{"id":253,"date":"2011-05-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=253"},"modified":"2020-12-14T13:43:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T13:43:52","slug":"nine-haiku-from-bill-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/nine-haiku-from-bill-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Haiku from Bill Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/span><\/font>peeps and trills<\/span><\/font>
a winding trail<\/span><\/font>
to the dogwood<\/span><\/font>
 <\/span><\/font>
*<\/span><\/font>

after a romp<\/span><\/font>
an edge of gold<\/span><\/font>
in the horse\u2019s eye<\/span><\/font>
 <\/span><\/font>
*<\/span><\/font>

flying squirrel<\/span><\/font>
the ready acceptance<\/span><\/font>
of a thin branch<\/span><\/font>

*<\/span><\/font>

the farm horse<\/span><\/font>
out of harness<\/span><\/font>
scent of straw<\/span><\/font>

 *<\/span><\/font>

step stool<\/span><\/font>
learning dad\u2019s ways<\/span><\/font>
to maneuver the brush<\/span><\/font>
 <\/span><\/font>
*<\/span><\/font>

beach yoga<\/span><\/font>
a sand crab<\/span><\/font>
curls one claw <\/span><\/font>

*<\/span><\/font>

avocado flower<\/span><\/font>
the trail of thin chances<\/span><\/font>
that bring us here<\/span><\/font>

 *<\/span><\/font>

a contrail<\/span><\/font>
fading to blue<\/span><\/font>
gallons per second<\/span><\/font>

*<\/span><\/font>

briar and bramble<\/span><\/font>
the unscripted path<\/span><\/font>
of an emerald beetle<\/span><\/font>



*Bill Cooper <\/span>is a professor and president emeritus at the University of Richmond.  He has been writing haiku since 2009,  and his haiku appear in a variety of journals.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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