lingering in the shadows
all the day’s heat
insects at dusk–
their monotone broken
by a dog’s bark
late afternoon–
a breeze pushes the heat
from here to there
HSA Anthology, 2006
Frogpond, spring 2008
World Haiku Review, spring 2009
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This is a very nice set of haiku, Adelaide. In particular, I like the second and the use of the word 'monotone'...
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