haiku – Page 7 – catsignal

haiku 551

new year –
neighbor’s firework
explodes on the dot

mama cat
finds a soft ball –
second kittenhood

covid booster –
dreaming
of Excedrin

rainy day –
squirrel chatters
in neighbor’s tree

another blood draw –
telling myself
I deserve chocolate

putting the cat out –
overhead, a butterfly
makes its escape

sunny day
not a cloud in the…
wait, there’s one

state fair ends –
passing shower
settles the dust

new light bulb
behind speedometer –
nighttime luxury

night drive
guessing at what
the speedometer says