months-old kefir must
transit stronger plumbing than
we mortals possess
Kyp

taking a mid-day
constitutional, seeking
head pats, also snacks
22 – 26 June
22 June

teacher, sous chef, friend,
plywood inspector checking
my cuts. what a dad!
25 June

Robert Simon, with
offerings? presents? do not
know why they are there
26 June

I
walking club steps out
again, this time towards great
gelato, sorbet
II
walked into lake
zero times, and into trees
only once. success!
21 June
To celebrate the first day of summer, here is a haiku about my parents’ basement.

recycling parts of
Box Mountain: not mountaintop
removal, better.
P.S. Actual mountaintop removal is horrible!
20 June

today: vines sucking
the life out of some poor tree
rooted near Lake Anne
18 – 19 June
18 June
I

geese seeking berries
to be converted into
waste we’ll step over
II

bee drinking nectar,
gathering pollen for friends
back at the beehive
19 June

saw chipmunk—so cute!
—pulled phone from bag, but alas,
it had run away
17 June
I

saw white snapdragon
last night. did not see yellow
one nearby. it’s gone.
II

roommate: suspicious
or curious about my
technical writing?
III

yesterday’s twilight:
a color gradient with
low saturation
IV
rain cools late spring day,
bird hops towards dinner, I
flush’d roach down toilet
V

new plant baby from
human roommate’s office greets
her new green neighbors
VI

little spider on
spider plant; a fitting home
far away from cats
16 June

single file and
spread apart describes walking
club, road reflectors
15 June
I

ever-vigilant
cat is ready to pop up
from nap, stare at walls
II

geese, having dinner
at the lake. such ambience!
hope they enjoy it
III

tiger lilies bloom
into perfect arrangement
…on-brand for Reston
13 June
Still working through my haiku backlog…
I
stick, like the one found
in creek near parents’ home.
walked into this one.
II

is this a teenage
squirrel, or was part of its
tail lost in a fight?
III

seen with moss: dead leaves,
slowly decomposing to
become new soil
IV

behold, the sunset!
it’s lit (specifically,
by the setting sun)
V

socially distanced
walking club members are now
socially distanced