rainfall at last a sunflower opens
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relentless – – tanka
relentless heat
moisture draining
from the vines
the gardener roams with
hope and a bucket
.
.
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chores – – haiku
summer chores
cool bucket water sloshing
onto my skin
.
.
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summer moon – – haiku
summer moon
far above the murmurs
of distant thunder
.
.
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buck moon – – haiku
young buck moon
rising in the meadow
Queen Anne’s lace
.
.
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staying cool – – senryu
staying cool
watching the news of
summer snow
.
.
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summer balm – – haiku
summer balm . . .
a glimpse of flowers
from my window
.
.
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secret garden – – haiku
secret garden . . .
a clan of blue irises
down by the pond
.
.
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Haikai Challenge #145 – – wild iris
Blue flag (iris versicolor) by Jacopo Werther,
(photo under Creative Commons license 2.0, with crop)
.
raindrops – – haiku
raindrops . . .
feather fronds rising
from clay
.
.
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crescent moon – – haiku
crescent moon
on a cool summer night
feeling alive
.
.
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