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Category Archive: Spring

Not to be outdone / the other side of the yard / is now in full bloom. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
11 Jun

Not to be outdone / the other side of the yard / is now in full bloom.

— the Haikook —
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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
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
The lion of March / storming out of April's room / roaring as it leaves. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
03 Apr

The lion of March / storming out of April’s room / roaring as it leaves.

Twoku: Frantic flurrying / Spring unsprung, now uncertain / in Winter’s last blast.  – the Haikook
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Brain bewildered by / blustery blowing bending / branches, buds, blossoms. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
03 Apr

Brain bewildered by / blustery blowing bending / branches, buds, blossoms.

Twoku: Buds, blossoms bedecked / April adorned awfully / in snow, ice crystals.  – the Haikook
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Climate change / brings flowers ahead / of schedule. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
26 Mar

Climate change / brings flowers ahead / of schedule.

Twoku: The global warming / convinces flowers to bloom / ahead of schedule. – the Haikook
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Tiny, mighty ash / tree breaks through the metal gate / growing undaunted. // haikumages
22 May

Tiny, mighty ash / tree breaks through the metal gate / growing undaunted.

Twoku: Mighty tiny ash / tree pushes through metal gate / so nonchalantly.  – the Haikook –
2015/05/22 at 3:28 pm 1 Comment
I have seen the dawn / of a cloudy day in May / uneventfully. // haikumages
21 May

I gazed at the dawn / of a cloudy day in May / uneventfully.

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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 –
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Cool morning / rain washes away / pollen dust. // haikumages
18 May

Cool morning / rain washes away / pollen dust.

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One writer writing / about another writer / who wrote about him. // haikumages
11 May

One writer writing / about another writer / who wrote about him.

Twoku: One photographer / shoots another, lens to lens / looping portraiture. Threeku: Photo conundrum / each takes the other’s picture / infinite portraits. Well, today’s post is about the…
2015/05/11 at 10:21 pm Leave a comment
Mothers, stepmothers / foster, adoptive, loving / maternal -- thank you! // haikumages
10 May

Mothers, stepmothers / foster, adoptive, loving / maternal — thank you!

Twoku: You givers! / Thank you for all things / maternal. Much love from all of us, to all those who mother us, in any and all forms!  – the…
2015/05/10 at 1:23 pm Leave a comment
The white birch / in bloom, photobombs / the giant spruce. // haikumages
08 May

The white birch / in bloom, photobombs / giant spruce.

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My black car dusted / by lust of various trees / cross-pollinated. // haikumages
06 May

My black car dusted / by lust of various trees / cross-pollinated.

Twoku: My black car yellowed / dust particles and patterns / the pollen countless.  – the Haikook –
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Her hand in protest / loving father is dismissed / like paparazzi. // haikumages
30 Apr

Her hand in protest / loving father is dismissed / like paparazzi.

Twoku: Teenage wrist adorned / bangles, baubles, bracelets, charms / her movements jangling. It’s my daughter’s 14th birthday today – unbelievable!!  The photo is of her (hand), and these two…
2015/04/30 at 12:23 pm Leave a comment
Grey day, then one more / indistinguishable greys / fifty shades of blah. // haikumages
10 Apr

Grey day, then one more / indistinguishable greys / fifty shades of blah.

Twoku: The gray days blurring / indistinguishable grays / fifty shades of blah. After struggling with gray vs. grey, I found an article that explained they are BOTH correct: http://grammarist.com/spelling/gray-grey/…

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Cold day lamenting / the return of the lion / bitter and biting. // haikumages
09 Apr

Cold day lamenting / the return of the lion / bitter and biting.

Twoku:  A raw day / unseasonable / spring un-sprung. Threeku:  Raw, biting / the lion returns / with a cold. Fourku:  The roaring lion / continues ferociously / scaring the…
2015/04/09 at 10:07 am Leave a comment
Car coated in frost / as March reminds us coldly / winter’s not yet done. // haikumages
19 Mar

Car coated in frost / as March reminds us coldly / winter’s not yet done.

– by the Haikook
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Tree's spring flower flung / by an unseasonable / and frivolous wind. Haikumages
11 May

Tree’s spring flower flung / by an unseasonable / and frivolous wind.

Twoku: May’s maple flower / flung so far from mother tree / by uncaring wind.  – Haikook  
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A long-dreaded task / taxing, inevitable / has been completed. Haikumages
06 Apr

A long-dreaded task / taxing, inevitable / has been completed.

Twoku: Something I could not / bring myself to do, is done / postponed no longer. Threeku: Rebuffed an old friend / my dear procrastination / to get something done.…
2014/04/06 at 1:25 pm Leave a comment
Snow recedes / slowly revealing / the Buddha. Haikumages
20 Mar

Snow recedes / slowly revealing / the Buddha.

Twoku: Melting, receding / reveals snowy battlefield / left in winter’s wake.  – the Haikook
2014/03/20 at 9:21 am 2 Comments