Rereading Gatsby, September 24

rereading Gatsby:

a hopeless attempt to

harvest a stray strand

of creative inspiration

on Fitzgerald's birthday

Daily Haiku Prompts: harvest, strand

Night Owl's Equinox

if equinox means

equally light and dark,

explain dark morning!

slept through radio's alarm

as if it were winter now

Photo by Taras Slawynch

Prompt: equinox

New Year Haiku

new moon means new year

not seeking nirvana, just

serendipity,

creativity,

sustained good health, and

hope for better times 

(prompts: moon, nirvana)

Ontario (prompt: geese)

Sailboats racing on Lake Ontario, seen from The Pearl Harbourfront's window, 2013.

Canada geese honk:

egotistical eagle

must accept defeat

Canadians keep 

their elbows up and

won't rename their lakes

Daily Haiku Prompt: geese

"Ontario" is an Indigenous word and is more than 400 years old. It means "beautiful lake" or "sparkling water."

Disappearing Act

 even the full moon's

orange-tinted eclipse fades

after a few hours

leaving just a memory

to scatter among the stars

(Daily Haiku Prompts: full moon)

August Travel Advisory

"Pack light," they advised.

packed lightly for two climates--

caught cold in first one

shivered in Copenhagen

sniffled and sneezed while in Rome

Daily Haiku Prompt: pack

Rainy Day Owl #1

owl as a prompt

brings joy to my morning and

dispels stormy clouds

Daily Haiku Prompt: owl

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Bob Dylan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-po_FUmvM   

Roses Rage

Rose Garden yanked out

replaced by a patio--

Jackie's ghost rages

lacking Jackie's taste and class

a modern-day Medusa

(Daily Haiku Prompts: roses, rage)

Birthday Twins

birthday of two uncles

couldn't be more different

one mine, one his

Bill, subversively funny

Nuss, thoughtful and modest

both were my favourite

and both were his 

Forecast

whenever it rains

my knees and fingers ache:

human barometer

potential new career as

tv meteorologist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE8a6zLe6KM

Thread

torn belt loop on jeans

needs sewing machine's strong thread

tailoring magic

Daily Haiku Prompt: thread

Aroma

the aroma of

brewing coffee makes mornings

almost bearable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcXiXDQAqak

Daily Haiku Prompt: aroma

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!

 

Wardrobe Warning

trudging through puddles:

long camel hair winter coat

is sprayed with mud dots

Daily Haiku Prompts:  winter, coat, spray

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

Moving Day

when the movers bring

new people and furniture

the sad  house ghost leaves

Daily Haiku Prompts: new, ghost, leaves

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

Passover Recipe Haiku

 

a carp should be chopped

mixed with whitefish: gefilte

not crunchy sushi

Daily Haiku Prompts: carp, crunch

Another Day, Another Orchid Haiku

orchid losing blooms

but look closely and marvel:

new buds appearing

Daily Haiku Prompts: orchid, buds

Tanka for Echo: March 20, 2001

four days old when we

met you and your eyes were closed:

it was puppy love

I found your puppy album

golden treasures from the past

joyful memories

your exuberance, Echo,

echoes in my heart