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Autumn haiku

Autumn leaves

I’ve never been one,
For wallowing in the past,
But, the falling leaves …

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Posted on October 8, 2016Tags 3 line poem, 3 line poetry, ache, autumn, Fall, fall haiku, haiku, leaves, loss, micropoetry, nostalgia, past, Poetry, poverty, regret, spring poemLeave a comment on Autumn haiku

Hometown haiku

The calloused farmer with his son.

The calloused farmer
cradles his newly born son,
awkwardly tender.

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Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016Tags 3 line poetry, baby, brother, children, family, farmer, father, Great Depression, haiku, hometown, hometown haiku, longing, loss, love, love poem, marriage, micropoetry, Missouri, Poem, Poet, Poetry, poverty, son, threshing crew1 Comment on Hometown haiku

Hard Times Haiku

Farm boy leading a dog

Hard Times Haiku

I guess we were poor.
Didn’t know what we were missing.
Quite unlike today.

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Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016Tags 1950s, 3 line poetry, barn, boy, clothesline, dog, farm, haiku, Hard Times, loss, micropoetry, Missouri, Poem, Poet, Poetry, poor, poverty, red wagon, windmill, winter1 Comment on Hard Times Haiku

Hometown Haiku

Depression couple

~ Haiku for My Parents ~

Depression couple,
Never quite got the memo
That it was over.

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Posted on January 16, 2016January 16, 2016Tags 3 line poem, father, Great Depression, haiku, Hard Times, hometown, micropoetry, mother, parents, Poem, Poet, Poetry, poverty, resourcefulnessLeave a comment on Hometown Haiku
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