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Haiku Friday: Sweet
Apples and honey rain drops dance, september walks l’shana tova beginnings straddle endings, sorry crosses love white cloud and still voice apple-y honey, sweet are friends who stretch oak-like arms billow cool warmth, peace for more Washwords...
Haiku Friday: Remembering
i remember you and the laughs, learning, stretching i didn’t count then. smell of hotel, but I now lived there, two whole days on nine-eleven. I don’t remember how or why i left… and stayed gone, away, alone. I only knew: go. blue h...
Haiku Friday: Relief
“full is not heavy” presentation done head opening, body melts i heave relief. deep. mind hits heart hits core comfort,done tires, too, but full is not heavy Buddhist class teaches anger is your creation yours to stop then, too You can...
Haiku Friday: Riff on swine flu
I’m all knotted up Disastrous case of twine flu The cure: a good yarn My pal’s back is hurt Perhaps she has the spine flu The cure: lay supine Niece “bucket” age two no shocker has caught “mine flu” other tykes: ad...
Haiku Friday: Spring and Sprung
Peeking yellow, red Tulips break the cold, dark, earth Yet, still I shiver Tired of winter sniffling frozen noses Grey, slow, roll of cloud Yesterday, one ray pierced straight through concrete path I caught a glimpse: spring. for more Washwords’...
Haiku Friday:Love and Basketball
Madness of the March. Oh, b-ball, how I love thee. Let the madness March My love turned forty frosting, tears, I’m still unsure Do men live past then? I dream of boats, snow and wake to his touch, his heart morning: he is here. Day one, post fo...
Haiku Friday: Staycation love
We have colds, chores, tasks sniffling snow, chugging juice and we are giddy Sometimes the best trip is no trip at all, rather you, me, woofs, crossword We shop ikea, hit DMV, mall, grocery and laugh, how we laugh I feel lucky and you say, “not...
Haiku Friday: Technical Support
Three keys we had cut Three keys, and not a one, here Found!! and yet…. one lock: broke The couch makes the room Chocolate brown, it’s ours, for real Then - heart and it, sunk! Sure, it can be fixed or, we’ll get our money back yet ...
Haiku Friday: Sick. And Tired.
Cough cough cough cough cough. Coughity cough cough, cough cough. Cough cough cough. COUGH COUGH! Debate? No debate? Candidates love and love not Lets get it started. Metro whistlers, SHHHH! Sometimes I wake up grumpy, sometimes let him sleep “...
