Category Archives: haiku

Polished Copper [Haiku]

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Winter's warm light
 on coppery Cyprus leaves
  makes a polished glow.

Safety First [Haiku]

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Two turtles on a rock surrounded by water. 
stony fortress,
 moated: turtle stretches neck
  out to sniff the air.

Acorn [Senryū]

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A squirrel in New Orleans' City Park, eating an acorn on a power pole.
startled squirrel drops
 its nut; so sad for it, but
  we all get a tree.

River Fog [Haiku]

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Winter mornings:
 fog forms on the river --
  moments numbered.
Fog on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Quiet Bayou [Haiku]

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Taken in the Pearl River bayou near Slidell, Louisiana.
quiet bayou:
 the odd bird flutters
  limb to lonely limb.

Winter Wetlands [Haiku]

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A photograph taken in Van de Graaff Park near the Tuscaloosa, Alabama airport.
ducks drift 
 on frigid waters
  in Winter wetlands.

Winter Stripe [Haiku]

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A photograph of the woods in Winter in Paces Mill National Park, Atlanta. 
low Winter sun
 stripes the forest floor
  with long shadows.

Bobbing Ducks [Haiku]

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Ducks at the edge of a pond at Audubon Park in New Orleans. 
ducks jump off a ledge,
 bobbing once in pond water,
  and drift onward.

Soggy [Haiku]

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Fallen leaves on the sidewalk after a rain.
fallen leaves, post-rain:
 gauge the drizzle by 
  what crunch remains.

Great Egret [Haiku]

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A Great Egret taken at Vickery Creek Trail in Atlanta, GA. 
a Great Egret
 wades in cold water --
  reflection warped.