Five Haiku Poems by J. D. Nelson

 

5 Haiku Poems

afternoon rainstorm . . .
the black dog jumps when he hears
the clap of thunder

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tail end of July—
grasshopper on the sidewalk
is a dragonfly!

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my mother’s birthday—
I slice bananas into
a bowl of rolled oats

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overcast morning
two crows fly across the lot
followed by two more


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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.