17 haiku

in the grass
before the sun gets too high
morning dew

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a street crew
pulling out their tools
windows closing

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on the street
one car after another
finds a different road

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on the sidewalk
under mom's watchful eyes
a boy killing ants

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in the maple
a scolding squirrel
a pair of crows

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jackhammer
pounding on the concrete
the birds have flown

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above the cat
sparrows flying
minus one

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in a nightgown
standing at the door
waving goodbye

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all the neighbors
carrying saws and limbs
by a fallen tree

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blue blue sky
with clouds to the west
distant thunder

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happy voices
at the neighbors house
a car door slams

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raspberry cane
budding by the fence
on both sides

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strawberry leaf
twitching in the still air
a tiny mouse

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this road
so familiar
leads to other roads

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strawberries
growing in a window box
between cat prints

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cardinal singing
from a cedar branch
spies the cat

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lying down
in in a dusty street
stray dog