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pale patch of light
cat stretches herself
sun disappears again

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by brucejewett Categories: Cats, haiku, Rokuju Roku, senryuTags: cats, haiku, senryu, sun, winter

567

a late winter fog
on San Francisco Bay– then
a slice of white sail

六十六 (rewrite)

February 20, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, San FranciscoTags: fog, haiku, sail, sailboat, San Francisco 3 Comments

566

wearing khaki shorts
in February— begging
for early spring

六十六

February 20, 2016February 24, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, SenryuTags: haiku, khaki, shorts, spring

565

foreplay was brief
rogue spring takes back flowers
winter’s back in town

六十六

February 19, 2016February 24, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, SenryuTags: flowers, foreplay, haiku, rogue, spring, winter

563

hard drive murmuring
like rain on distant rooftops
searching memories

六十六

February 19, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: 3lines, haiku, memory, rain, search 1 Comment

562

next cat I adopt
makes coffee in the morning
cleans his own sandbox

六十六

February 18, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, coffee, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, SenryuTags: cats, coffee, haiku, pet adoption

561

deep in my blankets,
purrs like a winter rain
a weight of warm fur

六十六

February 18, 2016February 24, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: cats, haiku, pet, sleep

559

perfume scented air
my flower garden hunting
for a few good bees

六十六

February 16, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, honeybee, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: attraction, bees, flowers, garden, haiku, honeybees, spring

558

birds spackle my car;
windshield yellow with pollen
almost miss winter

六十六

February 15, 2016February 18, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, SpringTags: birds, car, haiku, spring, winter

557

light and water fused
petals float on the canvas
Monet’s pond lilies

六十六

February 15, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Children, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: art, haiku, lilies, Monet, painter, painting 1 Comment

556

nice new furniture
gossamer curtains, shag rugs
or you can have cats

六十六

February 15, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: cats, haiku 1 Comment

555

our castle in Spain
fell through…but I’ve fed the cats
Happy Valentine’s

六十六

February 13, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Family, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Relationships, Rokuju RokuTags: haiku, poetry, Spain, Valentines 2 Comments

554

vase of cut flowers
or a walk in the redwoods
we also endure

六十六

February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, environment, haiku, marriage, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, Relationships, Rokuju RokuTags: haiku, redwoods, roses, sequoias, Valentines, vase

553

ducklings and mother
marching to the swimming pool
she shoos cats away

六十六

(Revision)

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, Cats, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, SpringTags: cats, ducks, haiku, mother, spring

552

tap the prayer bell;
to my deceased, a message
you live in me still

六十六

February 12, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, death, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: bell, buddhism, death, haiku, remembrance, SGI 5 Comments

551

I wave good morning
to a drone treading the air
Vees of birds flow by

February 11, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, haiku, Rokuju RokuTags: birds, drones, haiku, poems, poetry

550

trunks and limbs entwine
growing into each other
a treesome, leaves blush

六十六

February 10, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, environment, Fall, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, sex

549

she sits yoga style
eyes closed– a boy tip-toes up
“Ommms” into her ear

六十六

February 10, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, Philosophy, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju RokuTags: Bonnie, haiku, meditation, OM, yoga 5 Comments

548

the buddhas promise
winter always turns to spring
death gives way to birth

六十六

February 7, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Buddhism SGI, haiku, Rokuju RokuTags: buddhism, haiku, SGI 1 Comment

547

to kill or not kill
a scouting party crawling
around the jam

六十六

February 6, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, death, haiku, poem, poems, poetry, Rokuju Roku, Senryu, SpringTags: haiku 5 Comments

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