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Category: haiku

snowfall

snow melted in a heart shape over a lichen-covered rock

imagine being buried
in a blank page

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuJanuary 30, 20197 WordsLeave a comment

January

the shrinking circle of my needs

By Dave Bontain haiku, meadow, videosJanuary 27, 20199 WordsLeave a comment

distant gunshots

tree trunk in a snowy woods with several, widely spaced circles of bluish green lichen

the new tattoo
has turned scaly

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuJanuary 19, 20196 WordsLeave a comment

growing needles

trees covered with hoarfrost in the snow

in an icy fog—
perjury charges

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuJanuary 18, 20196 WordsLeave a comment

out before dawn

fresh coyote tracks

the perfect fit of foot
to footprint

By Dave Bontain critters, forest, haikuJanuary 17, 20197 WordsLeave a comment

American bittersweet

American bittersweet berries against the snow

the great poet’s death
trending on Twitter

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuJanuary 17, 20197 Words2 Comments

mountain gorge

rock lifted by the roots of a fallen birch on the side of a mountain

we climb to gaze at the stream’s
effortless descent

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuJanuary 11, 2019January 17, 20199 WordsLeave a comment

power plant plumes

plumes of smoke rising from behind a wooded ridge

dead broomsedge hissing
in the ridgetop wind

By Dave Bontain built environment, forest, haiku, landscapeJanuary 11, 2019January 17, 20197 Words2 Comments

getting high

ferny moss spreading across a rotten log

all the green feathers
of fern and moss

By Dave Bontain forest, haikuDecember 24, 2018January 17, 20198 WordsLeave a comment

foggy solstice

power pole in an old field with a foggy ridgeline behind it

the “cosmic” flavor of the cloud
from her vape

By Dave Bontain forest, haiku, landscape, meadowDecember 21, 20189 WordsLeave a comment

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