Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Jackrabbit

           quaking aspen
               the dappled sway
                         of muttongrass

It's my tenth birthday and I’m learning to shoot the .22 rifle.
It’s over 100 years old, 
handed down from father to son
for three generations, and now to me. Even though 
I’m a girl,
Daddy treats me like his worthy heir. “Act serious,” I whisper
to myself, 
but I can’t quite contain my grin. 

          wild strawberries
          gleam like pigeon-blood rubies. . .
          stinging nettles


 haikuKATHA #26, Dec 2023

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