Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog walking through tall grasses and wildflowers on a sunny day with the person who loves him most.

Walking through tall grass,
it must have felt like swimming
wildflower currents.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lying on his side completely relaxed on the grass with sun shining on him with the person who loves him most.

Stretched out and happy —
you were at home on the earth,
you’re here with me, still.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog approaching a forest in spring with the person who loves him most.

May is rushing in,
every tendril green and strong,
us, both wide awake.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lying on the grass in front of tall grasses in spring with the person who loves him most.

Soft mornings of May,
we took the orange light in —
this patch of earth, ours.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog walking on a wooded path in summer looking up at the person who loves him most.

You’re still on each walk
trotting out ahead or
smiling at my side.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog walking through tall grass in summer with the person who loves him most.

The joy of going
through the tall meadow grasses,
only needing us.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white photo of a black and white dog in profile in the woods with the person who loves him most.

The moon, a sliver,
reminds me of you today,
these things that persist.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog on a walk on a boardwalk along a creek with the person who loves him most.

You were only six
this day we walked at the creek,
all luck and beauty.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog resting on a couch contentedly looking at the person who loves him most.

Resting together,
mornings were for poetry,
true words seeping in.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog smiling on a forest path in spring with the person who loves him most.

The start of our walk,
your nose filled with forest life,
us, a part of it.

Haiku-a-day
black and white dog laying in spring grass with the person who loves him most.

The softness of May,
you, out in front and looking,
I imagine it.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog walking by a large clump of wild asters blooming in late-fall light with the person who loves him most.

We’re here a moment,
asters feeding bees in fall —
there’s no other life.