bounding up trees
squirrels defy gravity
flying through the air
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(revision of bounding up the tree, 07-21-2009)
bounding up trees
bounding up trees
squirrels defy gravity
flying through the air
.
(revision of bounding up the tree, 07-21-2009)
Category Archives: Haiku for Mom
bounding up trees
squirrels defy gravity
flying through the air
.
(revision of bounding up the tree, 07-21-2009)
peacocks can fly!
peacocks can fly!
vibrant reds
blues
greens
shimmering colors
in the sky
(revision of vibrant reds blues green, 04-18-2013)
tucked into bed
tucked into bed
air conditioner clicks on
bringing
icy summer sleep
(revision of already in bed, 05-18-2013)
floating all alone
floating all alone
in the deep blue sky
baby clouds
have lost their mom
(revision of fluffy baby clouds, 05-11-2013)
special bits of time
.
special bits of time
sharing vanilla chai tea
just my mom and me
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first post in book Haiku for Mom
Mother’s Day 05-10-15
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A Haiku Book for Mom
Fuchsia Blooms Journal by Peter Pauper Press used to create A Haiku Book for Mom ©2015 for Mother’s Day 05-10-15 from dh and me ❤️
mom’s chinese maple
.
mom’s chinese maple
raindrops glisten
in the morning light
raindrops glisten
in the morning light
.
cold winter mornings
cold winter mornings
kitty slinks in
shaking off fog
kitty slinks in
shaking off fog
the faintest light
the faintest light —
fog stands silently
permeating
the morning air
fog stands silently
permeating
the morning air
kitty sits frozen
kitty sits frozen
waiting for grandma
to
bop him
on the nose
waiting for grandma
to
bop him
on the nose
teasing my nose
teasing my nose
the smell of cinnamon yams —
today’s breakfast treat!
the smell of cinnamon yams —
today’s breakfast treat!
9 a.m.–pest control
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!
spraying poison
’round the yard —
insects scatter fast!
nature’s silence
nature’s silence —
season’s first heavy fog
even quiets cars
first winter frost
first winter frost
homeless cat scratches door
trying to move in
dark icy nights
dark icy nights
sparkling lights
pine tree scents —
cars
creep
down
Christmas
Tree
Lane
rain continues to fall
rain continues to fall —
in the shimmering dark
puddles
come alive
waiting for rain
waiting for rain
parched wheat fields rustle in the wind
scratchy off-key songs
ribbons red green blue
ribbons red green blue
woven ’round the tetherpole
grade-school Maypole dance
seagull flown inland
seagull flown inland
drags foggy whisps of salty air
scents of fish and chips
lazy summer day
lazy summer day
leaf shadows flutter, dancing
on my pillowcase
popcorn cracker jacks
popcorn cracker jacks
sticky carmel finger tips
digging for the prize
deep in the forest
deep in the forest
silence
breathlessly I hear
the slow speech of trees
the slow speech of trees
rain streaks my windows
rain streaks my windows
drops glisten, caught in mid-air
blurry cars rush by
morning rain has paused
morning rain has paused —
flowering ash tree
blossoms with doves
bouncing into the sun
bouncing into the sun
puppies shake off
the last edge
of
shadow
creaking noises v.2
creaking noises
— 28 outside —
even the house
shivers
thermals
thermals
flannel pajamas
sweats
temp this morning
down to 52
autumn at grandma’s
autumn at grandma’s
raking piles of scattered leaves
golden reds and browns
raking piles of scattered leaves
golden reds and browns
flat tire
flat tire
pushing her bike all the way home
basket
full of homework
v2
flat tire
pushed her bike all the way home
front basket
full of homework
pushed her bike all the way home
front basket
full of homework
sunflower seeds!
sunflower seeds!
golden sunlight sprinkled through
deep green salad greens
stormy windy out
stormy windy out
lights flicker — howling noises
creep around the house
cold overcast day
cold overcast day
roof pigeons huddle
feathers
flutter in wind
Early Morning Magic
Early Morning Magic
~
scampering faster
than the eye can see
two red squirrels
turn
into
one
gusty Valley winds
gusty Valley winds
aluminum soda cans
scattered on the lawn
still stone statue
.
still stone statue
unblinking gaze
tail fixed in time
cat
ready to pounce
unblinking gaze
tail fixed in time
cat
ready to pounce
.
frowning
frowning
not twenty-five minutes
steaming hot coffee
has turned lukewarm
a man and his dog
a man and his dog
feet crunching on graveled streets
sniff for coming rain
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”
after the rain
after the rain
caterpillars
crawl on muddy lawn
searching for their homes
caterpillars
crawl on muddy lawn
searching for their homes
alceon ku 