feeling lost and sad
I step outside late at night~
endless web of stars

-jws

her name, rosemary
today i made a new friend
seventh-inning chat

-kaa

she wears a helmet
riding her bike down Main Street
mom of a rapist

-kaa

branches strewn about
last night's storm drips from the trees
droplet on my nose

-kaa

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driving home at night
crickets singing the same song
all the long way home

-jws

breezy afternoon
hawk silhouette high above
missing some feathers

-kaa

blond head hanging low
standing sadly by the house-
drooping sunflower

-jws

speaking of dark days
our phone conversation, sad
cup of ginger tea

-kaa

yellow leaves scattered
on the roof of the red car
washed by last night's rain

-jws

serpentine beings
Nag'arjuna's favorite chair
naugahyde chaise lounge

-kaa

early morning walk
cemetery caretaker
stops mowing and waves

-kaa

his lips spewing words
something about a brain chip
white-bearded 'Nam vet

-kaa

like sand on a beach
clouds ripple across the sky
as the sun does down

-jws

green palm-sized tree frog
sitting near garden Buddha
statuesque buddies

-kaa

Haiku Slam!

theme: strawberries

juicy strawberry
leaves a stain on the table
ant comes for a drink

-jws


strawberries and cream
sweet and lucious to my lips
bug swimming in milk

-kaa

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theme: loneliness and the moon

moon shines in the sky
crickets chirring endlessly
wishing to see you

-jws


hopeless and alone
full moon sits high in the sky
sneaker on the road

-kaa

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theme: maple tree

tree stump in the yard
once it was a maple tree
orange in the fall

-jws



majestic maple
helicopter seeds flutter
windy afternoon

-kaa

high school soccer game
ambulance across the field
ball is still in play

-kaa

beyond the dark trees
where there are no more fire flies
brightly shines the moon

-jws

sun sets earlier
air is cool after rainfall
cicadas persist

-jws

taking out the trash~
in the recycling bucket,
a brown maple leaf

-jws

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he aims the crossbow
shoots at point-blank range and smiles
fake deer's head quivers

-kaa

pale translucent moon
rising in the eastern sky
shadows lengthening

-jws

before bed he sits
cradled by all the beings
even those sleeping

-kaa

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the tiny inchworm
floating along on fine thread~
quarter of an inch?

-jws

girl in the front yard
sitting in patch of sunlight
open book between bare feet

-jws

labrador puppy
chocolate brown and giddy
pee on my sneaker

-kaa

crickets, katydids
darkness pulsing with insects
moonlight through the trees

-jws

lost in many thoughts
sad, getting ready for work~
squeeze the toothpaste tube

-jws

back sticky with sweat
riding my bike in thick heat
relishing a breeze

-jws

how sublime he looks
regally posted to pounce
gray kitten in ferns

-kaa

sidewalk, warm and rough
earth and grass, soft and cool
walking in bare feet

-jws

there is a moment
between katydids and birds
quiet before dawn

-jws

just before sunrise
katydids have gone to bed
birds not yet awake

-jws

four crows huddle close
highway diner for breakfast
carry-out road kill

-kaa