softest foot warmers
white lining breaks through red plaid
thin from high mileage
desert blues
07 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in haiku, senryu Tags: cactus, desert, gulch, rose
in dry gulch texas
cactus rose cantina closed
thirsty owner left
goodbye 2022
30 Dec 2022 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: goodbye, snowman, time, year end
snowman leans over
in final hours of old year
as time melts away
life is brief
04 Nov 2022 5 Comments
in haiku, scripture Tags: breath, life, mist
we’re but passing mist
our lifespan a breath of God
shadows seen through fog
James 4:14
brilliance
23 Aug 2022 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: clouds, glory, God, morning, sun, sunrise
morning sun breaks through
rain clouds radiate glory
God smiles with favor
making memories
14 Jul 2022 2 Comments
in haiku, haiku series Tags: candy, fireflies, grandchildren, grasshoppers, waterpark
grandchildren’s weekend
visit foreign candy store
summertime sweetness
_______
see lit jar lantern
granddaughter catches fireflies
flashes in twilight
_______
water park zipline
grandson glides off high platform
makes big splash in pool
_______
baby grasshoppers
hop wildly around our feet
wait till they grow up!
new horizons
02 May 2022 8 Comments
in haiku, troiku Tags: dark, dawn, day, greet
A “troiku” linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. A troiku takes original haiku and make three new haiku beginning with lines from the original.
Original haiku, inspired by Jane Reichhold’s haiku:
the night is shortened
dark clouds disappear at dawn
with a rising sun
My troiku, using lines of original:
the night is shortened
when sweetly blessed with deep sleep
awaken refreshed
dark clouds disappear
stars now slowly extinguish
and clear dawn will break
with a rising sun
tea time on new patio
you and i greet day
transient
30 Mar 2022 9 Comments
in haiku Tags: abortion, cherry blossoms, miscarriage, regrets
night sky
25 Mar 2022 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: champagne, moon, sky
_______
half moon of champagne
spills into conversation
fizzes as it wanes
________
apokoinou
02 Jul 2020 6 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized
photo by lynn
summer’s wild rose shines
after a morning shower
raindrops kiss petals
Linking to new prompt at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. “Apokoinou” is a grammatical feature in which the middle phrase can complete the first thought and/or introduce the final idea.
pallisades
23 Jun 2020 8 Comments
in haibun, haiku Tags: bullheads, cornfields, green, jeep, river, sunlight, turtle, wildflowers
Country roads beckon on sunny Sunday afternoon. Put on farm cap and sunglasses, grab water bottle and hop into open jeep, painted red for fun. The warm sun smiles down on husband and wife as we bounce along past scenes of cud-chewing cows and cornfields.
Congenial conversation shortens our trek to a state park. We park jeep to hike trail which meanders along rock cliffs, laughing waterfalls, and the deep-pooled river. Walk up sweet sweat. Admire wildflowers, glimpse elusive deer, and discover a painted turtle.
We pause next to low stone dam where bullheads mingle towards evening. Hear gentle sound of water spilling over, see sunlight filter through trees to sparkle on river’s surface, and soak in this one shining moment, hand in hand.
leafy glade’s green growth—
natural sabbatical
under God’s heaven
Join Lillian at dVerse poetics for a traditional haibun/haiku challenge!
sudden dread
16 Jun 2020 31 Comments
in haiku, imagism, Uncategorized Tags: beaks, crow, fight, murder, roadkill
carrion crow’s flight
wings chop air with whirring sound
caw cacophony
swoop down to murder
sharp beaks jab at feast and mates
fight over road kill
I added a second haiku to join dVerse poets as we revisit “imagism”; MTB (meeting the bar) challenge hosted by Frank J. Tassone…check it out!
a poem in my pocket 
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