mom’s chinese maple

Posted on 01/27/2015 by haiku djean

mom’s chinese maple
raindrops glisten
in the morning light

silver fog

Posted on 01/20/2015 by haiku djean

silver fog
blankets everything
and yet
truck thunder
never stops

cold winter mornings

Posted on 01/18/2015 by haiku djean

cold winter mornings
kitty slinks in
shaking off fog

sun salutation

Posted on 01/17/2015 by haiku djean

sun salutation
reaching beyond all mantras
chanting Om

waking before the alarm

Posted on 01/16/2015 by haiku djean

waking
before the alarm —
how long left to snuggle
in tangled warmth?

the faintest light

Posted on 01/15/2015 by haiku djean

the faintest light —
fog stands silently
permeating
the morning air

warmth still clings

Posted on 01/14/2015 by haiku djean

warmth still clings
from my black fuzzy slippers
as I take them off

old garden hose

Posted on 01/13/2015 by haiku djean

old garden hose
cracked green plastic tangled mess —
only rain gets it wet!

icy winter morn

Posted on 01/12/2015 by haiku djean

icy winter morn —
through the pet door scramble
almost frozen racoons!

kitty sits frozen

Posted on 01/11/2015 by haiku djean

kitty sits frozen
waiting for grandma
to
bop him
on the nose

teasing my nose

Posted on 01/10/2015 by haiku djean

teasing my nose
the smell of cinnamon yams —
today’s breakfast treat!

homebound rainy days

Posted on 01/09/2015 by haiku djean

homebound rainy days
reading by a crackling fire
snuggled
in daddy’s chair

9 a.m.–pest control

Posted on 01/08/2015 by haiku djean

9 a.m.
–
pest control guy’s here
spraying poison ’round the yard —
insects scatter fast!

entered in mom’s 2015 haiku book as

pest control man
spraying poison
’round the yard —
insects scatter fast!

nature’s silence

Posted on 01/08/2015 by haiku djean

nature’s silence —
season’s first heavy fog
even quiets cars

inky-black starless sky

Posted on 01/07/2015 by haiku djean

inky
black
starless
sky
clouds have seized the moon —
vampires
roam
tonight!

up early Wednesday

Posted on 01/07/2015 by haiku djean

up early Wednesday
listening for loud grinding sounds —
will garbage trucks stop?
·
we get no relief!
3 p.m. and second truck
just went roaring by!

first winter frost

Posted on 01/06/2015 by haiku djean

first winter frost
homeless cat scratches door
trying to move in

winter sky darkens

Posted on 01/05/2015 by haiku djean

winter sky darkens
low lying clouds dense with rain —
kitty hugs the door

winter solstice

Posted on 01/04/2015 by haiku djean

winter solstice —
tucked snug beside their flames
do dragons hibernate?

for crockpots today

Posted on 01/03/2015 by haiku djean

for crockpots today —
basmati rice and lentils
fresh veggies for soup

January 3rd 2015

Posted on 01/02/2015 by haiku djean

January 3rd
2015
I already feel
way behind
•
unopened mail
unpaid bills
dirty dishes
dirty clothes
dusting too
•
then mom said
relax!
you’re in good shape!
it’s only
the
2nd
today!

frozen fingertips