Category: haiku
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dog walker haikus
yellow dog, brown dog black and tan, brindle or white tight, shaggy or coiffed respectful walkers stoop to gather poop in bags before they stroll on penis on a chain pit bull mix pulls him through park too proud to bag shit Chihuahua on leash acts like it’s a big, bad dog makes me laugh…
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3 haikus while meditating on friends old and new who are standing at the door or waving from the next room
in early morning before light gathers you in cast your shadow long long before it’s cold some leaves grow tired and lie down in the midst of green prayers for a friend bitter taste lingers on tongue a cup of dark roast 9-2-21
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haiku for 1st of September
the skies speak of rain but my weather app doesn’t confirm iPhone apple sauce 9-1-21
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early morning haiku
swelter of summer fairies await cooler days mushrooms take a nap 8-31-21
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haiku to a wildflower
be kind to yourself garden flowers’ ancestors mother curses as weeds 8-31-21
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haiku for the Tri-State construction traffic jam around Chicago
road river riders orange and white sentinels line the path through hell 8-26-21
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hometown visit haiku
the mountain flows up from where the river pulls it one piece at a time 8-22-21
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haiku driving north through Indiana flatlands
distant horizon anvil cloud draws rain curtain across fields of corn 8-19-21
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The story John and Paul never sang about Rocky
During mating season A nine ringed tailed male raccoon Does not stop to count the rings On an eight ringed tailed female 8-19-21
My husband's poetry 