Category: Haiku

Mr.Carr’s Farm

Buzzards congregate The black-robed fierce some flock eats Then hides the body  

Buzzards congregate

The black-robed fierce some flock eats

Then hides the body

 

Blue Angels

Blue angels above I can never be enough The whole world awaits

Blue angels above

I can never be enough

The whole world awaits

Tree fort

The too-high tree fort Terrifies me, delights him Hidden in the green

The too-high tree fort

Terrifies me, delights him

Hidden in the green

Rainbow

Clouds under rainbow Assemble in the twilight Drivers swerve to see

Clouds under rainbow
Assemble in the twilight
Drivers swerve to see

Wildlife

Dog attacks bird. I try to spare you the truth. You dig a small grave.

Dog attacks bird.

I try to spare you the truth.

You dig a small grave.

Sleep

Awake till late night. Are the kids home, safe, in bed? So many are not.  

Awake till late night.

Are the kids home, safe, in bed?

So many are not.

 

Sunset

The purple sky clouds A pink horizon backdrop I call my kids: Look!

The purple sky clouds

A pink horizon backdrop

I call my kids: Look!

Cowboys

  Cowboys ford fast streams Heads barely above water This is a whoop up.

 

Cowboys ford fast streams

Heads barely above water
This is a whoop up.

Grunt

  They work grunt day jobs And overtime late night shifts Our children slide by Key words:sawing shift, adult children, recession

 

They work grunt day jobs

And overtime late night shifts
Our children slide by
Key words:sawing shift, adult children, recession