Jul 27
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: gardening, hostas, mindfulness, mosquitoes, yardsJuly 27th, 2011
I mindfully plot
a hosta patch but don’t see
myself scratch a bite
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by Kelly
I mindfully plot
a hosta patch but don’t see
myself scratch a bite
Jun 11
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: adoption, ants, fertility, flowers, infertility, insects, peonies, spring, suburbia, yardsJune 11th, 2011
ants on peonies —
I envision a swing set
in our backyard
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by Kelly
ants on peonies —
I envision a swing set
in our backyard
Nov 06
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: animals, Autumn, fall, lawns, neighborhoods, neighbors, night, sweaters, yardsNovember 6th, 2010
something moves across
my neighbor’s night lawn — I pull
my sweater tighter
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by Kelly
something moves across
my neighbor’s night lawn — I pull
my sweater tighter
Sep 13
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: aggression, arguments, grass, husbands, lawns, marriage, weeds, yardsSeptember 13th, 2010
pulling weeds doesn’t
lesson my aggression but
provokes it — I snap
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by Kelly
pulling weeds doesn’t
lesson my aggression but
provokes it — I snap
Jun 29
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: death, dragonflies, flowers, insects, lamb's ear, purple, toads, trees, yardsJune 29th, 2010
dead things in our yard
dragonfly, iris, elm, toad —
lamb’s ear blooms purple
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by Kelly
dead things in our yard
dragonfly, iris, elm, toad —
lamb’s ear blooms purple
Jun 19
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: bones, dogs, grass, lawns, suburbia, yardsJune 19th, 2010
hunting through the grass
for dog bones as the lawn boys
gas up their motors
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by Kelly
hunting through the grass
for dog bones as the lawn boys
gas up their motors
Jun 07
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: beets, gardens, manicures, Miami, planting, plants, protection, yardsJune 7th, 2010
I’m done protecting
this Miami Beet mani —
time to get planting
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by Kelly
I’m done protecting
this Miami Beet mani —
time to get planting
May 22
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: animals, birds, cats, death, grass, hunting, neighborhoods, robins, suburbia, wings, yardsMay 22nd, 2010
A stiff wing rises
through the grass. Mangled Robin.
Damn cat. What a shame.
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by Kelly
A stiff wing rises
through the grass. Mangled Robin.
Damn cat. What a shame.
May 16
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: animals, cats, flowers, hunting, lilacs, neighborhoods, yardsMay 16th, 2010
neighborhood cat stalks
my back yard preying for fun –
the scent of lilacs
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by Kelly
neighborhood cat stalks
my back yard preying for fun –
the scent of lilacs
Apr 16
Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: dogs, neighbors, suburbia, yardsApril 16th, 2010
he must huff and puff
even if the yellow lab
isn’t in its yard
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by Kelly
he must huff and puff
even if the yellow lab
isn’t in its yard
