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winter storms
the voice of the wind
singing thunder
singing rain
singing your name
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Author Archives: haiku djean
damp and drizzly
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damp and drizzly
winter’s fingers
nudge the windowpane
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wild winter storms
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wild winter storms
tossing words in a frenzy —
haiku hurricane
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frozen sunlight
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frozen sunlight
hanging from the eves
icicles glisten
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broken
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broken
my fingers smudge the glass
trying to touch your face
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aphasia
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aphasia
living in fog
always on the edge
of confusion
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deep in the forest
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deep in the forest
the silent trees stand
unmoving
against grey skies
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the only sound my silent screams
my broken heart
calling your name
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raindrops shimmer
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raindrops shimmer
on stained glass windows —
new year’s morn
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midnight trains
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midnight trains
passing in the night
that single instant blurred —
2021 becoming 2022
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after the storm
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after the storm
crossing drenched streets
in squishy galoshes
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morning rain
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morning rain —
fallen golden leaves
decorate the lawn
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COVID masks
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COVID masks
don’t filter hateful words
always hanging
in midair
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moonlight
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moonlight
slipping through storm clouds —
the sound of winter winds
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nipping the edge
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nipping the edge
of the weather report
winter’s frozen teeth
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multicolored smiles
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multicolored smiles —
asleep on the couch
our best man
covered with helium balloons
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42 years today
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42 years today
we sealed our forever bond —
happy anni, love
🙂
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after the storm
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after the storm
water drenched streets
crossing
in squishy galoshes
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squirrels
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squirrels
fly through the air
bouncing
tree to tree
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alone again
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alone again
no tinsel no ornaments
no tree
only heaven’s star
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too warm to snow
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* childhood memories *
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too warm to snow
but one year the elfs brought
just enough
for a snowgirl
🙂
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Christmas tree lot
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Christmas tree lot —
snow on evergreens
stays frozen
even in the heat
v2
Christmas tree lot —
“Bring winter in your home!
Natural spray-on snow!”
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How do I love thee?
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How do I love thee?
I love thee past the ends of time
I love thee forevermore
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dark winter night
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dark winter night
endless rain
taps
against
the
windowpane
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drinking coffee at 5 a.m.
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drinking coffee at 5 a.m.
waiting
for the skylight to shine
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not quite autumn
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not quite autumn
not quite winter
the house temp always
not quite
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ancient weathered fence
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ancient weathered fence
boards all warped with age
snails crawl in and out
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unseen
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unseen
that final sunset
feeling you
follow it
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mourning
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mourning
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touching you
your final breath
I knew
the instant
you were gone
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holiday weekend
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holiday weekend
the gift of silence —
no clanging garbage bins
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evening rain
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evening rain
between the drops
silence
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a two-year-old’s grief
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a two-year-old’s grief —
“I’m too big now to sit
in daddy’s lap.”
😦
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desk haiku
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desk haiku —
on polished oak
creating the movememt
of words
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rainy days
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rainy days
a widow’s grief —
wearing your jacket
longing for your touch
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midnight rain
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midnight rain
pounds the skylights —
storm clouds hang
in ebony skies
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the midnight sky
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the midnight sky
a sea of stars
feeling you
beside me again
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autumn picnic
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autumn picnic —
underneath the table
the sound of rain
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raindrop clouds
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raindrop clouds
the artist’s hand —
water splashing
sidewalks
streets
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on love
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on love
tiptoeing around
the edges of grief —
I see my husband’s soul
shining now
with billions
and billions
of stars
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crumpled
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crumpled
daddy’s old flannel shirt —
kitty curled fast asleep
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school pencils
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school pencils
shavings of lead —
forecast rain
the charcoal grey sky
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alceon ku 