July 31: Crickets

what happened
to the fireflies?
first crickets
 

July 30: Butterflies

global politics
monarch, American lady
on the coneflower

July 29: Vireo

oh to wake up
every morning
to vireos singing
 

July 28: Morning

morning rituals
blue jays
greeting the day

July 27: Hollyhocks

art show
my sister in a red dress
admiring hollyhocks

July 26: Day-lilies

no more politics
deadheading
the day-lilies
 

July 25: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

I spent today leading a haiku workshop at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. We spent much of the afternoon out in the gardens being inspired to write haiku by the landscape and what's living in it. Here are some of mine that arose from today's activities, including some directed exercises:

slow down, ants
you're making me
anxious

stone labyrinth
those ants
aren't staying on the path

water lilies
even the dragonflies
seem entranced

bowing low
to smell the roses
haiku nose

July 24: Crow

defensive driving
scolding the crow
on the double lines

 

July 23: Baseball game

wild ducks in flight
lit by floodlights
of the baseball game

June 22: Peacock

rainy afternoon
from a sheltering pine
cries of a peacock

July 21: Cicada

cicada singing
call and response
with a band saw