Category Archives: Haiku

Haiku: Perspective

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

A tree in my yard, upheaval in my country. The tree stays the same.

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Haiku: The Night Warms

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

Coffee sits swallowed at the top of my stomach; my brainstem is warm. (stock photo)

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Haiku: Comfortably Close

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Little squirrel chirps six feet from my smiling face: half-hearted scolding. (pinterest.com)

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Strawberry or Honey?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

Strawberry moon looked more like honey, so I’ll go with that today. (top: al.com; bottom: wsj.com)

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Haiku–Ping Pong

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

Left right left right left my brain trading back and forth quick entertainment (top: adsoftheworld.com; bottom: preptalk.hermits.com)

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Haiku–Red and Green

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

Bleeding from twenty small cuts on my arms and legs; yard work has a price. (www.osoti.net)

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Haiku–Liminal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

Here: too warm for Spring, not hot enough for Summer– a nameless season. (figtreepress.co.uk/liminal.htm)

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Haiku–Peace as an Odd Job

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

Is coming to peace with ambiguity a pathway to wisdom? (illusion: sommer-sommer.com; trees: wisdom-square.com)

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Haiku–Great Day Beginning

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Dog butt precedes me, dappled sunlight up the path into this morning. (wetcanvas.com)

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Haiku–Cawing Me Out

Posted on June 15, 2015 by

Two crows with a nest tell me they’ll peck my eyes out if I don’t move on. I say it’s okay and try to talk back to them. They do not listen. It’s not until I start laughing that they … Continue reading →

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