Category Archives: Gratitude

Haiku: Fitting Flit

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

I think the word flit was invented by someone watching chickadees.

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Haiku: For Brian

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.

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Strawberry or Honey?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by

Strawberry moon looked more like honey, so I’ll go with that today. (top: al.com; bottom: wsj.com)

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Haiku–Liminal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

Here: too warm for Spring, not hot enough for Summer– a nameless season. (figtreepress.co.uk/liminal.htm)

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Haiku–Bright Slippers

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

Sunlight finds my feet, warming better than slippers; Drowsiness follows.

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When the Dream Begins

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

When the dream begins you are not quite there; you love her rumpled face with the thousand-yard stare, and the dream begins. When the dream begins you focus on the now, you see the path ahead, but you don’t quite see the … Continue reading →

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Haiku–Community

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

I lean, very still. A young Junco, unaware, hops across my foot. Community is all of us, hearts in concert, living together. (dark-eyed junco: pacificnorthwestbirds.com; junco feeding cowbird: coastodian.org)

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Haiku–Facing Dichotomy

Posted on April 22, 2015 by

Arise with the sun; Gasoline gets me to work. Today is Earth Day.

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Haiku–Bright Tracks

Posted on April 3, 2015 by

Walking tracks, bright sun, cold bites around the edges: a day with promise.

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Haiku–Moonful Reminder

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

Big moon: full of light; lets us know the sun still burns; a comforting thought.   (top: thespiritscience.net; bottom: hdw.eweb4.com)

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