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Month: January 2020

2722

In the empty mall
a solitary shopper
wears a virus mask

January 29, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: flu, haiku, senryu, virus

2721

toss out the tv
put in an eight foot cat tree
no WiFi needed

January 29, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: cats, haiku, poetry, senryu

2720r

a battered penny
picked up from the gutter
we are the same age

January 29, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: aging, haiku, senryu

2719

daffodils blazing
against an old weathered fence
my birthday candles

January 27, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2718r

‪the fog and I ‬
‪dream of your nearness‬
‪scent on my pillow‬

January 26, 2020January 27, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2717

‪time is a tree‬
‪from which we fall‬
‪mounds of damp leaves‬

January 26, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2716

‪a cold, late night‬
‪parked cars chirping‬
‪locks snap shut‬

January 26, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2715

‪deer bounding through ‬
‪the fence of nylon netting‬
‪a green wave crashing‬

January 25, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: deer, haiku, senryu, spring

2714

a few square yards
the calmness of deer
my ravaged garden

January 25, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2713

‪old grizzled gunny
‪marching out every morning‬
‪salutes as I drive by‬

January 24, 2020January 26, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: aging, haiku, marine, senryu

2712

Japanese maple
clusters of five pointed stars
pressed into the road

January 23, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, trees, winter 1 Comment

2711

‪don’t know my neighbors‬
‪but on first name terms‬
‪with their dogs and cats‬

January 22, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: cats, dogs, haiku, senryu

2710

‪climb Mt. Fuji once‬
‪be called wise— twice‬
‪be known as a fool‬

January 21, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: Fuji, haiku, senryu

2709

‪a resounding roar‬
‪salutes the sunrise ‬
‪thunder box barrage‬

January 19, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: aging, haiku, senryu

2708

grandpa will build you
a cottage of ginger snaps
make all wolves vegan

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: family, haiku, spring

2707

‪old man in the rain‬
‪dragging a sack of rice‬
‪leaking behind

January 17, 2020January 19, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: aging, haiku, senryu

2706

hail and sleet
brilliant emerald grass
arrives too early

January 16, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2705

‪sits by the fire‬
‪clicking her long needles‬
‪sweaters for the cats

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

2704r

That which does not kill you
will turn around
and try again

January 15, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu 1 Comment

2703

empty bird houses
dangle in the winter wind
a buyer’s market

January 15, 2020 by brucejewett Categories: haikuTags: haiku, senryu, winter

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