Praying for patience. Praying... Waiting... Stupid God! I want patience now!
Posts under ‘Haiku Friday’
April Is So Not the Cruellest Month Haiku
Stand in steel grey cold, bleak earth stretching endlessly. February sucks.
Haiku for Mama’s Rare Moment Alone
All eyes (except mine) -- yes, even the cat's -- are closed on my lonely bliss.
Sleepy Haikus for My Baby Girl
"Mama, I can't sleep. Can you breathe me to sleep, please?" "Ok, close your eyes..." "Breathe in sleep, out cares. Breathe in soft starlight, out sun. Float on breath to dreams." "Each breath is a gift, a wave lapping slumber's shore, gently lulling you." Dark lashes lie still, small hands unfold like petals, and sleep [...]
Haiku Rhyme
Should a haiku rhyme? Or is that a Seuss-like crime? Maybe this one time...
Haikus for Christmas Long Ago and Far Away
A box marked "fragile" holds shining memories wrapped in crumpled paper. She lights up like a firefly whenever you're around, George Bailey. Once a year. Each year. They emerge, sparkling, to be packed away. The delicate glass, like breath on a windowpane, glitters and is gone. This year, glass soldiers wait, tissue-wrapped with angels, in [...]
Late Fall Haiku
Crow on a dead branch cawing at the steel grey sky. Winter's nearly here.
Lost Time Haiku
I wound my first watch; Mickey Mouse hands driven by the soft click of gears. Approximations, a few minutes here or there, time was blurry, soft. Now countless pixels guide me with sharp precision, but I miss Mickey.
My Son Leaves for School on an Autumn Morning
Dry leaves whispering, my breath hangs white in the air as I wave goodbye.
Halloween Haikus
Their rough, jagged faces glare menacingly at me, teeth bared in fierce snarls. The sweet delights tempt, but I pause, hand trembling. Jack-o-lanterns watch!
