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Month: June 2018

2018

late night in the yard
a fawn cries out, bobcat shrieks
I go back indoors

June 30, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: death, haiku, senryu, spring, summer 4 Comments

2017

eater of bad dreams
chaser of nightmares
cat sleeps by my head

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June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: baku, cats, haiku, senryu 2 Comments

2016

cat at a window
watching shadows of robins
glide on the wet grass

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: birds, cats, haiku, senryu, spring

2015

true americans
eager to work in the fields
who needs immigrants

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June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: copyediting, haiku, politics, senryu

2014

I read of old wars
knowing how they ended
can’t stand any news

June 28, 2018June 30, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, wars

2013

squirrel grips a loquat
as if in thankful prayer
another springtime

June 28, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, prayer, senryu, spring, squirrels

2012

too bright for my eyes
a lantern hanging high
full rose moon burning

June 27, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, moon, senryu, spring, summer

2011

a praying mantis
rubbing tiny prayer beads
snoring in the pew

June 27, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, religion, senryu

2010

perched on the railing
she looks down at the bay
traffic rushes by

June 27, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: death, haiku, senryu

2009

late evening barking
from across the street—
shadows passing by

June 26, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: dogs, haiku, senryu

2008

around her gravestone
from flower to flower
butterflies dancing

June 26, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, spring

2007

neighbors see my yard
as the weed apocalypse
my deer pavilion

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June 26, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haiku

2006

a long text message
declaring her love for me—
who the hell is she

June 25, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, love, senryu, spring

2005

a lost galaxy
wanders into my garden
apricots blossom

June 25, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, spring, summer 2 Comments

2004

I’m struggling with socks
she’s painting the house— married
to wonder woman

June 25, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: aging, haiku, marriage, senryu, spring 4 Comments

2003

late night winds
sing in the oceans voice
a flood tide of dreams

June 24, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: dreams, haiku, ocean, senryu, spring 2 Comments

2002

I’d sell my mother
for a pot of fresh brew— but
done that already

June 24, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: coffee, haiku, mother, senryu 1 Comment

2001

warm, windless morning
tree-top leaves flutter and shake
squirrels out to breakfast

June 24, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, spring, summer 6 Comments

2000

blown off course, captured
little birds without parents
orphans of the storm

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: children, haiku, politics, senryu, spring, summer 3 Comments

1999

waking to a hot day
come back, cooling fog
forget what I said

June 23, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: fog, haiku, senryu, spring, summer

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