The Year in Haiku

Omega, Alpha

2009-12-29T09:11:00.001-06:00

two thousand nine ends
the haiku muse packs her bags
i begin anew

visit my project for 2010: The Unwrapping

you

2009-12-19T07:08:00.000-06:00

once i saw a star
shoot across the heaven's dark.
you are that bright spot.

happy birthday, dad!!

the unused room

2009-12-17T19:46:00.001-06:00

dust piles in drifts
but this room remains unlocked
vacant but still mine

on the edge

2009-12-14T20:28:00.001-06:00

balanced blocks tremble,
a laugh, a shout, an exhale --
and they all fall down.

dawn in winter

2009-12-12T06:58:00.001-06:00

crisp winter sunlight
born by a slow, timid dawn
bends then breaks the night.

stirrings

2009-12-12T06:17:00.000-06:00

midnight haikuing
stirs this slow, molasses mind
till viscous, awake.

sleep pane

2009-12-10T11:19:00.000-06:00

my shattered sleep hangs
from my eyes in ragged shards
refracting the light

strength

2009-12-09T02:47:00.001-06:00

Snow covered branches
Bowed, weeping under wet weight.
This, they can withstand.

mindful escape

2009-12-07T13:57:00.000-06:00

moved from this mindscape
by a full, wordless landscape,
i escape myself.

stretched

2009-12-05T06:26:00.000-06:00

the day pulls my mind
taut over its dull edges
until i've lost shape.

just blinking, not thinking

2009-12-05T06:22:00.000-06:00

my head rests backwards
after the daily grind's spin:
mind pulled from center.

vital movement

2009-12-02T15:54:00.000-06:00

the here and there stirs
this stagnant river, breathes life
where stillness once choked.

monday

2009-11-30T21:37:00.000-06:00

jagged hours slide
rendering this rough-hewn day
into yesterday.

hues

2009-11-29T09:19:00.001-06:00

subtle colors stand
out in this brown-hued landscape:
more important now.

lost in thought

2009-11-29T00:28:00.000-06:00

my thoughts sprout sly legs
and race my mind round the world
with no GPS.

thankful

2009-11-26T05:33:00.002-06:00

the sun rises now,
dawning constant since the first day:
God's bright beating heart.

the path unwalked

2009-11-25T06:10:00.000-06:00

glimpsed from the paved road,
an opening in the trees
breathes hope into me.

night fog

2009-11-23T06:57:00.000-06:00

hushed, pressing, draped low,
pre-dawn fog holds back the day,
does not part for me.

dream

2009-11-20T03:43:00.001-06:00

tulip bulbs tucked in
dreaming in colors unseen
waiting to come true

window

2009-11-19T21:38:00.000-06:00

through the window pane:
minute shifts build into change,
my reflection, too.

passing

2009-11-18T18:29:00.000-06:00

the day writes in chalk--
marking, but impermanent,
washed away by time

tired

2009-11-17T07:16:00.000-06:00

uncapped, my sleep spills
out from this fragile vessel
refill with coffee.

on high

2009-11-15T09:48:00.001-06:00

the crane chorus sings
to a mysterious God.
my Thanks rides their wings.

to the autumn morning

2009-11-15T09:46:00.001-06:00

the crusty edges
of morning's breath glisten
without winter's bite.

a chance of rain

2009-11-15T04:33:00.001-06:00

the air, expectant,
groans under the water wait
of clouds over due,

make it

2009-11-12T22:38:00.000-06:00

find the fine fissures
sewn loosely throughout the day
stuff them with your dreams.

autumn frost

2009-11-11T09:58:00.000-06:00

edging grounded leaves,
the frost faeries' finger paint
dissolves in the light.

(John's) new dog

2009-11-10T07:26:00.001-06:00

dog and her master
both curled fast around their sleep
picture of peaceful.

parts of a whole

2009-11-10T02:44:00.001-06:00

trees in a forest
seen singly, seem so simple.
complex, connected.

time

2009-11-08T11:11:00.001-06:00

the day leaks away,
a pond refilled by night's spring.
stop and soak sometimes.

in the soul's kitchen

2009-11-05T04:49:00.002-06:00

I chopped this feeling
To freeze in single servings
For bland, tasteless days.

eau de bebe

2009-11-04T17:35:00.002-06:00

how can i write down
your intoxicating smell
for when i'm eighty?

winter trees

2009-11-03T06:52:00.000-06:00

branches rise, criscrossed
patterned black against bright sky.
distinct, without leaves.

joy finding

2009-11-02T06:55:00.001-06:00

i shake out the day
like laundry too long rumpled.
joy hides in creases.

still

2009-10-29T08:01:00.001-05:00

still -- i am summoned
to join the world in motion.
I am within -- still.

how deep

2009-10-28T04:25:00.001-05:00

lake? or shallow pond?
only the fish swim that deep.
surfaces can't speak.

revealing light

2009-10-27T11:41:00.002-05:00

sun, king of the sky
paints the day sharply golden
blinding clarity

linguistics of life

2009-10-25T19:23:00.001-05:00

days are syllables
spoken singly make no sense
together form words

the long view

2009-10-23T02:56:00.001-05:00

every instant holds
birthing, dying, laughter, cries.
endless existence.

a promise, my baby

2009-10-22T12:19:00.000-05:00

it's raining, you're sick.
but beauty does trump pain here.
you are living proof.

(aside: she's just got a little cold, so not to worry!)

massage

2009-10-21T07:59:00.000-05:00

muscle fibers wrapped
tightly against the world wind
loosen to warm touch.

nursing

2009-10-20T22:15:00.001-05:00

center to center
our energies intertwine.
we're still connected.

newborn soul

2009-10-19T18:44:00.002-05:00

nascent energy
housed in a helpless body.
i hold her -- sacred

subtle mist

2009-10-18T08:03:00.001-05:00

poetry drips through
even mundane, every days.
cup your hands and sip.

perception

2009-10-16T12:14:00.000-05:00

eyes, stained glass windows
refract the Light to the soul.
what Color are yours?

length and breadth

2009-10-14T05:46:00.001-05:00

with Change in my lap
i reexplore my edges.
the same -- differently.

2009-10-13T07:03:00.001-05:00

step aside, Pity.
get off the soap box, Self Doubt.
it's My turn to speak.

night

2009-10-11T11:55:00.003-05:00

anything that's bad
is ten degrees worse at night.
daylight tempers all.

mantra

2009-10-09T07:34:00.000-05:00

Serenity, Peace
i open my heart to you.
Calm, be my buffer.

unwelcome guest

2009-10-08T13:47:00.002-05:00

i invite Frantic
in for a harried visit.
i should slam that door.

revolution

2009-10-07T18:16:00.002-05:00

not holding a hand
or carrying anyone
i went for a walk

its all right here

2009-10-06T22:00:00.000-05:00

expansive, the earth.
but my whole world is within
this humble house: home.

today

2009-10-05T20:59:00.002-05:00

up to my ears in
laundry, dishes errupting
from the sink: chaos!

sleep

2009-10-04T21:18:00.000-05:00

sleep overcomes me
like a waterfall, leaves me
like a thunderclap.

no title because today...

2009-10-02T13:44:00.000-05:00

some days i dive deep.
on others, i surface skate.
i need to live both.

ocean

2009-09-30T18:49:00.000-05:00

ebb and flow, tide of
cars, moved by an urgent pull
of life speeding by

have you?

2009-09-29T09:07:00.002-05:00

there is a fine art
to cutting oneself some slack.
i haven't learned it.

birth

2009-09-27T21:52:00.001-05:00

i felt split in half
as we one became we two
my heart split in three.

Progeny

2009-09-25T14:42:00.001-05:00

shakespeare, einstein, wright
really made their marks. and Us?
we are making minds..

fog

2009-09-24T07:26:00.000-05:00

fog, still and silent
draped like sleep across the dawn
obscures clear vision

the moon and the glass

2009-09-22T11:55:00.001-05:00

my full moon baby
leaves me half-glassed in her wake:
i'm a glass half full.

inevitable

2009-09-21T07:35:00.000-05:00

sit on the toilet,
and guaranteed, you'll be paged
by someone crying.

yesterday

2009-09-19T22:04:00.000-05:00

once taut and dewy
last day's web sways in wind's breath
ghost of what it was.

this new life

2009-09-18T07:29:00.003-05:00

dishes and diapers
atop crying and chaos:
beauty underneath.

better than aerobics

2009-09-17T07:24:00.003-05:00

slow, deep breathing is
exercise for racing minds
and worked-out bodies.

just one moment

2009-09-16T06:00:00.001-05:00

just one slice of hush:
only the crickets' chorus
and baby's soft breath.

the reason i craved the smell of laundry soap during pregnancy...

2009-09-15T07:10:00.000-05:00

one tiny person
wearing rather smallish clothes
yields lots of laundry.

5th Birthday -- our 9/11

2009-09-13T14:22:00.000-05:00

opening presents:
"Look what we got, Eliza!"
kindness, your instinct.

vitality

2009-09-10T20:50:00.001-05:00

in stillness, we feel
in all, energy pulsing.
drink in that life force.

the fall, paused

2009-09-09T20:13:00.000-05:00

a changed leaf, twirling
suspended by spider silk
a fragile tether

the sky is falling

2009-09-08T10:08:00.000-05:00

acorns are drumming
on our roof -- plink plunk -- watch out
just wait till it storms

ah, engorgement

2009-09-07T11:12:00.000-05:00

miraculous milk:
i'm up to my collar bones.
she's swimming, well fed.

music to my ears

2009-09-06T14:56:00.000-05:00

Ruth Marie

Born: 9/3/09

9lbs 10oz (!), 21 3/4 in

sleeping snorts, hiccups,

hunger cries, yawns, tiny sighs:

the newborn soundtrack

2009-09-02T20:50:00.000-05:00

nothing nowhere mind
feels empty and somewhere else
i hope it returns.

2009-09-01T20:13:00.002-05:00

i'm not quite myself
when nothing inspires me
but laundry's clean smell.

autumn in august

2009-08-29T21:43:00.001-05:00

first twinge of autumn:
damp leaves, crisp air, earthy mould--
tangy, bittersweet.

a budding writer?

2009-08-28T20:26:00.001-05:00

sometimes she narrates
her actions in third person.
the Author within.

on meditation

2009-08-27T20:39:00.001-05:00

awareness of thought
is different than thinking thoughts:
one's light, one's heavy.

2009-08-26T21:12:00.002-05:00

"that child!" i say.
so stubborn, so always-right.
we're too similar.

2009-08-26T07:20:00.000-05:00

i am not a fan
of uncertainty, unknowns.
i'm learning patience.

the longest pause

2009-08-24T21:47:00.001-05:00

the wait. the waiting.
the waited upon? no, no.
waited down, for now.

what you get for wearing the same thing every day

2009-08-23T20:44:00.000-05:00

these tank top tan lines
seem so deeply ingrained that
baby might have them.

disconnected

2009-08-21T21:21:00.000-05:00

i'm out of the loop
disconnected from the world
i'm turning inward.

circular, not linear

2009-08-20T07:30:00.002-05:00

water drop quivers,
falls, a drop no more--the end?
its cycle goes on.

still waiting...

2009-08-18T21:19:00.000-05:00

my hair has been cut.
even did the ironing.
okay, i'm ready!

we crave the same thing

2009-08-17T21:23:00.000-05:00

the fruit flies think that
my kitchen is a buffet.
get out! the fruit's mine!

yes, i'm hormonal

2009-08-16T21:47:00.002-05:00

i blame the hormones
for making me clean, crab, cry.
its not me, really.

this i can see

2009-08-14T21:39:00.000-05:00

a day spent cleaning,
reorganizing clutter.
visible progress.

well spent

2009-08-13T20:43:00.000-05:00

a dollar forty,
spent on bubble gum toothpaste.
joy unparalleled.

swimsuit grundies

2009-08-12T19:20:00.001-05:00

swimsuit grundies don't
bother children at all.
indifferent, at play.

ready

2009-08-11T21:14:00.001-05:00

any time, baby:
i can't wait to hold you--and
lie on my stomach.

i could almost eat it (but i wont)

2009-08-10T21:37:00.000-05:00

near the dryer vent
i satisfy my craving:
the scent of laundry.

2009-08-07T22:09:00.001-05:00

sunset is silent
but suppose there was a sound:
final crescendo.

2009-08-06T20:41:00.000-05:00

i'm feeling antsy:
there is so much left to do.
does "poof" ever work?

vh4

2009-08-05T19:37:00.000-05:00

What pulls us so close?
We're all made of the same stuff:
Dust embraces dust.

vh 3

2009-08-04T20:59:00.002-05:00

Viewed from a distance
The storm looks feathery, soft.
Upon us, it's fierce.

vh 2

2009-08-03T21:07:00.002-05:00

it stays with me when
a single fern catches wind:
dances differently.

vacation haiku 1

2009-08-02T19:18:00.001-05:00

Big sky overhead,
Duck prints on my yoga mat:
Breathing with the wind.

i'll be back soon!

2009-07-17T21:49:00.001-05:00

two weeks vacation
starts tomorrow! no blogging,
so don't forget me!

2009-07-16T21:18:00.002-05:00

much inner movement:
are you growing bored, baby?
sisters await you!