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haiku

haiku

poetry

each morning
new darkness thickens–
headlights approach.

September 25, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku 2 Comments

a haiku in three images

poetry

a bird departs
a shaking black bough
a silent street

September 20, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku 1 Comment

haiku

poetry

i welcome this air
thick with the smell and chill of autumn–
before the sunrise.

September 12, 2008 randyribay Tagged autumn, haiku 3 Comments

get into the macro for 2 seconds, please

poetry

A leak in the hull.

It’s dripping is heard louder

Than roars of the sea

September 11, 2008 Joshua Grace Tagged haiku, nautical imagery, ships 2 Comments

au wiedersehen

poetry

Stormed shadows crawling

Across nearly frosted lawns,

The passage of time.

September 10, 2008 Joshua Grace Tagged haiku, poetry, time Leave a comment

The Impending Fall

poetry

Sloppy drops sink in,

Autumn approaches.

September 9, 2008 Joshua Grace Tagged autumn, haiku, rain 1 Comment

haiku

poetry

disappointed
by the lack of ferocity–
waiting for the wind.

September 6, 2008 randyribay Tagged disappointment, haiku, hanna 1 Comment

the ironic beauty of south jersey

poetry

the sun sets
behind a veil of smog,
igniting the horizon.

August 31, 2008August 31, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku, pollution, south jersey, sunset 5 Comments

haiku

poetry

like the morning mist
off these forty-five islands,
our worries dissolve.

August 8, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku, islands, mist, worries Leave a comment

middle america

poetry

silent white giants
revolve slowly
contemplating these plains.

August 6, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku, middle america, windmills Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

rain water sits on
the sill of a window left
open during the storm.

July 6, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku, rain 1 Comment

haiku

poetry

on the turnpike
we drove into a wall of rain–
break lights erupting.

June 29, 2008 randyribay Tagged driving, haiku, PA turnpike Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

at night we count
not stars but gunshots–
five two days ago.

June 19, 2008 randyribay Tagged counting, haiku, night 8 Comments

haiku

poetry

storefronts close
clenching like teeth
against the night.

June 16, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku, night Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

once thought dead
these flowers bloom blood red:
after the storm.

June 7, 2008 randyribay Tagged haiku 3 Comments

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