once in a blue moon
we celebrate forty years
married love is blessed
aftermath
13 Jul 2023 9 Comments
in haiku Tags: birch, rainstorm, turtledoves
Isaiah 10:33 says “See, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be felled, the tall ones will be brought low.”
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rainstorm blew threw night
our silver birch has fallen
turtledoves lament
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dive bombers
08 Jul 2023 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: blackbirds, cat
backyard peace threatened
nesting blackbirds launch attack
nonchalant cat blinks
twinkles
24 Jun 2023 2 Comments
in haiku Tags: abortion, fireflies
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fireflies in the corn
flicker their bright little lights
brief flights toward heaven
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On this 1st anniversary of the Dobbs case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, we remember the souls who’ve suffered abortion, both mothers and babies. Every little human life shines, however brief!
perfumed flavour
21 Jun 2023 6 Comments
in ekphrastic, haiku Tags: cup, perfume, petals, rose, water
scent of rosewater
distillation of petals
sweetness fills my cup
worn favorites
07 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: plaid, socks, soft
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
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see lit jar lantern
granddaughter catches fireflies
flashes in twilight
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water park zipline
grandson glides off high platform
makes big splash in pool
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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
a poem in my pocket 
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