From the book The Immediate and No Sooner, published in 2021.
Haiku 904.
We have met three times.
This instance will be the last.
Frankly, you bore me.
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Haiku 905.
discolored lemon
half-frozen and forgotten
it lies on the street
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Haiku 906.
something aggressive
the hawk has been thinking it
the rabbit has not
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The first one made me laugh, and the last one hit hard. I’ve seen that hawk and rabbit.
Thank you. We had a tiny rabbit here this summer, just a baby. Every time I saw him I hoped he’s avoid the hawks, don’t know if he did or not, but I am choosing to think yes.
Oh, I hope he did! This was definitely a rabbit year. I saw so many this summer.
I’ve seen that hawk but with a squirrel. (K)
We have a hawk I recognize who has made our yard a frequent location to visit (he always sits on the electric pole in the same place and he has a distinctive look to him). I know the little animals in our yard know he’s there and he does too…