overcast Easter
cloud-covered blue and grey sky
sun plays hide and seek 
Monthly Archives: March 2013
morning prize
morning prize!
yellow finch on patio
pecking
the fine mesh seed bag 
sizzlin’ breakfast skillet
sizzlin’ breakfast skillet
broccoli potatoes
peppers, onions, ham
broccoli potatoes
peppers, onions, ham
posted in mom’s 2015 haiku book as
“sizzling breakfast skillet”
look fast!
look fast!
it’s an owl watching!
or
is
it
a
tree trunk?
they both have eyes!
690 A.D.
thoughts while reading John Maddox Roberts SPQR V
about the annual Saturnalia festival —
about the annual Saturnalia festival —
690 A.D.
young lambs frolic
in myrtle groves
bursting with nymphs
young lambs frolic
in myrtle groves
bursting with nymphs
after the rain
after the rain
caterpillars
crawl on muddy lawn
searching for their homes
caterpillars
crawl on muddy lawn
searching for their homes
A Caterpillar Haiku Adventure
A Caterpillar Haiku Adventure
eek! a caterpillar
crawling across the floor!
how’d he get inside?!
crawling across the floor!
how’d he get inside?!
he’s fuzzy and ick
slimy I don’t want to touch!
how to get him out?
slimy I don’t want to touch!
how to get him out?
mama knows! she says
get some paper he’ll crawl on
then take it all out!
get some paper he’ll crawl on
then take it all out!
windshield wipers swipe
windshield wipers swipe
streaks of visibility
road dirt clings like mud
notebook cover stripes
notebook
cover
stripes
purple
pink
green
blue
writing
vertical
haiku
cover
stripes
purple
pink
green
blue
writing
vertical
haiku
haiku thoughts flutter
haiku thoughts flutter
tiny butterflies
dancing
all around my head
storm clouds gathering
storm clouds gathering
dark and ominous — promise
gloomy rainy days
dark and ominous — promise
gloomy rainy days
a camel tanka
.
camels spit at you
just because they can! and yet
T. E. lawrence writes
in
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
“She was a splendid beast”!
.
camels spit at you
just because they can! and yet
T. E. lawrence writes
in
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
“She was a splendid beast”!
.
not enough caffeine
not enough caffeine
in my tea — baby steps
big enough
for today
no one to pinch me!
.no one to pinch me!
how nice to stay home alone
on St. Patrick’s Day!
.
how nice to stay home alone
on St. Patrick’s Day!
.
no one to pinch me!
no one to pinch me!
how nice to stay home alone
on St. Patrick’s Day!
juicy sweet tartness
juicy sweet tartness
piled on grocer’s shelf – shiny
bright orange tangerines
tiny turtles trek
tiny turtle plods
tiny turtle plods
green
the river’s edge
footprints
sucked
into
the
mud
new goal at sixty
new goal at sixty
write meditation practice
a haiku a day
3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3
3 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 3!
The Big Day is here — golden
sunshine in my hair
–
laughter fills my soul
miracles and magic dance
woven through the day
r
one day to sixty!
one day to sixty
zazen pillow calls –
sit
be still
breathe in
breathe out
–
in quiet silence
you may find forgotten days
living deep within
zazen pillow calls –
sit
be still
breathe in
breathe out
–
in quiet silence
you may find forgotten days
living deep within
two days to sixty!
two days to sixty!
brilliant blue spring sky — clouds
float aimlessly by
brilliant blue spring sky — clouds
float aimlessly by
three days to sixty
three days to sixty
clocks moved ahead last night — days
stretch in glowing light
four days to sixty
four days to sixty
spring rain air smells sweet brings
colorful floral gifts
five days to 60
five days to 60
overcast day surrounds me
rain clouds dancing joy
velvety soft pink
velvety soft pink
petals glistening with rain
early springtime joys
petals glistening with rain
early springtime joys
six days to sixty
six days to sixty
lilies floating in the pond
life a graceful ease
lilies floating in the pond
life a graceful ease
alceon ku 