pale day
slouching across the salt lake
the old stock fence
©️Sbwright 2023
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pale day
fresh southerly
fresh southerly
the dried leaves and I
applaud
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sun-bleached field
sun-bleached field
mistaking dried thistle heads
for sheep
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summer walk
summer walk
the kookaburra and I
neither of us laughing
inspired by @KathrineCuccuru
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morning heat
morning heat
the stray cat not straying
too far
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oscillating fan
oscilating fan –
stirring the silence
between us
©️Sbwright 2023
Note: Not sure if it’s a Kigo but “oscillating fan I think pins this Haiku in Summer.
cool change
cool change
a magpie rakes the karesansui*
with its beak
©️sbwright 2023
kigo : cool change (summer)
* karesansui is a Japanese sand or gravel garden.
after the cardiologist
after the cardiologist
eating mushroom Quiche
for the first time
Note: More of a Senryu than a haiku. No seasonal word attempted.
no cabbages!
no cabbages!
a cabbage white settles
for a lavender
Kigo: “cabbage white” a proflific butterfly abundently active in Summer
oppresive heat
oppresive heat
the cat licks its fur
from the clothes brush
鵲の歌 / Magpie Song 