Haiku a Day

Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018

A garden thief lurks,
nibbling my prized cucumbers-
fleeing into night.


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Friday, June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018

Friday is for fun
frolicking- rain or sunshine,
find places to dine.


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Thursday, June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

A visitor flew
into town, dressed to the nines-
beetle mania.


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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018

In search of a snack,
strike a darling pose- humans
squeal and give me nuts.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018

Red velvet petals
envelope a sweet evening
perfume- red, red rose.


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Monday, June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018

A furry tail in
the tree, all that I can see-
blue sky calls to me.


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Sunday, June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018

A private show just
for us, rose opens in the
sun- summer scarlet.


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Saturday, June 23, 2018

June 23, 2018

Blackberries yield a
stunning surprise- no fruit yet,
a winged visitor.


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Friday, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018

Friday is for snacks,
whether you're feeling high up
or low down- chow down.


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Thursday, June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018

Sky stretching upward,
sea endlessly outward- a
fine day for a walk.


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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018

Two for one special,
it's not on coffee or cakes-
fresh fawn cutie pies.


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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

June 19, 2018

If you look really
close, the devil is in the
detail- eating leaves.


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Monday, June 18, 2018

June 18, 2018

Up on the rooftop,
it's not Santa Claus- squirrel's
snack interrupted.


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Sunday, June 17, 2018

June 17, 2018

A cookie or two,
maybe three or four will do-
Daddy, I love you.


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Saturday, June 16, 2018

June 16, 2018

Dinner for two, a
feast from the sea- how lucky
are we west coasters.


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Friday, June 15, 2018

June 15, 2018

Drink in their fragrance,
dreaming of warm summer days-
fall arrives too soon.


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Thursday, June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018

Happy yellow face,
enhanced by the late spring sun-
welcoming summer.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018

Can’t believe we’ve known
you almost a year- I feel
nostalgic in June.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

June 12, 2018

Too cute for words, but
then I remember they grow-
and my garden shrinks.


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Monday, June 11, 2018

June 11, 2018

A chance capture, with
picture, not net- hummingbird's
visit is fleeting.


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Sunday, June 10, 2018

June 10, 2018

You're never too young
or too old to stop and smell
the flowers- just breathe.


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Saturday, June 09, 2018

June 9, 2018

Sunny afternoon,
perfect for a spin- or flight
towards the blue sky.


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Friday, June 08, 2018

June 8, 2018

Feeling dull on this
grey spring day- little bouquet
enlivens senses.


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Thursday, June 07, 2018

June 7, 2018

When grey spring days hit,
remember those sunny days-
the sun will return.


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Wednesday, June 06, 2018

June 6, 2018

Spring is for babies,
some say all of them are cute-
at least to their moms.


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Tuesday, June 05, 2018

June 5, 2018

On a cloudy day,
I'll make my own paradise-
bougainvillea.


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Monday, June 04, 2018

June 4, 2018

Fawn twins race around,
Mama Doe has her hooves full-
Victoria spring.


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Sunday, June 03, 2018

June 3, 2018

Quiet Sunday brunch
interrupted- unwelcome
guest brought camera.


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Saturday, June 02, 2018

June 2, 2018

Kitchen acquires a
Sunny disposition-plucked
Iris, new lodger.


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Friday, June 01, 2018

June 1, 2018

In life a whirring
blur, in death still and peaceful-
dead hummingbird found.


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