Category: haiku
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Park bench haiku
blue sky speckled white western breeze, bringer of change forecasts cold and rain 2-1-23
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Haikus for drummers
peckish woodpeckers syncopate quiet morning a-ratta-tat-tat drum solo repeats over here, I’m over here a-ratta-tat-tat high up in a tree ancient mating rhythm song a-ratta-tat-tat deep in greening woods where prying eyes can’t see them a-ratta-tat-tat 2-4-23
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haiku for a lazy afternoon
Carolina wren warbles – gentle spring shower sizzles on blacktop 5-14-25
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Late afternoon haiku
bright, warm winter day piercing bird calls rise above low hum of rush hour 2-13-23
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3 late afternoon haikus
loud angry blue jay shrill voice along the treeline commands the sun leave ————————————- northern cardinal knows you can’t hasten sundown or soothe Xanthippe ————————————– tufted titmouse counsels if birds formed an HOA they’d fine the blue jay 4-29-25
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Park bench haiku
birds sing morning praise I walk slow towards a park bench squirrels race up trees 2-14-23
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goose grease haiku
the geese have returned well wishers gorge them on bread poop everywhere 2-17-23
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rain haikus
empty coffee cupgo inside before it rainsand take a shower —————————- heavy morning airfull clouds darkening to greyrain in the forecast (forgot to get date, will add later)
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Spring haiku
grooving in sunshine on the ground and in the trees light and shadow dance 4-14-25
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haiku of tidal pools
here along the shore the tide leaves living things I throw back in the sea 4-18-25
My husband's poetry 