28 August 2025 (morning chill)

morning chill

a pheasant feather

on the kitchen doorstep

27 August 2025 (sunflowers)

sunflowers face the street

a constant parade

of goldfinches

26 August 2025 (rainless sky)

rainless sky

thistles loosing

a spray of goldfinches

25 August 2025 (trailside goldenrod)

trailside goldenrod

thunderstorms blooming

on the weather map

24 August 2025 (shakuhachi trio)

At the Wild Graces haiku gathering in Deerfield, NH yesterday, Toji Kaido Perlman’s shakuhachi performance inspired many haiku. Here’s a trio of mine written in the moment, as he played zen pieces called honkyoku.

shakuhachi

ironweed leans

into the tent

*

shakuhachi

a rooster emphasizes

the high notes

*

the shakuhachi

calls out a garter snake

midday heat

23 August 2025 (trailside shadows)

trailside shadows . . .

the eyes of the dying gull

meet mine

22 August 2025 (saltwater farm)

saltwater farm

a fenced-in pasture

of Queen Anne’s lace

21 August 2025 (shore path)

shore path

the surf’s roar

through my soles

20 August 2025 (three young crows)

three young crows

consider their options

morning drizzle

19 August 2025 (the priest)

the priest tells us

perfect faith is child-like . . .

hummingbird

18 August 2025 (commendation)

commendation of her soul the train’s long whistle