 3
on this longest day
the hens have enjoyed themselves —
now oats & apples
Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022 № 2
the field is now gone
& the yellow yarrow, too —
new house construction
South Foote Avenue & East Cleveland Street, Lafayette, Colorado
21 June, 2022
first day of summer —
days will start to grow shorter
& this makes me sad
North Foote Avenue & East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022 № 3
the buzz of a fly
& the chirps of a cricket —
the dishwasher’s hum
Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022 № 2
the last night of spring —
a fly’s buzz, a cricket’s chirps
a fly’s buzz, a cricket’s chirps
here in my bedroom
Lafayette, Colorado
20 June, 2022
Mom says that she saw
a big rabbit in the yard —
the last day of spring
Lafayette, Colorado
19 June, 2022
one, two, three, four, five,
six squirrels here for peanuts —
happy Father’s Day
Lafayette, Colorado
18 June, 2022 № 2
a lone moth flutters
in the light of the streetlamp —
a cool, welcome breeze
South Michigan Avenue & East Chester Street, Lafayette, Colorado
18 June, 2022
most of the stars are
obscured by clouds this evening —
chance of thunderstorms
East Cannon Street, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 4
two butterflies dance
in the air before sunset —
it’s still hot at eight
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 3
the green cattail stalks
sway in the warm evening breeze —
this was once a pond
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022 № 2
crepuscular rays
stretch halfway across the sky —
a late spring evening
Lafayette, Colorado
16 June, 2022
out back with the hens —
Mom rescues a garter snake
caught in a mousetrap
Lafayette, Colorado
15 June, 2022
yesterday’s full moon
in the western sky at dawn —
bats in the thin light
Lafayette, Colorado
14 June, 2022
after three hot days
a cool & breezy morning —
the last week of spring
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022 № 3
a bush with fifty
deep red blooms in someone’s yard —
Rose Moon tomorrow
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022 № 2
hazy horizon —
a rose bush with fifty blooms
in a neighbor’s yard
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
13 June, 2022
the smell of smoke from
wildfires in Arizona —
sunlight through the haze
Lafayette, Colorado
12 June 2022 № 4
a brown rabbit hops
in the middle of the street—
moon before sunset
Burlington Avenue, Lafayette, Colorado
Published at Asahi Haikuist Network, 19 August 2022
12 June, 2022 № 3
minutes before dawn —
as I write two bat haiku
I see three more bats
Lafayette, Colorado
12 June, 2022
a bat above us —
a few stars and a planet
minutes before dawn
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
11 June, 2022
the middle of June —
everything is lush and green
in spite of the drought
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
10 June, 2022 № 2
waxing gibbous moon —
Aunt Evelyn’s favorite
“sky-blue pink” tonight
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
9 June, 2022 № 2
the black dog listens
to a cricket near the fence —
the rich smell of earth
Lafayette, Colorado
9 June, 2022
the weeds in the ditch
have grown to six feet in height —
voices from the tree
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
8 June, 2022 № 2
unsure when I’d see
the first one of the season —
two bats flap at dusk
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022 № 3
after bedtime corn
the three hens wipe off their beaks —
now the wind picks up
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022 № 2
every day at dawn
a bird outside my window:
chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp
Lafayette, Colorado
7 June, 2022
in the midnight sky
one of these stars scintillates—
red-white-red-white-red
one of these stars scintillates—
red-white-red-white-red
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 4
clusters of mushrooms
on the neighbor’s lush, green lawn —
water restrictions
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 3
I can see from here
that it’s raining in Denver —
three-foot high green wheat
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 № 2 (senryū)
three short poems at once —
I remember the first two
& forget the third
Lafayette, Colorado
6 June, 2022 (senryū)
I need a notepad —
I try to write three short poems
in my head at once
Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 5
late snow turned ours brown
but not the ones at the park—
fragrant lilac blooms
Simpson Mine Park, Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 4
its remaining end touches
the nearby landfill
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
5 June 2022 № 3
the dog & I walk—
near twelve purple irises
an alert rabbit
East Simpson Street, Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022 № 3
I fill the birdbath,
set down a water pitcher —
the hens’ inspection
Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022 № 2
two hot air balloons
& then four, & then one more —
now we can see six
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
4 June, 2022
all of a sudden
the black dog stops & looks up—
two hot air balloons
Burlington Trail, Lafayette, Colorado
2 June, 2022 № 2
just before sunset
a neighbor revs the engine —
a neighbor revs the engine —
the hens don’t like it
Lafayette, Colorado
2 June, 2022
“you are so pretty” —
the brown chicken tilts her head
and closes her eyes
Lafayette, Colorado
1 June, 2022 № 2
the first night of June —
after two grey, rainy days
I can see the stars
Lafayette, Colorado
1 June, 2022
the first night of June —
after two grey, rainy days
I can see my breath
Lafayette, Colorado
31 May, 2022 № 2
June first tomorrow —
one yellow iris survived
the late May snowstorm
Lafayette, Colorado
31 May, 2022
a bird starts to chirp —
when I look up at the clock
it’s 5:00 AM sharp
Lafayette, Colorado
30 May, 2022
big, white clouds lined up
across the plains to the east —
Memorial Day
Lafayette, Colorado
29 May, 2022 № 2
the white chicken squawks —
the black dog runs out to see
how he can help her
Lafayette, Colorado
29 May, 2022
what is that ruckus?
the hen squawks at the robin
perched atop the fence
Lafayette, Colorado
28 May, 2022
what’s that in its mouth?
a squirrel with a mousetrap
climbs into a tree
Lafayette, Colorado
25 May, 2022
there had been yelling —
the three chickens check to see
if I am all right
Lafayette, Colorado
24 May, 2022
a blue jay swoops down
for a peanut on the fence —
today’s school shooting
Lafayette, Colorado
23 May, 2022
bedtime for the hens —
two wait for shredded apples
one has gone to bed
Lafayette, Colorado
11 March, 2021
a foggy morning
before this weekend’s snowstorm —
the day of your birth
For Wallace
Lafayette, Colorado
1 November, 2015
All Saints’ Day supper —
Dad sends us a text message
with news of your birth
For Davis
Lafayette, Colorado
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