29 June 2016

Boston Haikai 33 -- Sunning man

Shirtless man sunning
On some metal bleacher seats;
Seems like it would burn.
June 24 2016 -- Baseball field

Boston Haikai 32 -- Busy robin

Let's switch jobs, robin.
You won't get outside too much,
But there's free coffee.
June 24 2016 -- Grass field

Boston Haikai 31 -- Potted flowers

Potted white flowers
Say to the whole neighborhood
I don't have a job!
June 24 2016 -- Front steps

Boston Haikai 29 -- Cat in the shade

A cat in the shade
Stares at me like I'm stupid
For not lying down
June 27 2016 -- A hot sidewalk

Boston Haikai 30 -- Jaywalking

I made eye contact
With the cop on the corner;
While crossing on red
June 29 2016 -- Commonwealth Ave.

Boston Haikai 28 - Sweaty City

Green river water
Muddied by a midnight rain;
Noon air filled with sweat.
June 29 2016 -- The Charles River

18 June 2016

Boston Haikai 27

Birds out for dinner
In a small garden next to
A real estate office
June 17 2016 -- Cambridge Street

Boston Haikai 26

Summer air at dusk.
Restaurant owner and his wife
folding used napkins
June 18 2016 -- Cambridge street

14 June 2016

Boston Haikai 25

For crabs that got caught
"Unwanted" isn't so bad.
Back in the harbor!
June 10 2016 -- Langone Park pier

Boston Haikai 24

Sudden cannon shot
Marks sundown at the shipyard.
Jellyfish don't hear.
June 10 2016 -- Langone Park pier

Boston Haikai 23

The weather is nice
Outside my little office
Or so I am told
June 14 2016 -- The office

13 June 2016

Boston Haikai 22

A clan of red bugs
Finally found a safe home
Inside my bike seat
June 13, 2015 -- Sorry bugs.

08 June 2016

Boston Haikai 21

"I thought moving here
meant that I would be grown up!"
Green line heart-to-heart
Summer 2014 -- The B line

Boston Haikai 20

Drunk man on the bus
Really needs his friends to know
That he loves tickling
Winter 2014 -- University shuttle

Boston Haikai 19

This open window has
better stories than my book --
Girl, please just dump him.
June 8 2016 -- Living room

05 June 2016

Boston Haikai 18

Teetering fledglings,
anxious parents in the trees;
Their first apartment!
June 4 2016 -- Windsor Street

Boston Haikai 17

Leftover frosting
But no good place to spread it;
Considering cheese
June 5 2016 -- The refrigerator