2026, Day Book, Haiku, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

body remedies: 3 haiku on the first day of spring

1.
song sparrows and ants
promises of the season
call, march this new day

2.

the dogs, being kind
let me sleep in -- grace
is best unspoken

3.

body remedies:
hot coffee, fresh air
a cold face wash

[Daybook 2026: Spring 3.20.26]

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2025, Haiku, Ohio River Valley Literature, river life

a broken haiku for abandoned toys

loved and abandoned
stuffed animals on a wharf bench
a childhood gone

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2025, ad / notare, Haiku, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, summer

ad notare 2025: 57

[haiku for the first day of summer]

clear crisp sunrise
the clouds kissed with pink —
keep this moment

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