I love to run with people but I also treasure solitary runs. Sometimes, during the latter, my mind drifts and I try to think of haikus. Since I’m an amateur, I take a few liberties with the form. These are some recent ones.
- Running after dark
- Streetlights and shadows: scents, ah!
- Night blooming jasmine.
- Strutting white egret
- Crosses my path in haste: Fear
- Not. …just a runner.
- That part in a race:
- the cop stops traffic for you.
- You hoped for a rest.
- Running buddy chats
- About pace, prs and poop.
- ….. Shhh! Let’s run silent.
- On my route, there’s a
- Florida Avocado
- Tree. I just snitched one.
- Light mist in the dawn,
- skritch of sneakers on wet streets,
- dark skies turning silver.
- Door creaks, steps on dew
- Little anole bolts. Start watch:
- Wish I were as fast.
- Brown lump to my left
- Roadkill? Family pet? Oh,
- just fallen palm fronds.
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......former public defender/legal aid lawyer, Teach For America teacher, and always running....
Thanks for your visit and the follow. Your 6th Haiku has a great sense of place and time. Good imagery too.
Appreciate your time and the feedback very much. Hope you’ll stay tuned.
Best,
A