Category Archives: Haiku 2015

THREE GEESE

Posted on June 7, 2015 by | 5 comments

 

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Off the road, three geese
feel safe, wait for barley hay—
one without a mate.

 

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JIMSON WEED

Posted on June 5, 2015 by | 8 comments

 

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Flowers beautiful,
but seeds can kill, or leave you
talking with the gods.

 

 

 

Flower Friday

Datura inoxia

 

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BASIC HOUSING

Posted on June 3, 2015 by | Leave a comment

 

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Pausing to look up
for direction and bearings,
we keep dreams in sight.

 

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EASTER LILIES テッポウユリ

Posted on May 22, 2015 by | 1 comment

 

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The wild of Japan
bloom with ranch vegetables
under a gray sky.

 

 

Flower Friday

 

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APRIL IN MAY

Posted on May 21, 2015 by | 2 comments

 

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The creatures love it:
light April showers in May
postponing summer.

 

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ENVELOPED

Posted on May 18, 2015 by | 12 comments

 

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Before succumbing
to outrageous misfortune:
puff up like a toad.

 

 

WPC(3) — “enveloped”

 

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Enveloped by Fog — January 5, 2010

Posted on May 17, 2015 by | 12 comments

 

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No day to gather
cattle in a sea of fog—
just wait by the fire.

 

 

WPC(2) — “enveloped”

 

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MARIPOSA LILY Calochortus argillosus x 2

Posted on May 15, 2015 by | 2 comments

 

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Wet years in the clay
lilies unfurling, drawing
heaven’s attention.

 

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SANITARY ENGINEERS

Posted on May 10, 2015 by | 7 comments

 

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Gathering deacons
waiting between casualties
dream of misfortune.

 

 

WPC(2)–“Forces of Nature”

 

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SOMEONE’S MOTHER

Posted on May 8, 2015 by | 2 comments

 

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Pot with bullet holes
blooming but one day in May
for someone’s mother.

 

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