forecast high 46 —
no hurry
to bring in the milk
.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
I am a haijin
I am a haijin
brain cells singing
as I craft haiku
.
vacant playground
vacant playground
covered with scuff marks . . .
chalk drawn hopscotch games!
.
horizon tinged crimson
horizon tinged crimson
I watch the fading golden lights
of sunset
.
car keys
when car keys develop
a mind of their own
look under the blankets
at the
foot of the bed!
.
thunderclouds
thunderclouds
filled with fog and rain and storms —
an artist’s palette of greys
.
ruby red chai
ruby red chai
tea to warm the soul . . .
icy winter rain
.
haunting whistle
.
haunting whistle —
in the distance
the sound
of a passing train
.
January
January
fog and rainstorms chill the soul —
crockpot chili heals!
.
.
zorries
zorries . . .
dad’s fresh-mown lawn
filled
with
invisible
honeybees
.
meditation
meditation . . .
mind filled with multi-colored songs
I sit in harmony
.
hailstorm
hailstorm
pounds
kitchen window . . .
dicing carrots
for split pea soup
.
poet’s study
poet’s study
pencils, pens, notebooks
feathered brushstrokes
of haiku
.
golden red piles
.
golden red piles
of autumn leaves
and then
the gardener
rakes them away
.
moonlit night
moonlit night
watching for angels . . .
the stars
stepping stones to heaven
.
wildlife preserve
wildlife preserve
never imagined duck ponds barren . . .
punk rock bands
.
bank holiday
bank holiday . . .
watching people
bounce off the door
.
priceless love
.
priceless love
on golden chains
always around my neck
your wedding band
.
dimmed vision
dimmed vision . . .
showing him the brightest star
dh says
that’s
a
street
light,
love
.
touching
touching
any way I can
always around my neck
your wedding band
.
afraid to touch his face
afraid to touch his face
I straighten my husband’s tie . . .
in silence
strangers close
his casket
.
tears in my eyes
.
tears in my eyes
reading my unfinished blog
past the ends of time
.
kindergarten nap time
kindergarten nap time
big girls turn their blanket
so bunnies don’t show
.
winter moon
.
the face
of the winter moon
so lonely
only one of us to point
.
the old yellow cat
.
the old yellow cat
waits for grandma
to bop him
on the nose
.
my winter never ends
.
husband
best friend
soul mate
gone to baby Jesus
my winter never ends
.
fearless hunger
fearless hunger
wild sparrow
divebombs for worm
.
cinnamon apples, v2
cinnamon apples
grandma’s white-floured hands
in scents
she’s with me again
.
elementary school
.
elementary school
hopscotch on the blacktop —
skinned knees and smiles
.
cinnamon apples
cinnamon apples
grandma’s white-floured hands
Sundays
she’s here again
.
the front door screen
the front door screen —
golden sunlight
streaming in
streaming in
.
icy winter morn
icy winter morn
tree limbs dance
tangled in the wind
.
waiting
waiting
counting numbers
watching one guy in jammies
at
DMV
.
the forecast high
.
the forecast high
34-degrees —
no hurry
to bring in the milk
.
midnight rain
midnight rain
stars glitter
beyond my window pane
.
dad’s new telescope
childhood memories —
dad’s new telescope
searching for Mars
.
staying up late
child hood memories —
staying up late
watching
for
falling
stars
.
slams!
slams!
do people still have pen pals?
hand-written letters
from unmet friends
.
parents’ green mailbox
.
childhood memories —
–
parents’ green mailbox
brought letters
from pen-pals slams
.
long winter nights
long winter nights
the moon whispers secrets
through beveled glass
.
alceon ku 