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 

Thread

torn belt loop on jeans

needs sewing machine's strong thread

tailoring magic

Daily Haiku Prompt: thread

Another First

Another First

first anniversary

without him makes me

pine for what is gone

years of happy memories

sunlight dispels sadness

(Daily Haiku Prompt: pine)

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

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

Passover Recipe Haiku

 

a carp should be chopped

mixed with whitefish: gefilte

not crunchy sushi

Daily Haiku Prompts: carp, crunch

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

Full Moon

full moon hides behind

clouds and I wait for words

but words retreat too

Daily Haiku Prompts: Full, Moon

Orchid

 

purple orchid plant

I forgot to water  you--

sorry, my old friend

Daily Haiku Prompt: orchid

Winter: a tanka and a haiku

Winter Tanka

owls love winter:

long nights for hunting rodents

under pale moonlight

in the heart of darkness owls

begin their courtship dance

Winter Haiku

Echo liked winter 

pushed his nose into the snow

coldness brought delight

 

River

highway at night

two bright currents of headlights:

a river of cars

Daily Haiku Prompt: river

 

Moonrise

 not just a mirror

moon displays her lovely face

but hides her dark side

she rises to her zenith

a breeze pushes clouds away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbaOsTwTM40

Photo by Michael Starkie on Unsplash

Daily Haiku Prompts: moon, rise, breeze

Paradise Lost: Tanka for the Blue Jays

we came very close

although winning is better

we can still be proud

they had some great players and

we were tough competitors

Hover: Tanka for Helicopter Pilot

 "I worship the ground 

you hover over, " I tell

my heli pilot

birthdays won't wither our hearts

love creates its own flight plan

Daily Haiku Prompts: hover and withered

painting by Rima Sharma

Tanka for my Mother

a true Libra, she

needed beauty and colour

red, yellow, blue, green

the artist splashed a rainbow

on canvas to free her soul

Imitate the Sun, oil painting by Frances Etlin-Rapoport

Daily Haiku Prompt: red

Daily Haiku Prompt: Wild

waitress auditions

to get bigger tips as she

dramatizes the menu

acts out the daily special

she serves wild rice with panache

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-dancing-monkey-dance-gif-3790182910027680828

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMWlD3fLJ8

Unexpected

it's March, barely spring

wisteria vine surprise--

first purple flower

wisteria won't

bloom until its seventh year--

mine waited for nine

This happened when we lived in our house. There were lots of green leaves climbing the fence but I had given up on ever seeing a flower.

https://boreal-owl.livejournal.com/62556.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZj032MNIx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IwBJYTwQ0

In The Early Morning Brain

In The Early Morning Brain

early morning phone call:

wasted time listening to

a useless message

fast-tracking breakfast

stumbled while I was half-asleep:

nearly dropped coffee pot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34qwRrkSvQ