Humanity
the fifth of July
a time for reflection on
what we have become
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saguaro cactus-
a small sneaker
in the sand
Category Archives: Above
Independence
canons and mortars-
our patriotic fervor
lights up the night sky
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fireworks
the dog hides
under my bed
Hunt
above the highway
a red tailed hawk circling
riding the thermals
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hunting-
an osprey plummets
to the sea
Seas
waiting for the sea-
an ancient mariner mourns
the arriving tide
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bedraggled skies-
limp with rain over
an unkempt sea
Café
a sidewalk cafe-
lunch forgotten as a crow
lands on my table
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al fresco-
a rain drop
in my coffee
Waterfall
born of the mountains
falling over age worn stone
scattering the sun
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summer solstice-
roaring water
fills my ears
Age
as day turns to night
the sun gives her dying light
to the mountain tops
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mountain peaks-
aging temples
streaked with snow
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the bathroom mirror-a message written in steamappears in your hand–starlit noon-steam poursfrom off the rocks
Posted by Iron Haiku on Sunday, June 16, 2019
Lightning
low rolling thunder-
lightning crawls across the sky
rattling windows
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summer night-
the sky lit by
heat lightning
Sea
offshore thunderstorms-
an old salt returns to the
bosom of the sea
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crimson skies
a funeral boat
adrift and alight