Dark too early
stubbed my toe
in my own yard

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Wisps of reeds
clinging to swamp edge
one more month

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Morning mists parting
even the harbour mills
turn beautiful

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Water droplet windows
closed now
rain until May

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Fleeting wind
whipping standard
falling with the sun

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Corn rows lean
open a path
leading nowhere

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Scarecrows
wait for visits from farmers
or crows

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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This another hamlet
tucked in tight amongst
spruce, cedar, fir

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Boy throws ball
dog stares – boy runs
hollering!

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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Scattered leaves
confuse the pattern
on rigid bricks

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from Hotsprings and Stubbed Toe, Occasional haiku… 1992-2004

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