Sunday, May 10, 2026

Mother's Day and My Two Mothers

Here's a double haiku for my mother.


although we sometimes

saw her optimism as

unrealistic


a glimpse of light

when no one else can see it

brings hope, not deception


Besides remembering my own mother, I want to honour my unofficial second mom, Frances C., a good friend of my mother. When I needed dating advice or a good easy recipe, I knew I could call her. She was a Virgo, and had common sense and objectivity. She also had the cooking and baking skills that my mother and I lacked. What a great lady!

 

Friday, May 8, 2026

Wardrobe Warning

trudging through puddles:

long camel hair winter coat

is sprayed with mud dots


Daily Haiku Prompts:  winter, coat, spray



Sunday, May 3, 2026

August Moon

you bask with delight

in the August moon's glow and

I get drunk on the sight


Daily Haiku Prompts: summer, moon, imbibe


Sunday, April 26, 2026

Moving Day

when the movers bring

new people and furniture

the sad  house ghost leaves


Daily Haiku Prompts: new, ghost, leaves

Thursday, April 23, 2026

April 23 double haiku

plans for today changed

so I savoured golden joys

spring, coffee, friends


on Shakespeare's birthday

golden forsythia blooms

I wait for tulips



Daily Haiku Prompt: gold


Friday, April 17, 2026

Writing with Tarot Card Prompts

Talking with my critique partner about Tarot cards reminded me that some writers use Tarot cards for plotting and characterization.

My muse has been sleeping on the job.

Can I reawaken her by using Tarot cards?

Tarot Cards for Creative Writing is a blog post by Whitney Hill, which gives examples of using Tarot cards for writing prompts.

https://whitneyhillwrites.com/writing-updates/tarot-cards-for-creative-writing/


Of course, that made me look for an owl Tarot deck!            


TAROT OF THE OWLS 

written by Pamela Chen, art by Elisabeth Alba


contains an easy to understand guidebook for beginners and a deck with delightful, imaginative owl art. 

I glanced at the guidebook last night and haven't even tried the deck yet. 

But, much to my surprise, this morning writing ideas came flying in. 


My moose muse has returned!



Monday, April 13, 2026

After Another Funeral

Letters of Transit

Daisy's green light

a black bird made of lead


motive for murder

or hopeless infidelity

wasting time

chasing distractions and detours


as the green light recedes

there is only

this moment

the journey

not the destination





#vss365 prompt: letters