Haiku: J. D. Nelson

J. D. Nelson

perched upon a fence

the crow eats a green apple—

cars on the highway

twenty butterflies—

from atop Mount Sanitas

one can see Denver

a baby rabbit

alone in the alleyway—

the pink eastern skies

the red fire hydrant—

three bats feast upon the moths

beneath the streetlight

after the rainstorm

a puddle reflects the moon—

lightning to the east

the pink moon rises—

a panda’s face in the clouds

for a few seconds

after days of rain

the night sky is filled with stars—

insect repellent

sunset at the lake—

sixteen or seventeen geese

over the water

old Mount Sanitas

in the shadow of the clouds—

the caw! of a crow

a bicycle bell—

green apples rot in the sun

beneath the old tree

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Bio: J. D. Nelson (b. 1971) experiments with words in his subterranean laboratory. His poetry has appeared in many small press publications, worldwide, since 2002. He is the author of several collections of poetry, including Cinderella City (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). Nelson’s poem, “to mask a little bird” was nominated for Best of the Net in 2021. Visit http://MadVerse.com for more information and links to his published work. His haiku blog is at http://JDNelson.net. Nelson lives in Colorado, USA.

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Setu, September 2022