5 Haiku Poems
afternoon rainstorm . . .
the black dog jumps when he hears
the clap of thunder
the black dog jumps when he hears
the clap of thunder
—
tail end of July—
grasshopper on the sidewalk
is a dragonfly!
grasshopper on the sidewalk
is a dragonfly!
—
overcast morning
two crows fly across the lot
followed by two more
—
January fly
has anyone told you that
it’s January?
my mother’s birthday—
I slice bananas into
a bowl of rolled oats
I slice bananas into
a bowl of rolled oats
—
overcast morning
two crows fly across the lot
followed by two more
—
January fly
has anyone told you that
it’s January?
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J. D. Nelson’s poems have appeared in many publications, worldwide, since 2002. He is the author of eleven print chapbooks and e-books of poetry, including purgatorio (wlovolw, 2024). Nelson’s first full-length collection is in ghostly onehead (Post-Asemic Press, 2022). Visit his website, MadVerse.com, for more information and links to his published work. Nelson lives in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Fantastic!
ReplyDelete...beautiful! looking forward to reading more of your work.
ReplyDeleteI especially love "my mother's birthday." My interpretation might be different from your intent, but it works for me!
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