Tuesday, May 31, 2016

goodbye

the long goodbye
of a maple leaf
mountain stream


Monday, May 30, 2016

memorial day

memorial day 
a wood thrush sings
another one down


Sunday, May 29, 2016

wild

garden gone wild
tripping over
tomorrow's chore


Saturday, May 28, 2016

lilies

Thank you very much, Kuniharu Shimizu :)
http://www.worldhaiku.net/wha_haiga/142/haiga142.html


ravens

ravens
taking the quiet
from a cloud


Friday, May 27, 2016

wings

my place marked
with ladybug wings
last winter's book


Thursday, May 26, 2016

unaware

as if unaware
winter is coming
wildflower


Wednesday, May 25, 2016

lost

mountains
full of evening
to be lost in


Tuesday, May 24, 2016

faith

leap of faith 
a rotting bridge
across the bayou


Monday, May 23, 2016

finally

finally
i reach the moon
watermelon
s
e
e
d


Sunday, May 22, 2016

outbreak

nesting turtles
an outbreak of crows
along the shore 


Saturday, May 21, 2016

fog

morning fog
only the duck's cry
passes overhead


Friday, May 20, 2016

heartbeat

just after midnight
sounds become heartbeats
coyote song 


Thursday, May 19, 2016

keep

in my keep pile
a purple umbrella
spring cleaning


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

praise

spring night
the river joins me
in praise of rain


Tuesday, May 17, 2016

wrinkled

woodpecker
the old woman's face
wrinkled with smiles


Monday, May 16, 2016

bells

chapel bells
follow both of us
passing strangers


Sunday, May 15, 2016

tea

first cup of tea
the sun rises
into it


Saturday, May 14, 2016

swallows

swallows
the evening stirs
for a moment



Friday, May 13, 2016

again

on my way
the garden stops me
again


Thursday, May 12, 2016

chimes

river fog
wooden chimes toll once
somewhere 


Wednesday, May 11, 2016

what

young crow
what are you saying
behind my back


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

pause

spring light 
a moment pauses
in my palm


Monday, May 9, 2016

sleep

three am
sleep has left me
a mosquito


Sunday, May 8, 2016

yin yang

the yin yang
of our morning path
squirrel and i


Saturday, May 7, 2016

unsettle

tranquility
a gust of blackbirds
unsettles things


Friday, May 6, 2016

home

as if back home
mountains of mist rise
over the marsh


Thursday, May 5, 2016

ashore

no sound
as it drifts ashore
the last of night


Wednesday, May 4, 2016

pink

cross country hike
the stopping power
of pink

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

fledgling

soft spring air
the chatter of fledglings
learning to fly


Monday, May 2, 2016

empty

running home
an empty mind
full of jasmine


Sunday, May 1, 2016

crickets

first of may
finally it comes
to crickets