Jerusalem – Israel Haiku

Black Cat

Rick Black — Tue, 19 May 2020 22:15:29 +0000

olive tree
a black cat sharpens
its claws

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Rick Black — Mon, 04 May 2020 22:12:10 +0000

shouts of children
a ball bouncing away
at end of day

Rick Black — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:04:41 +0000

over and over,
rolling down the hill
by Herod’s tomb

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Rick Black — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 23:04:03 +0000

steam arising
from corn on the cob
Jaffa Gate

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Rick Black — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 23:01:46 +0000

in jerusalem
even the people are covered
by dust

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Rick Black — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:58:02 +0000

your rejoicing
is premature, fireworks—
no Messiah yet

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Rick Black — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 21:40:11 +0000

left outside—
the challah, the wine and
the burnt candles

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Rick Black — Fri, 17 May 2019 01:51:41 +0000

three Hasidic boys
slide down its slick rooftop
bomb shelter

Rick Black — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 03:17:11 +0000

who is not
a stranger behind
these stone walls?

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Rick Black — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:01:41 +0000

counting the rings
of the pine tree’s stump –
its own share of war