“Rooftop”
The city’s breaths warm
under a sun-dappled sky
before the rains come.
Steve D
Tag: haiku
Haiku Sunday – Pine
“Pine”
Hours of labor
Exposing the grain beneath
Our beachy cottage
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – First
“First”
First meal delivered
To the porch while sanding dust
Coats the living room.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Bat
“Bat”
Darting and zipping
across the dusk sky, silent–
tiny fluttermouse.
For reference: http://redstringpapercuts.com/2017/07/04/and-my-new-favorite-german-word-is-fledermaus/
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Noon
“Noon”
Can it still be called
midday when I’ve just risen?
That seems dishonest.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Shaft
“Shaft”
Burning eye through the leaves,
one last heated breath reaching
to stave off the night.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Independence
“Independence”
When the divergent
voices of the people can
all speak, we are free.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – House
“House”
Long months of pouring
over listings and offers–
Sometimes, it just fits.
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Father’s Day
“Father’s Day”
Memories of watching
football on Sundays, before
I knew Johnny U.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Thunderstorm
“Thunderstorm”
Black clouds come — flash, boom!
All of your petty complaints
are drowned in her rage.
Steve D
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