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- The KettleOn the 27th day of the last month of the year, Eldred Scott…
- haiku 1054clear cold beautiful--
- haiku 1053snowblowing complete
- haiku 1052Turnip? Gotta go.
- haiku 1051dark clouds
- haiku 1050everyday anxiety:
- haiku 1049cool and bright
- haiku 1048an act of courage:
- haiku 1047bent but not broken
- haiku 1046off the trail
- haiku 1045garbage can lid
- haiku 1044shedding skin--
- haiku 1043in the streets
- haiku 1042maple, birch, cedar
- haiku 1041red lights
- haiku 1040"Sorry, Bob Dylan--
- haiku 1039my world brightened
- haiku 1038these days
- haiku 1037eyes cannot focus
- haiku 1036rain all night
- haiku 1035September squirrels
- haiku 1034Autumn
- haiku 1033in the back yard
- haiku 1032above the demons
- haiku 1031feel free to enjoy
- haiku 1030horseradish--
- haiku 1029the food is great
- haiku 1028shaking in the air
- haiku 1027pine trees by the lake
- haiku 1026flitting through the air
- haiku 1025"I still like you," he says,
- haiku 1024saltines on my plate
- haiku 1023on the middle shelf
- haiku 1022purple disc
- haiku 1021under the willow
- haiku 1020a woman and a little boy
- haiku 10194:24am
- haiku 1018rivulets of sweat
- haiku 1017growing older
- haiku 1016on the lake
- haiku 1015cold morning
- haiku 1014avocado tree
- haiku 1013lemon wedge
- haiku 1012on paper
- haiku 1011the steady clack-clack
- haiku 1010red-haired man
- haiku 1009in the backyard
- haiku 1008in the garden
- haiku 1007in the ditch
- haiku 1006clad head to foot
- haiku 1005in the firepit
- haiku 1004along my frenzied path
- haiku 1003I walk a lot
- haiku 1002at night
- haiku 1000another evening
- haiku 1001Amish-built
- haiku 0999in my mind
- haiku 0998cabin by the lake
- The Color Not in the RainbowNo bow of seven ever shows The color it seems no one knows.…
- haiku 0997seedless watermelon
- haiku 0996humidity so high
- haiku 0995guiding me downstairs
- haiku 0994smoke
- haiku 0993disc golf disrupted
- haiku 0992pine trees sway--
- haiku 0991old man throwing discs
- haiku 0990grey-hair struggles
- haiku 0989up at 3am
- haiku 0988striving not to be
- haiku 0987in the junk drawer
- haiku 0986blueberry bush
- haiku 0985drowsing on the sill
- haiku 0984circle in the sand
- haiku 0983dark clouds unleash rain--
- haiku 0982Independence Day
- haiku 0981natural garden
- haiku 0980snakes as utensils
- haiku 0979the old woman
- haiku 0978bare spot below
- haiku 0977wildflower field
- haiku 0976somewhere
- haiku 0975dark clouds unleash
- haiku 0974cryptic message
- haiku 0973warm bed
- haiku 0972a splash of yellow
- haiku 0971horse-drawn cart --
- haiku 0970raucous crows
- haiku 0969above the rain
- haiku 0968Meanwhile,
- haiku 0966stronger every day
- haiku 0967waiting patiently
- haiku 0965birds oddly silent
- haiku 0964grass wet with dew
- haiku 0963gently watering
- haiku 0962mirror on the wall
- haiku 0961turned blanket corner
- haiku 0960inside the drawer:
- haiku 0959a lifetime spent
- haiku 0958that feeling when
- haiku 0957"All the medicine we need
- haiku 0956etched in my memory--
- haiku 0955perennial garden
- haiku 0954hanging from the vine
- haiku 0953in the sun's heat
- haiku 0952unseasonably hot--
- haiku 0951good-natured dog
- haiku 0950in the garden
- haiku 0949a cart filled with cans
- haiku 0948around the maypole
- haiku 0947as a child i prayed
- haiku 0946tuna casserole
- haiku 0945the old man
- haiku 0944the old man walks home
- haiku 0943in the corner
- haiku 0942before the sun rises
- haiku 0941grass, trees,
- haiku 0940a woodpecker pokes
- haiku 0939i've learned this:
- haiku 0938as "Perfect Day" plays
- haiku 0937green grass, green trees,
- haiku 0936the refreshment
- haiku 0935the truck, the trailer,
- haiku 0934tomato seedlings
- haiku 0933front yard grass
- haiku 0932old woman's face
- haiku 0931cool cleaner air --
- haiku 0930too much smoke
- haiku 0929wildfire smoke
- haiku 0948the broken frame
- haiku 0928grey-green walls
- haiku 0927rain falling
- haiku 0926from the grass
- haiku 0925until 2004
- haiku 0924on the kitchen floor
- haiku 0923the new birdfeeder
- haiku 0922inside my head
- haiku 0921cut off one problem
- haiku 0920smiling friends gather
- haiku 0919cold nights + warm days =
- haiku 0918staring vacantly
- haiku 0917singing and dancing--
- haiku 0916no longer alone
- haiku 0915from a copse of trees
- haiku 0914the river defies
- haiku 0913staring blankly
- haiku 0912the grass is shorter
- haiku 0911in the quiet hours
- haiku 0910a hike up the hill
- haiku 0909a hike through the trees
- haiku 09084:30 A.M.
- haiku 0907photo on the fridge
- haiku 0906strawberry blossoms
- haiku 0905overgrown lawn
- haiku 0904breaking the silence
- haiku 0903in my final breath
- haiku 0902cool clean air--
- haiku 0901in the end
- haiku 0900eight years ago
- haiku 0899on the yellow line
- haiku 0898waiting to cut
- haiku 0897sitting alone
- haiku 0896after this life
- haiku 0895constant rain
- The Ditch"It's really comin' down out there, time to time," Tom…
- haiku 0894rain irrigates
- haiku 0893silent sky, setting moon,
- haiku 0892shadowy woods
- haiku 0891life in northern Maine --
- haiku 0890quiet on the window
- haiku 0889The young man smiles,
- haiku 0888from the patio
- haiku 0887my eyes meet hers
- tanka 0043after a prolonged absence
- haiku 0886giant holes in cedars
- haiku 0885along the house
- haiku 0884less than a month
- haiku 0883until yesterday
- haiku 0882cardinals nesting
- haiku 0881weightless ant
- haiku 0880devastation
- haiku 0879that feeling when
- haiku 0878the snakes
- haiku 0877a splash of color
- haiku 0876my first car
- haiku 0875down the creaky stairs
- haiku 0874cool Spring evening
- haiku 0873in the backyard
- haiku 0872childhood friend:
- haiku 0871the boxer wavers--
- haiku 0870walking to the store --
- tanka 0042evidence of Spring
- haiku 0869everywhere i turn
- haiku 0868sourdough toast
- haiku 0867no thunder, lightning--
- haiku 0866raindrops collect
- haiku 0865dark spot on my calf--
- haiku 0864trees hide the sun--
- haiku 0863money plant
- haiku 0863new green grass --
- haiku 0862bourbon
- haiku 0861inside my head
- haiku 0860physically
- haiku 0859city sidewalks--
- haiku 0858in another life
- haiku 0857evergreens
- haiku 0856my garden
- haiku 0855ten young boys
- haiku 0854Once the music stopped,
- haiku 0853surf crashes
- haiku 0852well-spent hours
- haiku 0851even when
- haiku 0850if i go for a walk
- haiku 0849there have been mountains
- haiku 0848startled --
- haiku 0847after the rain
- haiku 0846in the street
- haiku 0845in the end
- Rose"Stop here!" she said.
- haiku 084439 degrees
- haiku 0843a walk to the pond
- haiku 0842searching for new ways
- haiku 0841my entire life
- haiku 0840jasmine adrift
- haiku 0839She puts down the spoon
- haiku 0838sitting in the park
- haiku 0837morning sun
- haiku 0836all my closest friends
- haiku 0835green grass
- haiku 0834early Spring in Maine:
- haiku 0833geese honk overhead
- haiku 0832skunks are on the prowl
- haiku 0831well-intended paw
- haiku 0830stop saving me
- haiku 0829in the kitchen
- haiku 0828the timeless answer
- haiku 0827from the candle
- haiku 0826a purple flower
- haiku 0825black and white cat sits
- haiku 0824orange cat sits
- haiku 0823i headed to the store
- haiku 0822the sun rises
- haiku 0821today's warmth brings rain
- haiku 0820the brightest sun
- haiku 0819not much warmth
- haiku 0818Meet the new moon
- haiku 0817green garden sprouts
- haiku 0816my strongest memory
- haiku 0815i only wish
- haiku 0814frost heave buckled
- haiku 0813a skunk
- haiku 0812orange cat
- haiku 0811in the treetops
- haiku 0810in about a month
- haiku 0809on the ground today
- haiku 0808tiny tracks in the snow
- haiku 0807in the side yard
- haiku 0806i open the tin
- haiku 0805alone in the woods
- haiku 0804wind-blown cottonwood
- haiku 0803what won't be lent
- haiku 0802snowflakes riding the wind--
- haiku 0801quiet night
- haiku 0800oh, to lack fear,
- haiku 0799early Styx --
- tanka 0041Spring had taken over,
- haiku 0798beside the highway
- haiku 0797Spring river
- haiku 0796Spring dusts my world with snow
- haiku 0795early Spring brings
- limerick 0007On Sunday we lasses and laddies
- haiku 0794orange cat observes
- haiku 0793starlings forage
- haiku 0792the wind whistles
- haiku 0791A nation bows
- haiku 0790i shall never
- haiku 0789little black housefly
- haiku 0788natural pond--
- haiku 0787disturbing memories
- haiku 0786cold mornings
- haiku 0785i didn't like licorice
- haiku 0784lying on the ground
- haiku 0783fat squirrel
- haiku 0782Saint John River
- haiku 0781an egg fried in cream
- haiku 0780on the wire
- haiku 0779always worth reading
- haiku 0778the soiled mat
- haiku 0777putting on his hat
- haiku 0776roads are treacherous
- haiku 0775the snow won't stop
- haiku 0774no traffic lights
- haiku 0773tiny twinkles
- haiku 0772seed casings
- haiku 0771i search the house
- haiku 0770full logging truck
- haiku 0769as tadpole becomes frog
- haiku 0768on the corner
- haiku 0767once our home
- tanka 0040smoke from the chimney--
- haiku 0766just a perfect day
- haiku 0765after four hours
- haiku 0764folk rock on the speakers
- haiku 0763sparing the plow
- haiku 0762yesterday's mud
- haiku 0761temps above freezing
- haiku 0760a lovely evening
- haiku 0759i wonder how close
- haiku 0758as my life adopts
- haiku 0757here comes the sun
- haiku 0756the aging vegan
- haiku 0755in a box
- haiku 0754winter flurry
- haiku 0753i sit undisturbed
- haiku 0752this week brought
- haiku 0751standing on the guardrail
- haiku 0750pleasant walk
- haiku 0749as a child
- haiku 0748my wife cries out
- haiku 0747the wind
- haiku 0746the cat creates
- haiku 0745snowy cold inside
- haiku 0744snowflakes flurry past
- limerick 0006a poet in love with haiku
- haiku 0743overcast day--
- haiku 0742outside a still life
- haiku 0741overplayed songs:
- tanka 0039single-pane window
- haiku 0740black streaks
- haiku 0739the frozen wind screams
- haiku 0738regardless of quality
- haiku 0737all day to fix it
- tanka 0038fix your ignorance
- tanka 0037twelve vanilla beans
- haiku 0736through the window
- haiku 0735on the snowy shoulder
- haiku 0734i smell the snow
- haiku 0733the source of all life
- haiku 0732for supper today:
- haiku 0731frozen compost bin--
- haiku 0730dawn breaks--
- haiku 0729our washing machine
- haiku 0728cold clear morning:
- haiku 0727through the humidifier
- haiku 0726a walk to the store
- haiku 0725my whole life
- haiku 0724and then a crack
- haiku 0723uneven rumbling--
- haiku 0722no sugar added
- haiku 0721winter grove:
- haiku 0720texted my best friend
- haiku 0719what's done can't be changed
- haiku 0718the driveway is clear--
- haiku 0717blowing the snow
- haiku 0716identifying marks
- haiku 0715thai green curry soup
- haiku 0714fasting labs today
- haiku 0713all day Wednesday
- haiku 0712in the baseboards
- haiku 0711snowflakes blow sideways
- haiku 0710small flakes swirl
- haiku 0709through my window
- haiku 0708hot oatmeal
- haiku 0707inside the red barn
- haiku 0706i hear a truck
- haiku 0705on the floor
- haiku 0704snow on her crest
- haiku 0703i set the dishes
- haiku 0702i cannot find joy
- haiku 0701raging snow flurry
- haiku 0700not weird enough yet
- haiku 0699howling in the woods--
- haiku 0698rage
- haiku 0697deflected sunlight
- haiku 0696ebb and flow
- haiku 0695the ocean draws
- haiku 0694two more dead children
- haiku 0693through the closed window
- haiku 0692with a heavy heart
- haiku 0691a short walk
- haiku 0690pot luck dinners
- haiku 0689in the end
- haiku 0688at least i'm alive...
- haiku 0687at 65 can i lower
- haiku 0686orange cat, black-white cat
- haiku 06856:17 wake-up
- haiku 0684snow dives from the roof
- haiku 0683still below freezing
- haiku 0682pondering
- haiku 0681that feeling
- haiku 0680the paving stone
- haiku 0679warmer today
- haiku 0678despite the voices
- haiku 0677classic comic books
- haiku 0676long after midnight--
- haiku 06752:49--
- haiku 0674a hint of blue
- tanka 0036a motion sensor
- haiku 0673flight of pigeons
- haiku 0672Moon's below the trees
- haiku 0671grey snowy day--
- haiku 0670an old man angry
- haiku 0669in the crow feather night
- haiku 0668all through our small town
- haiku 0667there's naught but despair
- haiku 0666dreading my crossing
- haiku 0665i wonder about
- haiku 0664i snowshoed across
- haiku 0663if our world were ruled
- haiku 0662two feet of snow --
- haiku 0661flap on the garage
- haiku 0660lit by Polaris
- haiku 0659boiler kicks in--
- haiku 0658sneaking in
- haiku 0657looking in the mirror
- haiku 0656spending time
- haiku 0655awakened by mews
- haiku 0654brown when it's warm
- haiku 0653the seagull calls his flock
- haiku 0652fully exposed
- haiku 0651weathered white shed --
- haiku 0650Lou stares out the window
- haiku 0649in the firepit
- haiku 0648expensive to order
- tanka 0035shoveling snow
- haiku 0647January morning
- haiku 0646dark-eyed juncos
- haiku 0645a frog's face
- haiku 0644at the end of the road
- tanka 0034LightLife® Smart Dogs®
- haiku 0643orange cat in one window
- haiku 0641we work in silence
- haiku 0642we'll meet up later
- haiku 0640she's drawing comics
- haiku 0639sitting on the couch
- haiku 0638through blinding whiteness
- haiku 0637unlike rural Maine
- haiku 0636Canada geese --
- haiku 0635at grandfather's house
- haiku 0634a row of pine trees
- haiku 0633two cats sleeping
- haiku 0632finding the light
- haiku 0631waking to the sound
- haiku 0630anyone can start
- haiku 0629what started as rain
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- tanka 0033unseasonably warm
- haiku 0628house on the water:
- haiku 0627dense fog
- haiku 0626holes in the lawn
- haiku 0625there's a storm coming
- haiku 0624in the carriage house
- haiku 0623driving fast enough
- haiku 0622after far too long
- haiku 0621Die Hard 2
- haiku 0620Amish in buggies
- haiku 0619sitting not thinking
- haiku 0618snow cannot decide
- haiku 0616freshly cut maple
- haiku 0617wife's office party
- haiku 0615loving family
- haiku 0614red squirrel darts
- haiku 0613wind bell predicts storms
- haiku 0612lying in the snow
- tanka 0032lazing with my love
- haiku 0611light becomes dark
- haiku 0610idyllic winter
- haiku 0609postcard-perfect scene --
- haiku 0608my world is nestled
- haiku 0607snow devils dance
- haiku 0606nature finds balance
- haiku 0605wildflower seeds
- haiku 0604snow plow rumbles past
- haiku 0603distant train horn
- haiku 0602snow swirls through the air
- haiku 0601winter solstice dawns
- haiku 0600invisible moon
- haiku 0599outside my window
- haiku 0598leading to the brook
- haiku 0597leading to the brook
- haiku 0596i ran away once
- haiku 0595sign at the spring warns:
- haiku 0594muted blue sky
- haiku 0593aquarium
- haiku 0592picturesque Island Falls --
- haiku 0591natural stone steps
- haiku 0590streetlight on Route 2
- haiku 0589mug of black coffee
- haiku 0588old weeping willow
- haiku 0587in my eye's corner:
- haiku 0586willow by the river
- haiku 0585hungry chipmunk
- haiku 0584in east Texas
- haiku 0583leaves gather
- haiku 0582dry burdock drooping
- haiku 0581nature is sacred --
- haiku 0580unbroken darkness
- haiku 0579white field yesterday
- haiku 0578rain loosens snowdrifts
- haiku 0577potluck dinner
- haiku 0576weaving through clouds
- haiku 0575cat sits up in basket
- haiku 0574in the rusted chair
- haiku 0573after the storm
- New BeginningThroughout my life I've found it true that every end's a…
- haiku 0572shack by the lighthouse
- limerick 0005A priest who drank whiskey voluminous
- haiku 0571through the tunnel
- haiku 0570on the lake
- haiku 0569600 million
- haiku 0568live by example
- tanka 0031hands on the sink
- haiku 0567borderline path
- haiku 0566garlic in the air
- haiku 0565a body rotting
- haiku 0564after the rainstorm
- haiku 0563NYT crossword
- haiku 0562paralyzed --
- haiku 0561voted
- haiku 0560on the sandy shore
- haiku 0559silent frozen lake
- haiku 0558oddly delicious
- haiku 0557the colors of hugs
- haiku 0556action antihero
- haiku 0555white bread
- haiku 0554best to worst:
- haiku 0553sitting at the table
- haiku 0552curves or levels
- haiku 0551huddled in a doorway
- haiku 550full moon is really half
- haiku 0549eastern white pine
- haiku 0548in the dewy grass
- haiku 0547racist misogynist
- haiku 0546oil-covered penguin
- haiku 0545into the rising sun
- haiku 0544spreading through the grass
- haiku 0543child screaming
- haiku 0542seagull dines on crab --
- haiku 0541mix tape
- haiku 0540the greatest treasure:
- haiku 0539ring on a keychain
- haiku 0538in his heart and mind
- haiku 0537lying motionless
- tanka 0030the old man stares
- haiku 0536on the wall
- haiku 0535contrails streak the sky
- haiku 0534in the evening mist
- haiku 0533white house
- haiku 0531transformed, surviving,
- haiku 0532entering the water
- haiku 0530listening to the night,
- haiku 0529gliding across the room
- haiku 0528while boy and dog scan
- tanka 0029leath'ry sea turtle
- tanka 0028Separated lovers
- haiku 0527Susan stands alone
- haiku 0526faltering, famished
- haiku 0525as waves crash the shore
- haiku 0524extra hot salsa
- haiku 0523grey house
- haiku 0522sleep
- haiku 0521raspberry bush
- haiku 0520fall colors
- haiku 0519yellowed card
- haiku 0518not so hot today --
- haiku 0517the man shaves his head
- haiku 0516the overworked man
- haiku 0515the preacher retreats
- haiku 0514disillusioned actor
- haiku 0513'she'll be all right,'
- haiku 0512lions
- haiku 0511from his bed in the alley
- tanka 0027spoon-size shredded wheat
- haiku 0510attached to the ceiling
- tanka 0026far past their prime
- haiku 0509stooped white-haired man
- haiku 0508of all Wes's films
- haiku 0507moving deliberately
- haiku 0506hummingbird hovers
- haiku 0505one pillow for his back
- haiku 0504grass glistens at dawn --
- haiku 0503salt-stained baseball cap
- haiku 0502through the heating vent
- haiku 0501a Chicago dog
- haiku 0500filling the house
- haiku 0499red park bench --
- haiku 0498with a final push
- tanka 0025to dance without care
- tanka 0024of all behaviors
- haiku 0497more damning
- haiku 0496under the water
- tanka 0024the idea that
- haiku 0495shedding clothes
- haiku 0494lobster-faced man
- haiku 0493painted by lichen
- haiku 0492old cathode ray tube --
- haiku 0491the woodpecker nods --
- CommunityI look at certain people
- haiku 0490drifting on the ocean
- haiku 0489of all human needs
- haiku 0488horrors of war
- haiku 0487garden gazebo
- haiku 0486in the kitchen
- haiku 0485in the spinning bin
- haiku 0484everything's a gift
- haiku 0483raven takes flight
- haiku 0482eager to please
- haiku 0481on seat's edge
- haiku 0480outside the window
- haiku 0479mother's fallen ill --
- haiku 0478at the party
- haiku 0477a hint of sadness
- haiku 0476trust --
- haiku 0475rocky shoreline
- haiku 0474look how far i've come!
- haiku 0473a lonely voice
- haiku 0472then the weather changed --
- tanka 0024without a fulcrum
- haiku 0471let all rejoice!
- haiku 0470misgiven thoughts
- haiku 0469Sinatra crooning
- haiku 0468warm weather brings
- haiku 0467the odor resistance
- haiku 0466wishing well for others --
- haiku 0465the wrecking ball swings
- haiku 0464bull snorts in the field
- haiku 0463colors in the north
- haiku 0462daffodils smile brightly
- haiku 0461rising strong in Spring
- haiku 0460Owl eats Mouse
- haiku 0459spitting out paper
- haiku 0458ocean beach
- tanka 0023Wabanaki:
- haiku 0457morning warms the house
- haiku 0456Pegasus in the clouds
- haiku 0455inspired by Bob Dylan
- haiku 0454demons and gods --
- haiku 0453time marches forward
- tanka 0022flawed humans
- haiku 0452Maine's original
- haiku 0451the old photograph
- haiku 0450prophetic whispers
- JuneI grab a can of Red Bull Blue from the fridge by the…
- haiku 0449to live life
- haiku 0448backlit by the sun
- haiku 0447prism splaying colors
- haiku 0446passionate young man
- haiku 0445blue pickup truck
- haiku 0444the aging knight
- haiku 0443finding the one love
- haiku 0442spider spins his web
- haiku 0441cat stares at the wall
- haiku 0440"He's okay," one says.
- SadnessSadness reminds me
- haiku 0439looking back
- haiku 0438eye of providence
- haiku 0437plain oatmeal
- haiku 0436in the dooryard
- haiku 0435a dozen roses
- haiku 0434dangling earrings
- haiku 0433north wind blows cold --
- haiku 0432coffee's aroma
- haiku 0431straightened by the wind
- haiku 0430a Coca-Cola
- haiku 0429waiting for the thaw
- haiku 0428truth:
- haiku 04277:08 p.m. --
- haiku 0426hope, dream
- haiku 0425Elvis Costello
- haiku 0424standing in the snow
- haiku 0423a look
- haiku 0422pink in the sun
- haiku 0421lion transforms
- tanka 0021wind chill below zero
- haiku 0420seed germinating
- haiku 0419struggling to survive
- haiku 0418the Universe moves
- haiku 0417playfulness
- haiku 0416playing on stage
- haiku 0415a mother's love
- haiku 0414on the city bus
- Committed"Is it something I said?... What'd I do?"
- Aloneness"I've been alone a long time," he said, counting the years…
- haiku 0413to intuit
- haiku 0412humans fight nature
- The JudgeThe judge sat in the high-backed leather chair behind his…
- haiku 0410compassion
- haiku 0411kindness
- haiku 0409love --
- haiku 0408a blanket of ice
- haiku 0407beneath the ice and snow
- tanka 0020is love selfless
- haiku 0406cats lie entwined
- It's Just Love(a song lyric)
- haiku 0405love is neither
- haiku 0404forgiveness --
- haiku 0403a heart once broken
- haiku 0402rosie posie wreath
- haiku 0401beyond the river's edge
- haiku 0400that leads me to you,
- haiku 0399turkeys wait their turn
- haiku 0398mortgage anxiety
- haiku 0397off the grid
- haiku 0396both George and Whitney
- haiku 0395city and wildlife:
- haiku 0394under the ice
- haiku 0393the message is clear
- haiku 0392in the darkness
- haiku 0391thoughts flit through my head
- haiku 0390mother bitten
- haiku 0389tick tick ticking
- haiku 0388kitchen aromas
- haiku 0387vanilla ice cream
- haiku 038620 below above
- haiku 0385rain pelts the highway
- haiku 0384thoughts in my head
- Maze"Corn by any other name..." he thought, as he confronted…
- haiku 0383stars in the heavens
- haiku 0382creating my path
- Bear"But you're not a bear," Jess said, not meaning to sound…
- haiku 0381ice turned to water
- haiku 0380tiny snowflakes
- haiku 0379snow in the garden
- haiku 0378algae on the pond
- haiku 0377ball of paper
- haiku 0376inside the old house
- haiku 0375in the dew
- haiku 0374faded polaroids
- haiku 0373i pledge allegiance
- haiku 0372Spring cleaning is months away.
- haiku 0371rainbow sticks
- haiku 0370green => yellow => brown => black
- haiku 0369tracks in the snow
- haiku 0368science or
- haiku 0367thin coat of snow
- tanka 0019ketchup on burgers
- haiku 0366still blue-whites
- haiku 0365pale brown cardinal
- haiku 0364suddenly one day
- haiku 0363Frank Zappa:
- haiku 0362all roads cross others
- haiku 0361wind turbines --
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- haiku 0360ripples on the pond
- haiku 0359church bells peal
- haiku 0358patterned rug
- haiku 0357cat into the tree
- haiku 0356drumbeat heartbeat
- haiku 0355tiny oranges
- haiku 0354there is no light
- haiku 0353is nothing sacred?
- haiku 0352warm wool shirt
- haiku 0351Summer friends
- haiku 0350ripples on the lake
- haiku 0349anxious people
- haiku 0348cloudless sky --
- haiku 0347falling from the cliff
- haiku 0346snow blankets
- Love After 30A rhyming story in 500 words or less.
- haiku 0345water from the eaves
- haiku 0344sometimes a word
- haiku 0343a struggle to eat
- haiku 0342in the garage
- haiku 0341a table for one
- haiku 0340cucumber salad
- haiku 0339lying in bed
- haiku 0338is bravery real
- haiku 0337Dubliners
- haiku 0336difficult to find
- haiku 0335half empty, half full
- haiku 0334what is my life
- haiku 0333growth is breaking free
- haiku 0332it's a hard thing
- haiku 0331bang bang
- haiku 0330after shaving the skin
- haiku 0329stumbling backward
- haiku 0328holiday wreath
- haiku 0327halfway up the tree
- haiku 0326love echoes
- haiku 0325in the field behind the barn
- haiku 0324bump in the road
- haiku 0323kitchen door latch
- haiku 0322orange cat --
- haiku 0321outside the light fades
- haiku 0320grapevine
- haiku 0319standing at the altar
- haiku 0318in a cow-colored box --
- haiku 0317ivy covered wall --
- haiku 0316death is a neon sign
- haiku 0315monsters all around
- haiku 0314wilted celery
- haiku 0313black-and-white cat
- haiku 0312meanwhile in the barn
- haiku 0311freedom
- haiku 0310grocery bag
- haiku 0309midweek ritual --
- maskswe ask for truth
- haiku 0308shattered
- haiku 0307there are times when i
- haiku 0306pine tree forest
- haiku 0305screech owl finds a hole
- haiku 0304unusable cauldron--
- haiku 0303i can't wear a mask
- tanka 0018oh little boy
- haiku 0302Brad's skeleton moves
- haiku 0301duct-taped to the recliner
- haibun 0003footsteps in the hallway moving steadily then stopping…
- haiku 0300cobwebs in the attic
- haiku 0299cauldron of questions
- ShooterThe shooter turns toward me, but I'm too close. I push the…
- haiku 0298front door opens
- haiku 0297cat purrs in my lap
- haiku 0296midnight howls
- Graveyard Games"The dead will walk again," said Jason. "You can count on…
- haibun 0002creaky stairs lead me to a landing where a sign says…
- haiku 0295waked from a sound sleep
- haiku 0294blueberry bush
- haiku 0293blood on the street
- haiku 0292the end of the struggle
- haiku 0291pine grove --
- haiku 0290ravenous mind
- Trick or Treat'Tis Trick or Treat,
- haiku 0289frog and leaf
- haiku 0288how to feed myself
- haiku 0287moon shines bright
- haiku 0286they never turn back
- haiku 0285trees on fire
- haiku 0284mushrooms climb
- haiku 0283plans are made
- haiku 0282immediately obvious:
- haiku 0281i found my way
- haiku 0280Canada Geese
- haiku 0279i laughed
- haiku 0278together
- haiku 0277Savage Mistress:
- haiku 0276SRV
- haiku 0275soft country offspring
- haiku 0274Kaw-Liga
- haiku 0273Bruce Willis
- haiku 0272before undressing
- haiku 0271moose signs everywhere
- haiku 0270on the lake road
- haiku 0269is youth sorrow?
- haiku 0268outside looking in
- haiku 0267through the window
- haiku 0266nowhere
- haiku 0265the little things
- haiku 0264send me over it
- haiku 0263too many masks
- tanka 0017the mountain's peak
- haiku 0262blind to the world
- haiku 0261in my lifetime
- haiku 0260165 years
- haiku 0259warning of the storm
- haiku 0258calling out for me
- haiku 0257I like to write haiku --
- haiku 0256bluejays cackling
- tanka 0016in 1977
- haiku 0255sweat slick against skin
- haiku 0254looking at life
- haiku 0253frog on the pond --
- haiku 0252lit by the harvest moon
- haiku 0251i can be better
- haiku 0250world peace
- haiku 0249bonté du chocolat
- haiku 0248falcons, hawks, and gulls
- haiku 0247while leaves fall from trees
- haiku 0246snow blankets
- haiku 0245the perfect whoopie pie
- haiku 0244the air starts to cool
- haiku 0243orange red yellow
- haiku 0242life is a mirage
- haiku 0241gathering photos
- haiku 0240just have to listen
- haiku 0239morning activity:
- haiku 0238giving hope to citizens
- haiku 0237cats napping
- haiku 0236excited shout
- haiku 0235bamboo and coconuts
- tanka 0015one thing bothers me
- haiku 0234longing for autumn
- tanka 0014regarding truth:
- haiku 0233the forest holds
- haiku 0232myself yesterday
- haiku 0231visual art
- haiku 0230cat paws at snake
- haiku 0229duty and service --
- tanka 0013nine of ten
- haiku 0228the Mona Lisa
- haiku 0227cat cowers inside
- haiku 0226chipmunk gathers nuts
- limerick 0004Old Carl was quite blue from frigidity
- haiku 0225arms a leafy hug --
- limerick 0003There once was a Circle named “Square”
- haiku 0224the infinite sky
- haiku 0223small circles of friends
- haiku 0222Is connection more important than being able to disconnect?
- tanka 0012tall grass by the pond
- haiku 0221visiting parents
- haiku 0220grey sky hides the sun
- haiku 0219the frogs are silent
- haiku 0218rain on the pond
- haiku 0217deer fly bites my ear
- tanka 0012well-intended web
- tanka 0011a steady walk up
- haiku 0216a walk through the woods
- haiku 0215stream in the forest
- haiku 0214tiny frog in a puddle
- haiku 0213with the ones we love
- haiku 0212transforming sadness
- haiku 0211Shuhada' Sadaqat
- haiku 0210yellow butterfly
- haiku 0209daily trek up the hill
- haiku 0208waiting...
- haiku 0207in the courtyard
- haiku 0206is substituting
- haiku 0205banished by the sun
- haiku 0204computer screen blood smear --
- haiku 0203the one thing
- haiku 0202given the choice of two
- haiku 0201without words
- haiku 0200i've yet to discover
- haiku 0199time on the phone
- haiku 0198approaching quickly
- haiku 0197following a cool rain
- haiku 0196a cat snoring
- haiku 0195connecting with joy --
- haiku 0194Ethiopian cuisine:
- tanka 0010my happiness
- haiku 0193i trust the universe
- haiku 0192tyranny and disaster
- haiku 0191my childhood
- haiku 0190his car lost in the flood
- haiku 0189The Inn by the River
- haiku 0188floods in the area
- haiku 0187if one more machine
- haiku 0186sunday morning sunday night
- haiku 0185one nice thing about
- haiku 0184standing before me
- haiku 0183the way things have been done
- haiku 0182Independence Day
- haiku 0181a gift just because
- haiku 0180spontaneity:
- haiku 0179spreading peace and joy
- haiku 0178married sixty-five years
- haiku 0177always too late
- haiku 0176journey
- haiku 0175smoke hangs in the air
- haiku 0174rain on the roof
- Unexpected EncounterSitting at the Greyhound stop, Ian stared at the straggly…
- haiku 0173brief uninteresting
- haiku 0172corn pop pop popping
- haiku 0171what is your message?
- haiku 0170dragonfly hovers
- haiku 0169prophetic words ring false
- haiku 0168helping us to choose
- haiku 0167the thing not discussed
- haiku 0166a new beginning
- haiku 0165blue sky, white clouds
- haiku 0164Canada goose
- haiku 0163discovering joy
- haiku 0162sometimes beauty comes
- haiku 0161the southwestern states
- haiku 0160people dancing
- haiku 0159time to go dancing
- haiku 0158through the course of a lifetime
- haiku 0157word puzzles every day
- haiku 0156entering the bathroom
- haiku 0155stream weaves through trees
- tanka 0009reading is difficult
- tanka 0008for twenty-four years
- haiku 0154#defundthepolice
- haiku 0153toasted sourdough bread
- haiku 0152lost in --
- haiku 0151long walk
- tanka 0007i'm sharing small space --
- tanka 0006she stands before me
- haiku 0150rain falling outside
- haiku 0149photo on Facebook
- haiku 0148roving pack of dogs
- haiku 0147Maine is wide open
- haiku 0146dream of sliding
- haibun 0001how far must i run? i cannot go much longer how far to…
- haiku 0145religion and politics:
- haiku 0144Pat Robertson's dead
- haiku 0143losing weight
- haiku 0142when i was a child
- haiku 0141with my parents--
- haiku 0140early to bed
- haiku 0139Odin's day
- tanka 0005three hours to get there
- haiku 0138the god that doesn't exist
- haiku 0137lying in bed
- haiku 0136full day of disc golf
- tanka 0004every passing day
- haiku 0135cold rainy day
- haiku 0134pelted by rain
- haiku 0133most of the firewood
- haiku 0132raindrops smack the roof
- haiku 0131raindrops hit the roof
- haiku 0130peaceful morning--
- haiku 0129i'm cold when the a/c blows
- haiku 0128eagle's nest in Spring
- haiku 0127my haiku journey
- haiku 0126hungry tick
- haiku 0125haiku practice
- haiku 0124the sign on the door
- haiku 0123gold band on my keychain
- haiku 0122sitting writing haiku
- haiku 0121standing on the pier
- haiku 0120lying on the pier
- haiku 0119two loons on the lake
- haiku 0118cranberry and tonic
- haiku 0117cold morning air
- haiku 0116red morning sky --
- haiku 0115crocheted headband
- haiku 0114clear straight ahead
- haiku 0113big white lab
- haiku 0112under the pines
- haiku 0111little orange cat
- haiku 0110reaching for a stone
- haiku 0109through the pines
- haiku 0108sleepy through the woods
- haiku 0107the world is unclear
- haiku 0106i see existence
- haiku 0105crickets chirping
- haiku 0104Four in the morning
- tanka 0003bluejays, robins, loons,
- haiku 0103i searched for years
- Tastes Like ...He grabs a Red Bull from the fridge by the register at the…
- haiku 0102snow turns to sleet
- haiku 0101i hear the wind
- haiku 0100woodpecker on a log
- tanka 0002anguished cries of pain
- haiku 0099along my journey
- haiku 0098the fire burns
- haiku 00975 a.m. sunrise
- FountainShe makes eye contact with the bartender while pointing to…
- haiku 0096on the table
- haiku 0095no mice or rabbits
- haiku 0094i wonder whether
- haiku 0093dinosaur sculpture
- haiku 0092tapping at the tree
- haiku 0091the sun lights the post
- Creeper"I'm not scared. You're scared," he said with a half-smile,…
- Don't Stare"Don't stare," he said. "He doesn't like it when people…
- haiku 0090banana in the bowl
- haiku 0089wondering out loud
- haiku 0088the house is clean
- haiku 0087on the floor in pieces
- haiku 0086laughter of children
- haiku 0085i yank the door shut
- haiku 0084i wonder how many
- haiku 0083dancing light
- haiku 0082black clouds rage
- haiku 0081the sign on top of the washer
- haiku 0080meaningless words
- haiku 0079the rocky island silently observes
- haiku 0078headlights and shadows
- haiku 0077the sun peeks her head
- haiku 0076curving right to left --
- haiku 0075i open the door --
- haiku 0074my disc flies
- haiku 0073tables and sellers
- haiku 0072the streetlamp creates
- haiku 0071shiny new Apple
- haiku 0070coffee, chair, sunbeam --
- haiku 0069recent photograph
- haiku 0067a meeting on Zoom
- haiku 0068plush toy bounces and
- haiku 0066morning sunshine
- haiku 0065the clock strikes Midnight
- haiku 0064the coffee is bitter
- haiku 0063himalayan chai
- haiku 0062happy to fly again
- haiku 0061tiny triangle
- haiku 0060thirsty lake awaits
- haiku 0059a beer can gleams
- haiku 0058the furious river
- haiku 0057on the icy river
- haiku 0056sun warms my skin
- haiku 0055long walk in the sun
- haiku 0054maple candy --
- haiku 0053Willie Nelson
- haiku 0052november was difficult
- haiku 0051the sun shines
- haiku 0050meditating in stillness --
- haiku 0049cold
- haiku 0048clouds cover sun
- haiku 0047no one's watching
- haiku 0046fist meets face
- haiku 0045faces round and full
- haiku 0044hands covering faces
- haiku 0043winter's gone
- haiku 0042mind races
- haiku 0041fire crackles and
- haiku 0040open box on the floor
- haiku 0039iron stove
- haiku 0038bland subtle wallpaper
- haiku 0037in the snow
- haiku 0036cat on the couch
- haiku 0035old book
- haiku 0034black yellow pink skin
- haiku 0033two women kissing
- haiku 0032my lover's soft touch
- haiku 0031snowbanks still piled high
- haiku 0030clouds block the sun
- haiku 0029pine tree stretches upward
- haiku 0028untoasted bagel +
- haiku 0027red house across the street
- Iambic LoveHow can I bear the loneliness I feel?
- haiku 0026the wind blows
- haiku 0025a soup? a pickle?
- haiku 0024powering my universe
- haiku 0023bounding across the lawn
- haiku 0022quiet house except
- haiku 0021scurrying around
- haiku 0020sunrise, dark skies
- Breakup"I'm over it," he said. The slamming door punctuated the…
- haiku 0019fireworks explode outside
- haiku 0018after two years
- haiku 0017with the sounds of birds
- haiku 0016broom and dustpan
- tanka 0001Fálki H-Steve C
- haiku 0015perched atop
- haiku 0014a cat stares from the house
- haiku 0013daffodil shoots push through
- limerick 0002There once was a day damp and dreary
- limerick 0001There once was a cold rainy day
- haiku 0012sand dances
- haiku 0011prickly spines repelled
- haiku 0009curious cat
- haiku 0010red ones and green ones
- haiku 0008old fluorescent tube
- haiku 0007blending with the howls
- haiku 0006a distant statue
- haiku 0005flash of yellow
- haiku 0004clear blue sky
- haiku 0003a birthday party
- haiku 0002rice cracker crumbles
- haiku 0001blue flame tinged with orange