Rainy

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” all start with “rainy.”

rainy circus tent—

the child gives a red balloon

to the sad-eyed clown

             (written 1991, published 1993; also printed on balloons for the “Poetry Circus” festival in Southern California in September of 2015)

rainy schoolyard—

the monkey bars

without any monkeys

             (written 2013, published 2018)

rainy season—

an adjective noun

prepositions the noun

             (written 2013, published 2019; see “Haiku Lessons” sequence)

rainy woods—

someone mistakes my camera flash

for lightning

             (written 2012, published 2012)