Sunday, July 15, 2012

haiku retrospective cccxciii

mountain cabin --
the voices of people hidden
by the night

8 September 2006


amaryllis in bloom --
he plays the same two measures
over and over

13 September 2006


indian summer --
an unsealed letter
on the table

13 September 2006

Saturday, July 14, 2012

haiku retrospective cccxcii

dry heat --
a faint scent of jasmine
from the balcony

17 August 2006


august twilight --
their moving van crosses
the bridge

17 August 2006


distant thunder --
a volley of green walnuts
from the tree fort

23 August 2006

Friday, July 13, 2012

haiku retrospective cccxci

fog glare --
the sweep of the string mop
on the wood floor

16 August 2006


august heat --
the boy holds a wine glass
full of cherry cider

16 August 2006


fossil hunt --
a crawdad scuttles
along the river bottom

16 August 2006

Thursday, July 12, 2012

haiku retrospective cccxc

104 in the shade --
the dog twists round to face
the other direction

24 July 2006


august dusk --
a mountain lion rests
in the playground

16 August 2006


summer fog --
two boys swing sticks
through the ivy

16 August 2006

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

haiku retrospective ccclxxxix

still june night --
a truck rumbles slowly
up the road

30 June 2006


first light --
baby stellers jays screech
for their breakfast

30 June 2006


night on the town --
the scent of mackerel
on the fog

12 July 2006

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

haiku retrospective ccclxxxviii

hot afternoon --
the baby's head lolls
against your breast

19 June 2006


heat wave --
poison hemlock among the prize dahlias

20 June 2006


morning sun --
a call from the hospital
where he's dying

30 June 2006

Sunday, July 1, 2012

hiku retrospective ccclxxxvii

summer haze --
he sprawls in the chair with his socks
in his lap

31 May 2006


june --
april and may march
with julia's august father

h(reluctant to sign this one)mm

5 June 2006


rose's june --
april and julia may march forth
with august september strides

h(why be hung for a lamb?)mm


fresh peaches --
the wet print of his body
on the pool deck

Or, since some people get so much mileage out of the second person:

fresh peaches --
the wet print of your body
on the pool deck

5 June 2006