19 October 2025 (the car ahead)

the car ahead

swerves to miss a robin

autumn sumacs

18 October 2025 (milkweed drift)

milkweed drift . . .

flame-red maples frame

an empty cow pasture

17 October 2025 (scattered red leaves)

scattered red leaves

vote yes

on question one

Just to be clear, this haiku is using poetic license. If you are in Maine, I hope you will actually vote NO on question 1, which, if voted in, will make it harder for people to vote!

17 November 2024 (i start the raking)

i start the raking

where my neighbor finished . . .

sun on birch trunks

12 November 2024 (a wasp nest)

a wasp nest

that was there all along

wind rattles fallen leaves

2 November 2024 (day of the dead)

day of the dead

the lawn aglow

with fallen leaves

31 October 2024 (Halloween dawn)

Halloween dawn

stirring the embers

of maple leaves

30 October 2024 (dreaming)

dreaming

of the island again

rain on yellow leaves

28 October 2024 (turning over)

turning over a new leaf autumn wind

26 October 2024 (autumn sunlight)

autumn sunlight

the luminescent beauty

of a world on fire

23 October 2024 (jet trails cross)

jet trails cross

above the abandoned house

bronzed oak leaves