haiku retrospective cccxliv

evening --
the scent of water
on asphalt

13 July 2005


high noon --
a milkweed wilts in the crotch
of the old oak

13 July 2005


summer dawn
a heavy silence hangs
in the still, warm air

14 July 2005

haiku retrospective cccxliii

sea breeze
the peahens ignore
his shimmering tail

1 June 2005


bracken meadow
the distant clanking
of a cowbell

1 June 2005


the salt of his skin
a cloud of mosquitos
outside the tent

10 July 2005

haiku retrospective cccxlii

hilltop cemetery --
a redtail hawk hovers
against the clouds

17 May 2005


scent of jasmine --
her crystal pendant brushes
her breast

20 May 2005


blue-eyed grass --
a hawk's shadow skims
the field

30 May 2005

haiku retrospective cccxli

labor day --
another company cuts
health benefits

3 May 2005


labor day --
wondering how that teenage body
fit inside mine

3 May 2005


crowning moment --
wait! I've changed my mind
about having this baby!

3 May 2005

haiku retrospective cccxl

moonlit walk --
tears splash down the baby's fat cheeks

dark trees sway --
oh baby! why won't you sleep?

motel path --
the baby keeps on screaming

2 May 2005

haiku retrospective cccxxxix

crossed ski tips --
a pileated woodpecker
on the white fir

tap! tap! tap!
a nodding red crest
against bright green moss

breathing hard --
pull up a tree, woodpecker,
and stay awhile

wings blur --
the gentle sweep of the snow
falling from the treetops

a shared smile --
the stump, stump, stump of ski poles
on the uphill climb

30 April 2005

haiku retrospective cccxxxviii

distant thunder --
another iris opens
its petals

25 April 2005


high noon --
the calico cat opens
one eye

3 May 2005


buckbrush in bloom --
the mountains surge away
to meet the clouds

17 May 2005