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Tag: haiku
Haibun for Bill Higginson
I started publishing haiku…
alone in the library
I open…
Roosevelt Island
the ruins…
california sunrise
traffic…
in one breath the whole autumn…
a thousand dreams
yet, this…
strip mall
a wild turkey …
fall migration
the growing…
first stars . . .
the timer…
autumn wind —
looking…
doesn’t matter
where…
scattered leaves —…
watching dad struggle
to…
a leaf’s skeleton…
autumn sunlight
the old …
christmas lights . . .
the…
through autumn leaves a …
toll booth lit for Christmas…
old snow
the streetwalker…
autumn cascade —…
bow, if you will
marigold’s…
late autumn walk
the many…
in the air
rain in the rain…
quiet morning
the continuous…
dew frost ~
the horse shivers…
with a crooked branch
I knock…
no more bread–
I’m…
early light
my dream drifts…
silent snow
the coldness…
surprise
party
i
hang
my
… whirling snow
divorce papers…
everything
for nothing:…
thunder
interrupting
thunder…
footprints
the hollow boom…
outside the bar
men like …
low evening fog —…
winter stars without you…
park bench
the blind man’s…
between
the falling snow…
the light in the back
of the…
winter dusk
when dad
would…
burnt toast
no matter what…
snow all night
the silence…
washing up
she looks at the… winter mist
the scarecrow’s…
the first brush-stroke…
desert morning
a coyote …
elevator silence
our shadows…
deep snow —
I put my…
so like bones
the bone-white…
casino lights
your bad luck…
cold morning
touching my…
traffic jam —
from…
3 a.m.
the dog fetches
yet…
haiku history lecture
doodling…
butterfly —
the way…
spring
is coming
one door…
Street vendors
selling …
day at the park
picnic blankets…
first thaw
pink petals
in…
sprouting grasses —…
I pause to watch
the moon …
row houses
wear tinfoiled…
green tractor plowing
drags…
riverside wedding —…
low tide . . .
river mud glistens…
On a bed of leaves,
a deer …
covered with blossoms
a …
in between
the notes heartbeats…
snatched by the wind,
my …
in
an old car
an old man and…
remission —
in the…
the hem of my dress
too wet…
the lie
i almost tell
bruised…
stars
clearly
aware…
Clouds building outside…
the wind howling horizon…
Hidden by the fog,
mockingbirds…
morning coffee
one bare …
empty tree —
except…
almost there
would be a
gas…
summer T-ball —
between…
sunday
line of parking meters…
sunrise—
all at once…
free from school
the chalk…
summer at last
I blow away…
thick stump
an ant crosses…
new moon
last year’s…
museum hall
children study…
fading tattoos
he hauls …
old pond—
a crab sneaking…
leaf shadows
spatter my …
wood’s edge—…
mockingbird an octave shy…
war ruins…
suddenly…
Cigarette smoke
curls against…
father-daughter talk
my…
something less
than the …
the junkyard crane
grabs…
laundry in the garden
the…
rising from prayer
i find… a row of white houses
across…
bush track and mountains…
between roots
a woodchuck…
a beach day like any other…
The sky darkens
The ocean… Falling rain,
the priest…
towpath—
a blue heron…
seaside rest home
the gentle…
over my thoughts the hush…
Her last summer
each day …
workday’s end
a construction…
cobwebs
fill the curve
of…
dropping my dog off
at the…
after the hurricane
only…
last day of vacation—…
cloudy day
I wave at the neighbors…
a spider
on the floor tile—…
daughter and
mother the…