The ground is littered
with discarded bark, fallen
limbs and bits of hope.
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this tree is falling apart
haiku for 11/12/19
Tag: nature
the sickly maple
haiku for 10/27/19
Dead leaves descended
long before the onset of
the autumnal change.
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a pile of small dead critters
haiku for 10/5/19
The hunter of the
house makes an offering on
the doorstep altar.
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here we go gathering nuts in july
haiku for 7/27/19
The skittering on
the roof by grey trespassers
sounds like a stampede.
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the verdant blanket
haiku for 7/23/19
A soft carpet of
green teeming with cities of
ants marching to work.
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out the windshield into the world
haiku for 7/19/19
Gazing upon the
wondrous breadth of creation
from the driver’s seat.
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not quite quiet
haiku for 6/20/19
The chirping bugs, the
hum of the AC, the soft
rustle of the wind.
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doorstep detente
haiku for 6/19/19
a mighty fall
haiku for 6/17/19
Chainsaws carve up the
remains of a giant oak
into stubby logs.
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