28 March 2026 (maximum)

maximum solar wattage spring goldfinches

27 March 2026 (a junco's trills)

a junco’s trills . . .

melting deer tracks

fill with snow fleas

26 March 2026 (spring snow)

spring snow

the masseuse tells me

to research the throat chakra

25 March 2026 (chickadee love songs)

a chickadee’s love song . . .

skunk cabbages melting

holes in the snow

24 March 2026 (Jupiter at its zenith)

Jupiter at its zenith —

light spilling

from a restaurant doorway

23 March 2026 (on the dead tree)

clinging to the dead tree

we left up for woodpeckers

spring snow

22 March 2026 (working)

working

on a Sunday . . .

spring snow

21 March 2026 (new moon)

new moon knowing you won’t read this

in loving memory of Tobey Levine, dear friend and longtime supporter of my haiku blog

20 March 2026 (first day of spring, with Basho)

ah spring spring

how great is spring!

and so on

—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated by Jane Reichhold

first day of spring

hoping tonight’s snow

is the last

—me

19 March 2026 (a few snowflakes)

a few snowflakes . . .

roadside pussy willows

stretch across a ditch

18 March 2026 (cusp of spring)

cusp of spring . . .

the ring of vegetables

dropping into a pan