any reason (praise!)

unexpected text
for last minute plans
an early birthday surprise
with (old!) college roommates

meet at local bakery
we choose a cozy table
for friendliest conversation
(loud!) laughter and warm drinks

try yesterday’s special
raspberry chai latte, please
she adds dutch windmill cookie
and i (inheritance!) treat with cash

plans to meet again might involve (high!) tea


Perhaps the shape resembles a cake or 3 scones piled on plate? Inspired by “Poet Laura” (a.k.a. Karen Paul Holmes at TweetSpeak Poetry.

love is kind

Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai in the month of love…

 

be my valentine

red roses, dark chocolates

bake a heart-shaped cake

mama and i shared birthday

brief time to celebrate love

 

❤  ❤   ❤

 

If someone gives you their heart, you can’t give it back without breaking it.

 

❤   ❤   ❤

 

heart broken open…

perhaps that lets the love out

to spill on others?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

joy of light series

Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai retreat…


 

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light in child’s blue eyes

shines with anticipation

sweet birthday surprise!

 

red amaryllis

Joining Kristjaan’s prompt at Carpe Diem with winter “kigo”, amaryllis.


 

celebrating sixth

winter of granddaughter’s birth

given grace to bloom

 

lydia grace-13

shy century

 

hoped to celebrate

grandma’s one hundredth birthday

but she passed away…

left us behind with no cake

she’s partying in heaven!

 

 


Elsie’s 100th tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer. My dear Grandma Gertie nearly reached 100 years…can you imagine living for a century?

stroke of master artist

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photo by lynn

beauty of sunset

on san diego mountains

purple shades of love

 

palm tree silhouettes

jacuzzi bubbles…up gaze

bright smile slice of moon

 

sweet birthday passes

gracious love touches my life

our time in God’s hands

 


Thank you to my blogger friend, Ngobesing Romanus, for his best wishes:

http://yoursuccessinspirer.com/2016/02/15/happy-birthday-fellow-blogger/

Check out his blog… Success Inspirer 🙂