E Miscellany

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

early salmon migration—

an empty vase

in the summer house

             (written 2022, published 2023)

eating more of the apple

than I usually do—

NPR pledge drive

             (written 2012, published 2013)

economics lecture—

my pen balanced

on its clicker

             (written 2002, published 2016)

elephant enclosure—

my wife asks me

if I’ve put on weight

             (written 2012, published 2014)

emerging

     from thawing snow

paw in a trap

             (written 1999, published 2006)

end of chemo . . .

my younger sister

donates her wig

             (written 2018, published 2019)

end of the day . . .

one by one we gather

by the unlit beach fire

             (written 2012, published 2014)

end of the year—

the swing’s muddy underside

reflected in a puddle

             (written 2005, published 2019; see “Haiku Classic 2” for commentary)

estate sale—

the canoe shape

of yellow grass

             (written 1992, published 1994)

evening chill—

the marching band

takes the field

             (written 2010, published 2021; see “The Corner Kick’s Curve” rengay)