haiku by J D Nelson

the computer hums —
the black moth on the ceiling
has been there for hours


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

offhand Leo & Regulus by J D Nelson

watching the
satellites
*skit*
by

dim lights
fade:

morning


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

haiku by J D Nelson

after the shower --
just a few scattered blackbirds,
a low-flying hawk


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

Bamboo Hut Poem by J D Nelson

Small aircraft overhead,
trucks rumbling on Hwy 7,
lawnmowers --

The poets of old
didn't have these
distractions.

(The whine
of a Japanese
motorcycle engine)


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

haiku by J D Nelson

a goose calls out twice
as Orion disappears --
just before sunrise


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

fourteen by J D Nelson

I forget how many shooting stars
I counted last night.

I woke up at dawn
on the living room floor.

I stepped outside
into the new light.

(a planet
& two suns)

I set my alarm
& went back to sleep.


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

hazy dawn by J D Nelson

the scent of smoke

last night,
the moon was
a sick neon pink.

the sun's been up
for almost two hours --

the bats think
it's still dawn.

red Martian sky


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

for KMH by J D Nelson

she's making figure 8's
until infinity.

she is sky-high blue,
sapphire aquamarine.

I'm looking through
the skylight &
she's just getting to work.


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA

the wind blows my mind by J D Nelson

like a loose leaf,
I flip & twist
as the sky sighs.

far from the tree
where I changed
from green to gold,
I'm flying.


J D Nelson, Colorado, USA