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Category: haiku

Posted on July 16, 2019

Abandoned Field in High Summer Haiku

luminous feathers
to deepest cornstalk, the grass
softens the hot sun

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Posted on December 16, 2018

Over-Forty Body Haiku

even in good shoes
my achilles tendon aches
but I keep walking

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Posted on December 11, 2018

Bright, Cold December Day Haiku

midafternoon slant
of light in the pale blue sky
vanilla and ice

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Posted on November 1, 2018

Almost-Haiku: The Witches

three crab-apple sisters
standing close together
lichen on their dead branches
and on their live ones
tiny yellow fruit

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Posted on October 2, 2018

Urban Wildlife Haiku

white-tail rabbiting
across the empty flagstone
into grass oasis

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Posted on May 1, 2018

May 1 in Cambridge Haiku

red-winged blackbird trills
over the muddy meadow
jet roars overhead

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Posted on April 12, 2018

Cold Boston Spring Haiku

brilliant red tree buds
bobbing in the April wind
lift my spirits up

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Posted on December 27, 2017

Nineteen Degrees Haiku

a warm, yeasty smell
from the bakery hovers
in the cold, dry air

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Posted on December 14, 2017

MBTA Haiku

the trolley rattles
on and I have a moment
to be pure nothing

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Posted on November 7, 2017

Mystery Panties Haiku

black pair of panties
lying on the trolley tracks
where did you come from?

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