summer dusk;
she lifts the baby
to a mulberry branch
homestead auction;
a Chow pup yips
by a bucket of mums
walled graveyard—
summer tourists
knee-deep in daylilies
muggy morning . . .
a fat tick
on the rabbit’s ear
gritty snow . . .
a pig’s wet snout
from the passing truck
Dave Russo's haiku have appeared in Simply Haiku, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Acorn, and other journals. He is included in big sky: The Red Moon Anthology 2006 (Red Moon Press, 2007) and the 2007 New Resonance anthology from Red Moon Press. Russo is the Webmaster for Haiku North America, the North Carolina Haiku Society, and Red Moon Press. Dave was one of the local organizers for Haiku North America 2007, one of the largest gatherings of haiku poets in North America.
Dave Russo's haiku have appeared in Simply Haiku, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Acorn, and other journals. He is included in big sky: The Red Moon Anthology 2006 (Red Moon Press, 2007) and the 2007 New Resonance anthology from Red Moon Press. Russo is the Webmaster for Haiku North America, the North Carolina Haiku Society, and Red Moon Press. Dave was one of the local organizers for Haiku North America 2007, one of the largest gatherings of haiku poets in North America.