haiku retrospective ccclxviii

A cinquain.

I thought
I was in love
but my heart was only
beating faster because I was
afraid

haiku retrospective ccclxvii

gray thanksgiving
an outburst of laughter
from the kitchen

24 November 2005


winter twilight
the warmth of his back
against mine

26 November 2005


first raindrops --
the small boy hangs
on his brother's leg

30 November 2005

haiku retrospective ccclxvi

breaking waves --
my daughter tries to catch the wind
in her hands

22 November 2005


country road --
the crowns of the madrones heavy
with orange berries

22 November 2005


november sunshine
the taste of lemon pepper
on my lips

23 November 2005

haiku retrospective cccxlv

Hooray! This marks the 365th post in the haiku retrospective that I began to celebrate my 50th birthday. Thus far, the retrospective contains roughly 1100 haiku.

ragged leaves --
where do cockroaches keep
their ears?

20 November 2005


dark water
the halyards slap
against the mast

20 November 2005


november darkness
tree shadows flicker
across the frosted glass

20 November 2005

haiku retrospective ccclxiv

waning moon
the skunk waddles
down the slope

19 November 2005


tree shadows
the coyote's ears lie
close to its head

19 November 2005


shreds of cloud
the raccoon scampers off
carrying a corn cob

19 November 2005

haiku retrospective ccclxiii

cold snap
the refrigerator freezes
the lettuce

19 November 2005


sunrise
two boys squabble
under the comforter

19 November 2005


quivering hesitancy
the mouse twitches her nose
before eating the cat's cheese

19 November 2005

haiku retrospective ccclxii

indian summer --
the ceiling fan creaks
on startup

15 November 2005


evening breeze --
the pedant picks
her nose

15 November 2005


banked fire ~
moon shadows
on the bedroom wall

19 November 2005