haiku retrospective lvii

rain drips from the eaves
fingers drum on the keyboard
heater vents rattle

9 December 1999


shooting baskets ~
fresh cast on his broken wrist
tear tracks on his face

9 December 1999


sleeping baby
tingling breasts
overflow

9 December 1999

haiku retrospective lvi

november's end ~
a straggling storm cloud
steams over the sun

30 November 1999


lost:
one woman's writing style
one voice in the wind

30 November 1999


the tall man's house -
boxes of lead soldiers
and handmade sandals

7 December 1999

haiku retrospective lv

junction park tai chi
weight fifty left, fifty right,
a little more on

the heel than the ball
of the foot. relax your knees.
stationary hips.

move from the belly.
gently rotate from side to
side, arms following.

now pung your left arm,
a little more, pung like hell.
drop your shoulders now.

get your head on straight.
tongue on the roof of your mouth,
teeth lightly touching.

open up your chest.
you can't get your head on straight
if your heart is closed.

hold your hand like this,
this extended, those relaxed.
keep motion constant.

now... remember to

RELAX
YOUR
EARLOBES.

Aughhhhh!

21 November 1999

haiku retrospective liv

thin ice
creaking underfoot
winter sunshine

20 November 1999


sweeping out cobwebs
a cold draught
wind after rain

22 November 1999


overhead
winter-white sky
green maple leaves

26 November 1999

haiku retrospective liii

the room's reflection
hides the night --
a dark window

17 November 1999


grass shoots
poke holes in the sunshine --
the scent of rain

18 November 1999


corn and oysters
on the harvest table
family elbows

18 November 1999

haiku retrospective lii

winter swarm:
blackbirds wheel over
berry fields

9 November 1999


the ocean
unchanging, ever-changing
you and me

15 November 1999


five days of rain-
clothes on the drying rack
damp to the touch.

17 November 1999

haiku retrospective li

fat raindrops
ripples on the water
huddling koi

7 November 1999


redwood needles
trickling to the ground
a thin rain

7 November 1999


raindrops
on the skylight
splatters

7 November 1999