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380

rabbit’s moon above
kids sleep in the cherry tree
pillows of petals

August 31, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Children, Family, haiku, haiku for cats, haikuforcats, summerTags: cherry tree, haiku, moon, rabbit moon, sleep, summer

379


above sandstone cliffs
scrub jays swoop, spiral, and soar
swells of rising heat

August 30, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, haiku, haiku for cats, poems, poetry, summerTags: beach, birds, haiku, scrub jay, thermals

378

late, late night racket
cats in my kitchen– God, no
not the coffee pot!

August 29, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, haiku, SenryuTags: cats, coffee, haiku, senryu 2 Comments

377/ tanka

everyday my aunt
in her old ramshackle house
shifts hiding places


for her cash and jewelry
stumbles on hidden treasures

August 28, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Family, TankaTags: family, jewels, tanka, treasure

376

distant crows flying
through a long scroll of parchment
strokes of sumi ink

August 27, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, JapanTags: crows, haiku, parchment, scroll, sumi, Sumi ink 4 Comments

375


a flock of blackbirds
scatters like ashes on wind
first sign of goshawks

August 26, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, haiku, summer, WildlifeTags: blackbirds, goshawks, haiku, hawks, prey 3 Comments

374

when will they return
tall, bright banners of snow melt
Yosemite Falls

August 25, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, environment, haiku, Northern California, Nostalgia, poems, poetryTags: drought, falls, haiku, water, waterfalls, Yosemite

373


dyed with morning sun
pennants of kimono cloth
unfurl in a stream

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, Japan, senyruTags: dyeing, haiku, japan, kimono 2 Comments

372


meeting is over
driving home in pitch darkness
by distant candles

August 24, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Buddhism SGI, haiku, SenryuTags: darkness, driving, haiku, meeting 1 Comment

371

birthday coming up
I’m older than some redwoods
younger than some hills

August 23, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, elderly, haiku, life, Northern California, poem, poetry, SenryuTags: aging, birthday, haiku, hills, redwoods, senryu, sequoias 3 Comments

370

teddy bears and dolls
going to their oblivion
bow and pray for them

August 23, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Children, Family, haiku, SenryuTags: declutter, dolls, haiku, poem, poetry, summer, teddy bears

369

trapped in warm amber
yawning off chores and errands
summer nap with cats

August 22, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, Family, haiku, Senryu, senryu, summerTags: august, cars, haiku, nap, senryu, sleep, summer 1 Comment

368

discarding old dolls
pains my daughters– memories 
with eyes wide open

August 22, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Children, Family, haiku, haiku for cats, life, poem, poetry, SenryuTags: childhood, clutter, daughters, declutter, dolls, haiku, memories 2 Comments

367

late night crickets jam
a marquee of fireflies
Moon is wide awake

August 22, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haikuTags: crickets, fireflies, haiku, moon, night 1 Comment

366

slow to stop dreaming
slower to wake up and face
another decade

August 21, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, haiku for cats, SenryuTags: aging, dream, haiku, senryu, sleep 5 Comments

365

cats chase laser dots
in pursuit of happiness
my life’s metaphor

August 20, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, felines, haiku, happiness, SenryuTags: haiku, haiku for cats, laser, pursuit of happiness 5 Comments

364

new amber alert
man watering lawn with hose 
police on their way

August 20, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, environment, summerTags: amber alert, conservation, drought, police, water 2 Comments

363

peaches in season
cats napping in the sun– Hell
just a thought away

August 19, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, felines, haiku, SenryuTags: cats, haiku, hell, peaches, senryu 3 Comments

362

honey bees become
money bees herded and trucked
prisoner labor

August 19, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, environment, haiku, SenryuTags: bees, haiku, honey bees, money bees, pollination 2 Comments

361

manicured lawns turn
into meadows, food gardens,
and child habitats

August 18, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, environment, haiku, Northern California, poetryTags: drought, gardens, haiku, lawns 3 Comments

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