1508

a vase of queens lace
falls over— earth jolts
hell making more room

January 4, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haiku, Northern California, senryuTags: california, haiku, poetry, senryu

1500

bay reflects on fog
blue blending with blue
sails, faint dabs of white

January 1, 2018 by brucejewett Categories: haiku, Northern California, San Francisco, senryu, senyruTags: aging, autumn, fog, haiku, San Francisco, senryu, winter 1 Comment

1088

north korea video
nuking san francisco
one more cup of joe

April 22, 2017April 22, 2017 by brucejewett Categories: Catnap Revue, coffee, haiku, Northern California, San Francisco, senryuTags: coffee, haiku, northkorea, nuke, sanfranciso, senryu 1 Comment

831

smoky plumes
all along piney ridges
gray becomes morning

 

 

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: haiku, Northern CaliforniaTags: fog, haiku, hills, mist, ridges, senryu 4 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

437

russian blue morning
oozes through doors and windows
gray cat gazes out

November 2, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Cats, Fall, haiku, haiku for cats, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, WinterTags: cats, cold, fog, haiku, micropoetry, russian blue

435

the Devils Mountain
over San Francisco Bay
one white shining sail

October 31, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Autumn, Bruce Jewett, Fall, haiku, Northern California, San FranciscoTags: haiku, Mount Diablo, sailboats, sailing, sails, San Francisco Bay

429

frogs and dragonflies
left no forwarding address
took the creek with them

October 23, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, environment, Fall, haiku, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, senyru, summer, WildlifeTags: dragonflies, drought, frogs, haiku, nature 2 Comments

416

hills of Half Moon Bay
all ablaze with pumpkin fields
lanterns in the fog

October 6, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Fall, haiku, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, senyruTags: fog, haiku, Half Moon Bay, hills, October, pumpkins 1 Comment

409

our morning prayer
a sound almost forgotten
it’s rain chanting back

September 30, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Fall, haiku, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, senyruTags: Buddhist, drought, Gongyo, haiku, Nichiren, petrichor, rain, SGI

406

garlands of tail lights
bright in an evening’s commute
rubies and roses

September 25, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, Northern California, poem, poems, poetry, senyruTags: automobiles, cars, commute, congestion, haiku, roses, rubies, traffic 3 Comments

402

big bushy gray tail
sprints up a telephone pole
skyway of wires

September 22, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, environment, haiku, Northern California, poems, poetryTags: haiku, nature, squirrels, telephone wires, urban nature

400/s

shimmering above
waves of glistening water
waves of long white wings

September 18, 2015January 16, 2016 by brucejewett Categories: Birds, Bruce Jewett, haiku, Northern California, poems, poetry, WildlifeTags: birds, haiku, ocean, sea, seabirds, waves 2 Comments

399

buddha statue sits
facing Highway 101
torrents of folly

  

from Google Earth

September 18, 2015September 19, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, Northern California, poem, poetry, senyruTags: buddha, haiku, highway 101, Redwood City, traffic

397

raindrops on windshield
such a pity to wipe off
waiting all summer

September 17, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, haiku, Northern California, Senryu, senyru, summerTags: haiku, rain, senryu, water, windshields 1 Comment

396

on parched yellow hills
light bouquets of petrichor
left by the first rain

September 17, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, drought, Fall, haiku, Northern California, poems, poetry, summerTags: drought, haiku, hills, petrichor, rain 4 Comments

385

wearing a straw hat
I clean my yard of tinder
neighbors pass, no words

September 4, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, haiku, Northern California, poems, poetry, Senryu, summer, treesTags: drought, haiku, labor, Mexican, yardwork 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

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

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