Rescue dog saved us / Dumped over fence, called Tyson / We call him Beau, friend. Today is Beau's 2nd bday

Gas prices rising / Will it lead to less driving? / There's pain at the pump

sun is shining bright / work week's triumphant ending / finally friday

sun peeking today / breezy mild colorful / spring is blooming now

write and read haiku / alone in the world I thought / then I found twitter

in spite of downpour / birds converse about weather / wild orchestra

debris litters shore / Poseidon rages-waves crash / beach after rain storm

power of words is / weapon against apathy / rising up stand tall

torrential rain falls / the sound like white noise numbs me / spring skies open up

stagnant leaden sky / not sustaining only dull / hiding warm spring sun

heavy air, dank night / infesting smell of low tide / sickeningly real

crisp, cool damp spring night / clouds pregnant with heavy rain / skies wait to open

Solid walking stick / washed up on beach after storm / perfect for mountains

wide open window / chorus of songs, bells, and croaks / beckoning me out

struggle to be more / fall short in reality / a work in progress

pink, white spring blossoms / cascade over fence in yard / obscene bold beauty

all are fighting a war / kindness eases the struggle / daily grind uphill

thunderous footsteps / felt by camera shy turtles / no photo today

summer roses bloom / 18th century beauty / wildly rambling

different now because / son's childhood memories / remain in camera

like a fragrant bloom / freedom wafts across June air / summer is coming

some small lives lived here / quiet desperate / sometimes vainly rage

no fear of myself / anonymity frees me / voice, taste, opinions

humbled by job loss / intimidated fearful / uncertain future

heavy perfumed air / late spring roses bloom in haze / steamy sticky night

cool June breezes blow / away yesterdays high heat / last nights argument

The cicada's cry / carries no sign the foretells / how soon it must die

a cog in the wheel / meant to feel less than myself / autonomy lost

spent spring roses fade / honeysuckle bursts on scene / fragrant usurper

thunder rolls in / leaves tremble in unison / anticipate storm

trilling bird chorus / nature's birthday song to me / what shall i wish for?

7 year old's gift / told I am priceless to him / best present ever

why am I hopeful / everyone scared, sad for me / I feel, taste freedom

pouring rain outside / bounces off leaves outside window / melodic drops fall

filling up the night / with thunderous booms and light / early fireworks

lush greens have replaced / winter's stark visible pond / summer's pond hidden

rotting on the ground / immature pears and apples / yellow jacket feasts

independence day parties / start early skies lighting up / trembling dog snuggles

white rhododendrons / bright against the morning haze / humid summer day

soldiers, revelers / battle and celebration / independence day

living far apart / blood and memories bind us / siblings together

pay homage to light / inner light of all beings / namaste and peace

watching the tide ebb / in silence I fill the vase / summer beach roses {ebb, vase, silence}

outside on the porch / sleeping dog snores and stretches / breezy summer night

revelry too late / fireworks crackle in sky / fizzle in mid air

no clue what to eat / pieced together recipe / highlight is basil

direct noon sunlight / burning young green tomatoes / cooked before their time

used to sit on porch / observing peaches fall down / succulent rotting

triumphant seeds burst / growing in spite of the heat / scorching mid July

seeking cooler air / traveling into the woods / find a summer pond

sitting at the shore / watching a spirited gull / ardently hunt crabs

oppressively hot / heat will curtail outdoor time / Northern July day

mother bird curtails / curious babies ventures / in garden near cat

stretched to meet the rain / parched summer branches extend / grateful for the drops

softly fragrant rose / paragon of spring beauty / the wind whispers praise

gentle July rain / drops produce fat zucchini / out in the garden

dark clouds rolling in / whipping winds turning the leaves / summer storm is here

heat tired blossoms / wilt in the July noon sun / near the dried up brook

bellicose sun shines / all the earth looks pinched and dry / no belief in rain

Buried past in pond / Old fat goldfish died today / wish it was a sign

My goldfish has died / laptop shorted out last night / when will July end?

The plants on the porch / wish summer sun would not scorch / lean in anyway

Like a lions purr / the sound of distant thunder / summer storm nearing

communion of souls / occurred inside the teepee / summer on the plains

long-legged bombshell / weaves an invisible trap / luring all who near

adrift on sandbar / summer sea far from the point / in the sand we trudge

adrift in own life / failing to see any point / I trudge through the day

brand new computer / rejoining the world wide web / still no new goldfish

quick, tentative step / old black cat carefully avoids / long green snake-like hose

unperturbed by crows / squirrels gorge on rotting apples / August's free- for- all

half the season gone / chipmunks race around the yard / seeking sustenance

pealing noon church bells / call to prayer for the faithful / omniscient power

suspenseful thriller / layers of dust obscure deals / shopping at the junk shop

ever watchful eyes / lying on the bed staring / loyal companion

old bird delivers / fat worms to young in high nest / only until fall

fire station horn / breaks open this August night / siren's answer call

moody skies open / nature's late night tantrum brings / switch from summer heat

seeking swimming hole / mallard and her brood visit / summer brook is dry

Texas summer drought / noon sun carves deep crevasses / scorching August day

afternoon's downpour / break from August heat and drought / welcome cloud filled skies

voices of reason / call for an end to our trash / plastic filled oceans

sleepless night, hope slips / late fall's cloying abyss clings / corner not yet turned

After the shower / among the drenched roses / the bird thrashing in the bath.- Jack Kerouac

thunder storms move close / Stygian night sky opened / at home safe indoors

sun blazes all day / August breezes halt heat wave / cool fall is anigh

shuffling bare feet tread / back and forth to the ocean / a path worn in sand

warm bright morning sun / erases all trace of last night / dewy, cool, full moon

the southern accent / in my head makes me question / my syllable count

Loyal fall follows / showy hot summer blisters / hot days with cool nights

first chilly morning / slowly summer surrenders / autumn days nearing

fine day for picking / apples heavy on branches / stuffed in dress pockets

new morning rises / morning glory greets the day / beautiful short life

summer's blustery choices / punishing sun, wind, rain / nature's heated rage

summer's harsh choices / punishing sun, wind, rain / nature's heated rage

summer's harsh choices / punishing sun, wind, rain, drought / nature's heated rage

cool fall fair weather / small town celebrates harvest / parade, carnival

Irene on her way / not a flashlight left in town / Mother Nature's wrath

Cricket in the house / skillfully hiding unseen / I approach, song stops

Feet stick out from sill / green leaves blow across blue sky / she snores in window

sun sizzles outside / as hot as frying bacon / summer's fading wrath

unseen crow cawing / breaks the highways steady hum / dropping pears from tree

morning in garden / hands still tomato scented / soap and water scrubbed

navy blue nails hide / dirty and stained fingertips / no shovel to dig

soccer nine o'clock / pre coffee sports reminders / text, email, phone call

morning insects hum / cool air envelopes the house / flying geese call fall

bird eating berries / might be hungry come winter / eats one at a time

endless frustration / whining, running door to door / squirrel outside screened porch

hopes, daydreams and fears / quietly contemplating / life lived in my head

to show their respect / one o'clock sirens blaring / remember lost ten

because I have to / like Pandora's box opened / ever present words

struggling to wake up / coffee cooling in window / sleep hangs in my brain

bad music wafts in / poorly performed renditions / old folks home next door

spring, summer alive / sterile winter approaches / tranquil fall is here

melancholy feel / sweeping through the opened house / cold night, shutting doors

beach going faithful / bundled up against cool fall / litter beach like leaves

wispy silver clouds / streak across stone colored sky / humane raindrops fall

inelegant rain / misted and poured down all day / tapping on windows

high pitched squeal of brakes / delivery truck nearby / dog barks in response

fall not strong enough / summer's influence still lingers on / rainy, hot, humid

birds dusky chatter / hidden in trees colored black / fading evening light

choices evoke guilt / kids photo package racket / untouched or retouched?

warm autumn evening / through the half open window / car horn plays Dixie

along the highway / posed and ready for autumn / leaves begin to change

old men discuss tides / a gnarled log breaks the waves / storm clouds wait offshore

cool breeze blowing in / steady rain falling outside / scent of skunk fills air

prevented by rejection / wet skin, dark eyes plead with me / longing for my bed

frogs and crickets sing / nightly rural opera / begin as night falls

I realize I / have life better than many / three months unemployed

rain beats on the roof / follows illogical path / down the window pane

flowing through my hands / impossible to hold on / this moment in time

ink stained hands write words / old sleeping cat falls off trunk / Sundays on the porch

warped plastic siding / buffeted and buoyed by waves / crashes on the beach

rustling against screen / breezes blow brown curly leaf / cool October night

gunmetal gray skies / vibrant yellow leaves muted / steady rain pours down

dampness enters the house / seeping in uninvited / visits every room

wind rattled scarecrow / stands askew trembling, useless / crows gather en masse

November the first / undecorated fall house / ghouls, goblins packed up

snowfall left as trick / howling, swirling windswept snow / winter ghosts through town

Fleeing cool autumn / summer's final mosquito / retreats inside house

Putting leaves in piles / fast, short raking technique used / leaves swirl as he rakes

wipers rhythmic whir / wet leaves plaster the windshield / rainy autumn night

empty windswept beach / too cold even for the birds / sand, water and me

uncontainable / ninety-nine percent rising / occupy wall street

battling rough waves / boats find a breach farther out / to open ocean

waging drawn out war / fall's coolness ousts summer's warmth / seasonal battle

blustery, cold day / conforming to season's plan / yesterday's warmth gone

season's mutating / fall to winter and to spring / retailers push on

afternoon light fades / darkness encloses the house / streetlights brighten town

I type, he plans, talks / writing "chapter" book with boy / murmuring stories

handled carefully / sorted by color in jars / abused by ocean

skies might open up / storm clouds racing across the sky / threatening downpour

frost painted windshield / winter summoned icy roof / cardinal sings out

gray, black, and white bird / unphased by December's chill / rests on the clothesline

black-capped chickadee / flits for easier access / red winterberries

small injured seagull / landing on supportive sand / hobbled but alive

Fifty five degrees / winter solstice at the mall / too hot and crowded

patiently he waits / watching dinner on the fork / drooling on my pants

holiday trip south / hopes for persimmon pudding / fourteen hour drive

rural Virginia / men with pickups and camo / near Buddhist temple

two vultures circle / round rusted water tower / Virginia border

outside Lovingston / long haired man thumbs northward ride / late December day

day after Christmas / pitch black night punctuated . / lights along roadside

below zero night / long overdue fly frozen / dead on windowsill

lining the roof's peak / solitary gull / breaks rank

lining the roof's peak / solitary gull breaks rank / braving winter winds

IN SILENT MID-NIGHT / OLD SCARECROW TOPPLES DOWN / WEIRD HOLLOW ECHO Haiku by BONCHO

rediscovery / squirrel seeking buried treasure / mild midwinter day

shaking the windows / gusting winds batter the house / knocking loose shutters

Fat snowflakes float down / backlit by weakening sun / disappear in grass

fallen white birch tree / leaning up against stout branch / neighborhood dog barks

lean times ahead still / America's recession / easing- they report

dripping behind sink / possible flood in kitchen / fat plumber smiled

life lived on the edge / I don't back up, just shut down / might be sorry soon

written down, crossed out / struggling with words in my head / image unexpressed

Winter solitude / in a world of one color / the sound of wind

frigid morning run / beard hat or balaclava / would protect my chin

church-bells distant peal / mark the passage of the day / noontime comes and goes

fabric of the quilt / whirring sound of forced air heat / silent bedroom scenes

hiding under eave / old black cat yowls at front door / cold rain sprinkles down

polar bears drowning / outcome of global warming / too late to stop now?

melted by cold rain / February twenty ninth / snowman met his doom

melted by cold rain / February twenty-ninth / snowman met his doom

error in judgement / ice skating ability / now ankle is sprained

slowly brightening / clear skies guide gray rain clouds south / out over the sound

spring lures daffodils / warming sun, abundant rain / winter’s fate is sealed

boy slain, shooter free / not begging for forgiveness / unacknowledged crime

blown open by wind / gate bangs against picket fence / old dog undisturbed

cold renewed today / tested by early spring warmth / winter's endurance

leaving the big pond / Mr. and Mrs. Mallard / retreat to our brook

thunder and lightning / downpour breaks through leaden sky / disturbs lunchtime rush

eager for spring warmth / daffodils slowly open / nod as I run past

chilling ocean wind / drives beach combers back in cars / deserted spring beach

April Fool's Day trick / cold day wearing spring's label / cruelest month begins

nasty cold rain falls / bullet like drops pummel house / dog curls up closer

despite locked garage / nesting in the rolled up rug / obstinate sparrows

powerful waves crash / deliver foreign debris / take beach grain by grain

restaurant sign alerts / children receive espresso / dogs permissible

White cloud of mist / above white cherry blossoms / dawn shining mountains

rending a fat worm / robin sprints across the lawn / avoiding old cat

bathing in the brook / disturbed by noisy mallards / fat robin departs

astoundingly fat / alive in the spring garden / earthworms, robins feast

waving in the breeze / newly opened pear blossoms / pristine spring beauty

As the great old trees / are marked for felling, the birds / build their new spring nests

boys running through hose / scorching eighty degree day / screams fill the backyard

almost moonless night / spring breezes summon winter / dead leaves still rattle

cascading from tree / white pear blossoms litter ground / replaced by green leaves

fat honeybee lurks / on the first forsythia / frightening children

fire on the track / causing delays to New York / regional spring drought

life creeps in my brain / insomnia induced words / restless syllables

echoes of winter / fierce, cold winds batter the house / spring not quite entrenched

impersonal light / next to the neighbor's front door / sparrows make a home

windy April day / lone lost sock on the roadside / chickadee zooms past

over jagged rocks / seagulls hover, drop small crabs / land to peck out meat

seven year old me / knocking over dark grape juice / white pinafore stained

seven- year old me / knocking over dark grape juice / white pinafore stained

staring at the cat / the dog "killed" his tennis ball / overt aggression

windy April day / flowers beneath apple tree / dance around the May pole

late April evening / killing hard freeze expected / pumpkin plants have died

year long tradition / pen and paper create peace / syllables do count

frigid mid spring nights / undoing seeds early growth / leaves black and blighted

waiting on the porch / yowling now, just to be heard / old, deaf , black she cat

with unbridled zeal / nest building in the garage / brown birds gather twigs

lettuce leaves flutter / pink azalea branches wave / gentle spring breezes

out-of-doors at noon / church bells chime familiar song / neighbor sands new deck

in city fields / contemplating cherry- trees / strangers are like friends

cold, windy May day / wild, raging ocean greets me / sparrows brave sea wall

standing tall near mate / unabating protection / black eyes seeing all

rainy afternoon / grating wild parakeets call / louder than raindrops

outside in the rain / frogs croak noontime serenade / garbage truck roars past