Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Eight Modern Haiku by Jennifer Gurney

new lids and rings
on thrift-store jars of jam
story of my life

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strawberries on sale
how can I resist
another batch

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stirring
waiting for the berries to bubble
nothing to do but think

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there’s a lot more
think time when making jam
than I remember

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stirring jam 
steam fills the kitchen–
my thoughts float to you

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stirring in steam
batch by batch
hot summer day

***

windows open
letting the steam out
the day floats in

***

such satisfaction
in putting up summer
for wintertime


© Jennifer Gurney
Broomfield, Colorado, US
jennifer.gurney@bvsd.org


Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including Micropoetry Cosmos Blog, The Ravens Perch, HaikUniverse, Haiku Corner, Cold Moon Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly and The Haiku Foundation.

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