dodge

The last day of summer,
The morning moon plays dodge ball
With passing clouds.

prayer

Butterflies folding,
Small prayer books open and close,
Who has time to read?

circles

 

Like my midnight mind,

The early morning birds

Diving in circles.

word

Huge housefly
Meandering over these lines
Probing the word; word.

yellow

Lonely yellow jacket!
Nobody wants you around.
"Here, land on my arm!"

wings

Ivan Klioune

Flattened grasshopper!

Still delicate your green wings

Framed by the asphalt.

                                                                                                

pale

Awakened this night,
Full moon beckons me to write
A pale love letter. 

motion

In slowest motion
A slug, under summer sun,
curling up to death.

clarity

An afternoon moth,
Floundering without the Night.
Lost in clarity.

pardon

Terrified rosebush!
"Here we come with the clippers."
Begging your pardon.

salt

Close to the mountains
Daydreaming for ocean waves
Licking salt from clouds

rain

After night of rain,
Sad Oleander petals
Marking summer's end.

memory

The distant traffic
Taking memory over
Indian ocean

bedroom

Only the half-moon
Sees an empty bedroom
Where lovers once slept.

moon

Lone moon beetle,
Exploring the vast terrace.
Nothing there but my feet!

murder

Screams of bloody murder

Geese next door so excited

Just for the postman!

strip

The lover is gone, 
Now, a strip of blue sky 
Fending off dark clouds.

butter

Parked on the butter,
Philosophical housefly
Contemplating time.

blooming

My fig tree blooming;
Just a big contest between
me, and the blackbirds.

dinner

Chastised for writing
Haiku during dinner!
What would Issa think?

party!

Pity poor tuna!
Accepted invitation
To dinner party!

honey

After the rain storm,
Purple lavender calls out
to lone honey bee.

pajama

Zebra butterflies.
An August morning:
Pajama party!

hearts

Dandelion hearts.
Open each morning,
Closing at night.

elusive

Exploring my mind.
An ant too, looks for way.
The elusive path!

empty

The empty mansion.
Homesick for a family
Which was never made.

dandelion

The dandelions:
Ignorant of my neighbor's
Animosity!

Dancing

In the kitchen sink
The cricket dancing all night,
Alone, apparently.

picnic

Over the driveway,
Scattering feast of red plums.
Butterfly picnic!

wings

These crows love this lawn.

Poor worms and crawling things,

What if they had wings?

vase

The two young daughters.
Flowers in the vase of
The grateful father.

butter

Refrigerator.
Hanging onto butter
All night, chilly bug.

owl

Who will tell loved ones
Of white owl,  hit by a car
Under full moon?

circles

Walking in circles,
Over the electric bill,
The ant finds nothing.

void

Lost in a void, or
Just dangling for sheer fun,
Like me, a spider.

heat

In the morning heat,
Stopping for big kiss,
Two ants cross the terrace.

storm

The butterflies gone,
Scared of summer storm.
Now, just lonely flowers!

trumpets

Over the green lawn,
Walking carefully around
Pair of white trumpets.

gone

Gone like a rose petal,

Into the black windy night,

An old friendship dies.

half-moon

Sea of cricket's drone,
In it I drown each night
Under sail of half moon.

thirsty

A salamander
Came to drink but left thirsty.
The smell of my feet!

wedding

Rose petals, and rice.
The church steps descending down
To an empty square.

haunting

Sometimes, feel homesick.
Which perfume, or rainy day
Still haunting small heart?

crow

The constant carping!
All morning long, is it you
dear crow, or my mind?

dilly-dally

My mind this morning:
Dilly-dally, poofy-do,
July butterfly.

stone

Stone funerary.
Crawling into his own death,
A daddy-long legs.

fuss

Landing on my arm,
Bumble bee just wants a kiss,
What's the fuss?

waltz

A great distraction,
The bedside lamp driving moths
To waltz on my chest.

robes

A pile of dead roses.
Who can imagine, that once,
You wore white robes?

smoothly

Parked on the wall,

Helping my dreams fly smoothly,

Brightly colored moths.