J Miscellany

The following miscellaneous “Haiku from Index Cards” all start with the letter J.

January thaw—

the deepening row of holes

under the eavestrough

             (written 2005, published 2005)

jaywalkingthedog

             (written 1990, published 1991)

jazz club—

the waitress stops

to undo a button

             (written 1992, published 1996)

jazz concert—

the baby’s cowlick

bobbing with the beat

             (written 1993, published 1999)

je rends homage

à Magritte

ceci n’est pas un poème

             (written 2011, published 2011)

jet lag—

with a suitcase click

summer ends

             (written 2010, published 2017)

jiggering chrysalis—

sunlight now

to the base of the bush

             (written 2015, published 2022)

job interview—

the snow shovel

lifted from its hook

             (written 2011, published 2014; see “Wintering” sequence)

joining friends

      on the porch

            falling leaves

             (written 2013, published 2015)

July sun—

cedar chips still cover

the Christmas-tree lot

             (written 1994, published 2017)

just before

in reaches the pavement . . .

cherry blossom shadow

             (written 2010, published 2016)

just the right length

as a bedtime story

Goldilocks

             (written 2021, published 2022; see “Happy Ending” rengay)