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Category Archive: Farm & Rural

Between evergreens / the apple tree out of view / secretly blossomed. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
02 May

Between evergreens / the forgotten apple tree / quietly blossomed.

Twoku: Between evergreens / the apple tree out of view / secretly blossomed. — The Haikook — Save
2017/05/02 at 12:58 pm Leave a comment
Found by hands that bled / the rosebush that hid behind / tall grass for a while. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
25 Sep

Found by hands that bled / the rosebush that hid behind / tall grass for a while.

2016/09/25 at 11:26 pm Leave a comment
Warm September rain / quenching garden's ebbing thirst / at season's ending. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
19 Sep

Warm September rain / quenching garden’s ebbing thirst / at season’s ending.

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2016/09/19 at 1:16 pm Leave a comment
After a wild night / raccoon leaves his muddy mark / climbing over fence. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
20 May

After a wild night / raccoon makes his muddy mark / fleeing over fence.

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2016/05/20 at 11:55 am Leave a comment
Plants wait for planting / watering can sits idle / in a cold Spring rain. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
06 May

Plants wait for planting / watering can sits idle / cold Spring rain falling.

2016/05/06 at 6:18 pm Leave a comment
A new year / the same old demons / waving guns. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
03 Jan

The New Year arrives / old demons darken doorways / blocking ways to change.

Twoku:  A new year / the same old demons / waving guns. Threeku: A new year arrives / old demons find new voices / emboldened by hate. It’s getting worse,…
2016/01/03 at 7:04 pm Leave a comment
Foliage colors / across the still lake water / lit by the dawn sky. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
28 Oct

Foliage colors / across the still lake water / lit by the dawn sky.

2015/10/28 at 9:22 am Leave a comment
Bumble bee / adores the flowers / of all kinds. // micropoetry - haiku
09 Sep

Bumble bee observed / pollinating all flowers / without prejudice.

Twoku: Bumble bee / adores the flowers / of all kinds. This morning, and on other mornings, I watched this pollen-laden bumble bee showing his interest in, and adoration of,…
2015/09/09 at 5:38 pm Leave a comment
Wild grapevines / ate the yard when I / looked away. // haikumages
09 Aug

Wild grapevines / ate the yard when I / looked away.

2015/08/09 at 11:03 am Leave a comment
Inglorious weed / morning glory grows towards / a glorious end. // haikumages
20 Jul

Inglorious weed / morning glory grows towards / a glorious end.

2015/07/20 at 5:35 pm Leave a comment
Behold the lilac! / Of its blossoms and perfume / which is more lovely? // haikumages
20 May

Lilac in full bloom / is its flower or fragrance / the more beautiful?

Twoku:  Behold the lilac! / Of its blossom and perfume / which is more lovely?  – the Haikook –
2015/05/20 at 5:48 pm Leave a comment
Hot and humid day / at summer's end cicadas / sing their mating song. | haikumages
01 Sep

Humid holiday / cicadas lament loudly / from lofty perches.

Twoku: A sweltering day / even cicadas lament / the humidity. Threeku: Hot and humid day / at summer’s end cicadas / sing their mating song. Fourku: Humid Labor Day…
2014/09/01 at 5:21 pm 2 Comments
A daddy longlegs / displays his spindly namesakes / on a picket fence. | haikumages
17 Aug

A daddy longlegs / the harvestman, displaying / his spindly namesakes.

Twoku: A daddy longlegs / displays his spindly namesakes / on a picket fence. – the Haikook
2014/08/17 at 1:06 pm Leave a comment
Pulling weeds left too / long, they release their seeds and / taunt me as they die. | haikumages
10 Aug

Pulling weeds left too / long, they release their seeds and / taunt me as they die.

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Crime scene discovered / where mourning dove likely met / its feathery end. Haikumages
19 Jan

Crime scene discovered / where mourning dove likely met / its feathery end.

2014/01/19 at 10:20 am Leave a comment
Crickets, cicadas / vociferously debate / whether it will rain. Haikumages
30 Aug

Crickets, cicadas / vociferously debate / whether it will rain.

2013/08/30 at 11:46 am 1 Comment
Spring sprang, sprung / crocuses croaked, trampled by / dashing daffodils!
10 Apr

Spring sprang, sprung / crocuses croaked, trampled by / dashing daffodils!

Wow!  Springtime arrived, and is racing forward, the flowers coming and going quickly, trampling each other as they rush ahead, to briefly claim their 15 minutes of fame as heralds…
2013/04/10 at 3:48 pm Leave a comment
03 Apr

Twisted, hanging vine / the one she swung and clung to / cannot carry on.

Twoku: The vine held tightly / all last summer as she swung / lays lifeless on lawn. Threeku: Twisted vine / last year’s screaming fun / swings no more. Fourku:…
2013/04/03 at 10:20 am 2 Comments
Pines pining / for Spring shed needles / unneeded. Haikumages
19 Dec

Pines pining / for Spring shed needles / unneeded.

Twoku: Pines shedding / unneeded needles / winterized.
2012/12/19 at 11:31 am 2 Comments
27 Nov

Colors gone / shooting monochrome / until Spring.

Twoku: Late autumn / colors gone, change film / black and white.
2012/11/27 at 1:52 am Leave a comment
Branching out / a nonconformist / defiant. Haikumages
19 Nov

Branching out / a nonconformist / defiant.

2012/11/19 at 6:54 pm Leave a comment