Wednesday, March 16, 2011

haiku retrospective lxxi

I have a heavy heart now every day I come to post haiku. Should I continue my little retrospective when the Japanese people are suffering so deeply?

But perhaps it is one little thing I can do to honor the Japanese people in this difficult time, to share my appreciation for this Japanese art form.

Right now, each haiku is a prayer for Japan.

fourteen-inch rainstorm
eating brownies
hot from the pan

27 January 2000


gray scale ~
the distant treetops
against the clouds

31 January 2000


scrubbed sky-
swallows swoop above the greening hills

1 February 2000

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

haiku retrospective lxx

The Japanese people, especially my haiku friends, are in my thoughts and prayers constantly.


swirling clouds
seen through the depths
the blue sky

21 January 2000


bare feet ~
the cold concrete of the laundry room floor

27 January 2000


clear winter day
painted sunflowers on a blue silk scarf

27 January 2000

Monday, March 14, 2011

haiku retrospective lxix

rain streaks ~
a child in underpants with an umbrella

19 January 2000


rainy afternoon ~
clusters of maple seeds
droop their brown wings

19 January 2000


total eclipse
blocking the earth-lit moon
the ruddy clouds

21 January 2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011

haiku retrospective lxviii

threatened miscarriage ~
spring unfurls the petals of
the first narcissus

13 January 2000


tuppence a bag ~
one starling snatches the first crumb

14 January 2000


cheek to cheek
the adorable baby
pulls my hair

14 January 2000

Saturday, March 12, 2011

haiku retrospective lxvii

fever-ridden dreams:
ringing telephone tolls friends' deaths

promise of spring:
bold narcissi do more than whisper

7 January 2000

haiku retrospective lxvi

cloudy sky
billows of woodsmoke
drift sideways

4 January 2000


making acorn ~
brown hands on the stone
pounding, pounding

8 January 2000


dusk
woodsmoke rises through the falling rain

10 January 2000

Friday, March 11, 2011

haiku retrospective lxv

almost empty
pouring the last cup
the teapot gurgles

3 January 2000


aviary --
the landing finch
rings a bell

4 January 2000


whirring fan
trickling fountain
humming child

4 January 2000