windshield wipers swipe
streaks of visibility
road dirt clings like mud
Category Archives: Haiku for Mom
haiku thoughts flutter
haiku thoughts flutter
tiny butterflies
dancing
all around my head
juicy sweet tartness
juicy sweet tartness
piled on grocer’s shelf – shiny
bright orange tangerines
haiku mind
(the first version is what I put in mom’s 2015 haiku book)
haiku mind —
the summer breeze
dropping
words
soft as raindrops
in
my
brain
the summer breeze
dropping
words
soft as raindrops
in
my
brain
haiku mind —
warm raindrops
long summer nights
words
falling
from the sky
warm raindrops
long summer nights
words
falling
from the sky
haiku mind —
the summer breeze
dropping words
soft as raindrops
on my cheek
the summer breeze
dropping words
soft as raindrops
on my cheek
sis is home
.
sis is home!
the christmas tree is festive
ornaments
sparkle and shine
.
boysenberries
boysenberries
kneading cobbler dough
purple hands
kneading cobbler dough
purple hands
v2
boysenberries
making cobbler dough
purple fingers
making cobbler dough
purple fingers
winter storms
winter storms
the chatter of icy hail
small rocks
bouncing off the roof
the chatter of icy hail
small rocks
bouncing off the roof
autumn sunset skies
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autumn sunset skies
streaked with soft colors
breathing dusky rose
streaked with soft colors
breathing dusky rose
Halloween
Halloween
trading sis
candy corn
jelly beans
silver choc’late kiss
trading sis
candy corn
jelly beans
silver choc’late kiss
Halloween Haiku
the five and ten
mama’s goblins scurry
picking masks
for Halloween
mama’s goblins scurry
picking masks
for Halloween
lit with a candle
grandma’s pumpkin pie
has crooked teeth
grandma’s pumpkin pie
has crooked teeth
fluffy cotton clouds
.
Posted in mom’s 2015 A Haiku Book for Mom as “fluffy cotton clouds”
fluffy cotton clouds
float aimlessly —
golden
in the first rays of dawn
float aimlessly —
golden
in the first rays of dawn
(was)
puffy cotton clouds
float aimlessly —
golden
in the first rays of dawn
float aimlessly —
golden
in the first rays of dawn
.
inhaling icy air!
inhaling icy air!
eucalyptus mints
dissolving on my tongue
dissolving on my tongue
drenched in water
drenched in water
laughter on a hot summer day —
not sure who won
the squirt gun fight!
laughter on a hot summer day —
not sure who won
the squirt gun fight!
new squishy soft carpet
new
squishy soft carpet
sister cats
soaking up the sun
squishy soft carpet
sister cats
soaking up the sun
(as originally posted)
new
squishy soft carpet
sister cats
happy in the sun
squishy soft carpet
sister cats
happy in the sun
spring air
.
spring air
after the rain
twin rainbows kiss
the unseasoned
redwood fence
after the rain
twin rainbows kiss
the unseasoned
redwood fence
v2
wild fields beyond
after the rain
twin rainbows kiss
the redwood fence
after the rain
twin rainbows kiss
the redwood fence
.
wild fields beyond
.
wild fields beyond —
after the rain
twin rainbows kiss
our redwood fence
.
solitude
.
solitude
even clock. ticking in kitchen.
an unwanted guest
.
even clock. ticking in kitchen.
an unwanted guest
.
ripe juicy peaches
ripe juicy peaches
early autumn falling low
summer slides away
cool mountain stream
cool mountain stream
fluttering sparrows
splash!
early morning bath
hopscotch markers
hopscotch markers tossed
stone cold grey lost winter days
fall outside the lines
~07-03-11
new squishy soft carpet
new squishy soft carpet
walking
sinking
with tiny cat feet
waking with frozen feet
waking with frozen feet —
my soft woolen socks
eaten by the bed!
starry night —
starry night —
the flowing lake
carries moonbeams
along its banks
not even air breathes
.
not even air breathes
motionless in tall grass —
my cat stalking bugs
.
.
Posted in mom’s 2015 haiku book as
“not even air moves”
.
.
.
watermelon rinds
watermelon rinds
black seeds, unsipped juices — the
white ceramic plate
black seeds, unsipped juices — the
white ceramic plate
spring cleaning —
suddenly
suddenly
knowing I was falling . . .
the hard cement driveway
knowing I was falling . . .
the hard cement driveway
under the umbrella
under the umbrella
windswept raindrops
tickle my nose
windswept raindrops
tickle my nose
the escalator
the escalator —
too fast
for older eyes
eating fresh cherries
.
eating fresh cherries
with purple stained fingertips —
sweet juices
linger on my tongue
with purple stained fingertips —
sweet juices
linger on my tongue
.
the leafless oaks
the leafless oaks
standing in 30 degrees —
do they shiver too?
the hardwood floor
the hardwood floor
elegant high-polished shine —
sock-foot sliding time!
elegant high-polished shine —
sock-foot sliding time!
(as published in mom’s 2015 haiku book):
mom’s hardwood floor
elegant high-polished shine —
sock-foot sliding time!
mom’s hardwood floor
elegant high-polished shine —
sock-foot sliding time!
doctor’s waiting room
doctor’s waiting room —
the unacquainted patients
telling taller tales
black asphalt road
black asphalt road —
late-for-work cars rush by
tires spin on air
deep blue grey shadows
deep blue grey shadows
the weary day hunches down
squashing tops of trees
fruitless mulberry
fruitless mulberry —
early morning party line
leaves chatter in wind
hundred eight degrees
hundred eight degrees;
cars rush by like fire ants
angry in the heat
cars rush by like fire ants
angry in the heat
as the sun falters
as the sun falters
this dry summer eve
crickets tune their strings
alceon ku 