Harvest Moon

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” take place at harvest time.

harvested field—

the quarter moon

slips behind the barn

             (written 1992, published 1997)

harvest moon—

a tassel of corn

comes home on my shoe

             (written 2010, published 2017)

harvest moon—

the tree limb’s shifting shadow

across drawn blinds

             (written 2002, published 2006)

harvest moon—

the white spot

on the black cat

             (written 1990, published 1991; see “From Haiku Moment”)