haiku retrospective lxiv

first night ~
tossing a dollar in the old man's hat.

cresting new year's wave
breaks over the hushed planet ~
we wait and watch

australia, japan, europe ~
world war one echo
"the thin gray line, does it hold?"

all quiet
as midnight rolls over the atlantic

in flanders,
do the poppies still bloom red?

31 December 1999

haiku retrospective lxiii

solstice flu
chills chasing the moon
through the skylight

fevered child's brow ~
the scent of slate rock
baking in the sun

flu season ~
tea so tasteless
i might as well drink hay

flu season ~
the laughing four-year-old starts coughing

cough medicine ~
the flowing fountain on the hearth

25 December 1999

haiku retrospective lxii

breaking pumpkins
bounce down the hill
horse skips out of the way

tasting a pumpkin
the horse's whiskers twitch

13 December 1999

haiku retrospective lxi

dusk-
finding the path in the space between treetops

10 December 1999


afternoon nap -
eyes open to
the baby's jabbering.

13 December 1999


tender and mild ~
the fingers of the ER doctor
stitching the child's hand

17 December 1999

haiku retrospective lx

no snow
puddles on the driveway

10 December 1999


at the lighting
of the town tree --
the smell of woodsmoke.

10 December 1999


mid-december
tiny mushrooms in the compost

10 December 1999

haiku retrospective lix

raindrops on spruce needles
the running shower
fogs the window

9 December 1999


silver triangle ~
the beard of the man
driving the sports car

9 December 1999


wet starless night --
a smiling moon shines
on her umbrella.

10 December 1999

haiku retrospective lviii

unsaid
the words between the tears
unshed

unshed
the tears between the words
unsaid

9 December 1999