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HOME AFTER RAIN

Posted on November 29, 2016 by John | 2 comments

The cleaning lady
came to sweep the dust away
finally with rain.

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TARANTULA

Posted on November 14, 2016 by John | 1 comment

An evening walk:
eight hairy legs in concert
with one another.

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TREE FROG TALK

Posted on October 28, 2016 by John | 6 comments

I heard a rumor
that this world is much bigger
than we imagined.

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EVENING RAINBOW

Posted on October 16, 2016 by John | 6 comments

Into thirsty flesh,
we inhale the smell of rain
upon dry grasses.

Weekly Photo Challenge 2: ‘local’

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COMMUNION IN THE CATTAILS

Posted on August 21, 2016 by John | 2 comments

Language without words
across the hillsides floating
anyone can read.

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FROG’S WORLD

Posted on August 19, 2016 by John | 4 comments

From a small puddle,
beyond too huge to compute
or be frightened by.

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SHARING SHADE

Posted on August 17, 2016 by John | Leave a comment

Too much in the sun
by early morning, tiptoe—
don’t wake the big boys!

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TURKEY VULTURE

Posted on July 12, 2016 by John | 4 comments

Busy with cleanup,
little time to say hello
or come much closer.

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ARTICHOKES

Posted on June 26, 2016 by John | 5 comments

The last artichokes,
unpicked for the bloom and seed,
beckon bumblebees.

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ECHINOPSIS EVOLVED

Posted on April 25, 2016 by John | Leave a comment

Flash of tender bloom
on thorny spines for one day
each year: from hard times.

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Category Archives: Haiku 2016

HOME AFTER RAIN

TARANTULA

TREE FROG TALK

EVENING RAINBOW

COMMUNION IN THE CATTAILS

FROG’S WORLD

SHARING SHADE

TURKEY VULTURE

ARTICHOKES

ECHINOPSIS EVOLVED

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