Murky Lake
By Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA murky lake . . .long tears cloudthe buffalo's eye
Crunch
By: Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA the crunchof gravel underfootstop-and-frisk
Wild Violets
By Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA wild violetsbrushing her cheekthe shadow of a bruise Selected poem, 7th Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest, 2018
Sooty Smokestacks
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA sooty smokestackswhere dinosaursonce grazed
Faint Aurora
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA faint aurora . . .a polar bear clambersonto the shrinking floe
Crude
Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA unmixed oil slicks press against dolphin skin fall leaves…a plastic bag gapeswide as Texas First published in The Other Bunny, June 11, 2018
Broken Bottle
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA broken bottleat the end of the pathblue-eyed grass First published in Plum Tree Tavern, 2015
Crack of Dawn
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA crack of dawn —fireflies escapethe jar First published in Chrysanthemum #18, 2015
After the Bomb
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA after the bombin each window shardreflected stars First published in The Bamboo Hut, February 2024
First Day
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA first dayat rehabchild's pose
Open Carry
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA sliver moon --in the dead of nightopen carry
Night Heron
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA small silence –a night heron ensnaredin fishing wire First published in Plum Tree Tavern, 2015
Landfill Overflow
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA landfill overflow . . .a praying mantisbows its head A version of this haiku was originally published in The Weekly Avocet, #508, August 28, 2022
Manatee
By Theresa A. CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA crescent moon –a scarred manatee nurses her calf First published in Every Chicken, Cow, Fish and Frog: Animal Rights Haiku, Robert Epstein and Miriam Wald, editors (Kindle edition), 2017
Spring Breeze
By Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA spring breeze . . .the beggar and Ishare smiles
Battlefield
By Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA battlefield...all the facesof sunflowers
Air Raid Siren
By Theresa CancroWilmington, Delaware, USA air raid siren—a little girl lullabiesher doll