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Category Archive: Haiku

16 Dec

Sunset tones / in a cloudless sky / at high tide.

Twoku: Soft infinite tones / sunset in a cloudless sky / high tide reflection. // haikumages
2022/12/16 at 3:30 pm Leave a comment
18 Feb

Beyond dusk tableau / the sleeping garden awaits / spring awakening.

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2022/02/18 at 12:06 pm Leave a comment
26 Jan

The winter stink bug / residing in a glass jar / temporarily.

Twoku: The winter stink bug / enjoys lodging in a jar / waiting to be flushed. // haikumages
2022/01/26 at 3:35 pm Leave a comment
19 Jan

Pile of random rugs / cacophony of carpets / seek floors to cover.

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2022/01/19 at 4:07 pm 1 Comment
18 Jan

Edges freezing first / water’s middle waits its turn / as cold continues.

Another post about ice as mid-winter blusters through… // haikumages
2022/01/18 at 3:54 pm Leave a comment
07 Jan

Pure water won’t freeze / there must be impurity / for crystals to form.

Twoku: Crystal catalyst / water needs impurity / in order to freeze. Threeku: Pure water won’t freeze / there must be a bit of dirt / for crystals to form.…
2022/01/07 at 6:04 pm Leave a comment
11 Dec

December debut / warm winter week confusing / April daffodils.

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06 May

Certain chords, notes, tones / in concert with each other / release our feelings.

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2021/05/06 at 7:26 pm Leave a comment
Bee’s bumbling ballet / buzzing, bumping blossoms with / beautiful purpose. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
02 May

Bee’s bumbling ballet / buzzing, bumping blossoms with / beautiful purpose.

Twoku: Aerial ballet / a bumbling, buzzing, bumping / dance with each blossom. // haikumages
2021/05/02 at 9:39 pm Leave a comment
The old mill's windows / overlook the waterfall / that once moved millstones. // haiku - micropoetry
10 Jan

The old mill’s windows / overlook the waterfall / which once moved millstones.

Here’s the full prose-text I wrote about these images, which I then distilled down to 17 syllables: “Windows of the old mill-turned-inn, overlooking the waterfall and rushing stream (small river?)…
2021/01/10 at 5:42 pm Leave a comment
Live long and prosper / the Vulcan greeting makes sense / touching not required. // haikumages - haiku - micropoetry
30 Dec

Live long and prosper / the Vulcan greeting makes sense / touching not required.

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The winter blossoms / unexpected tumbleweeds / gather in our yard. // haikumages - haiku - poem
29 Dec

The winter blossoms / unexpected tumbleweeds / gather in the yard.

Twoku: Hydrangea blossoms / unexpected tumbleweeds / blow in from next door. // haikumages
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Namaste away! / I see the light within you / from a safe distance. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
23 Apr

Namaste away! / I see the light within you / from a safe distance.

Twoku: Pandemic greeting / namaste right where you are! / No more handshaking. Threeku: Personal spacing / namaste away from me! / Pandemic greeting. Fourku: Namaste away! / Respect the…
2020/04/23 at 12:31 pm Leave a comment
Telephoto lens / pandemic photographers / social distancing. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
25 Mar

Telephoto lens / pandemic photographers / social distancing.

Twoku: Telephoto lens / enjoying from a distance / social compliance. Threeku: Telephoto lens / the perfect tool enabling / social distancing. Stay safe, sane, happy, and healthy out there!…
2020/03/25 at 1:50 pm Leave a comment
17 Mar

Viral reminder / my calendar is empty / no events today.

So, the world is in quarantine — self-imposed, or otherwise — with everyone struggling to work-from-home, many at half or no-pay. Or they are trying to work and shop safely…
2020/03/17 at 1:08 pm Leave a comment
Heavy falling snow / a soft white noise percussion / on trees, ground and things. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
18 Jan

Heavy falling snow / a soft white noise percussion / on trees, grass and ground.

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Sun glowing, diffused / peering through gathering clouds / before the snowstorm. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
18 Jan

Sun glowing, diffused / peering through gathering clouds / before the snowstorm.

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Two old cameras / lovingly manufactured / the same year I was. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
12 Oct

Two old cameras / lovingly manufactured / the same year I was.

Twoku: Cameras / manufacture date / same as mine. (3-5-3) Um…and that year of manufacture would be 1961. — the Haikook —
2019/10/12 at 4:38 pm Leave a comment
25 Sep

The autumn spiders / setting traps for smaller prey / entangle humans.

Twoku: The autumn spider / set a trap for smaller prey / but caught a human. — the Haikook —
2019/09/25 at 8:22 pm Leave a comment
02 Sep

A dead friend’s birthday / my phone keeps reminding me / ghost in the machine.

Twoku: Ghosts in the machine / my phone keeps reminding me / birthdays of the dead. Threeku: Despite all my deletions / ghosts in machine remind me / of dead…
2019/09/02 at 9:49 pm Leave a comment