Adieu

December 6, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

How bright the coloursunlight creating shadow –dramatic ending.

First Signs

November 29, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Green sprig, crimson pop –ornamental precursorto giving season. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Ho, Ho, Oh No

November 22, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Winter’s impatiencecrowns Autumn’s bearings with white –early Santa’s cap. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Autumn Berries

November 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Where leaves have vanishedberries remain, nourishmentfor feathered migrants. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Summer Stragglers

October 25, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Other blooms may fade,succumbing to Autumn’s chill –Snapdragons stand tall. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Like Fire

October 18, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My essence is flamewords, like petals, reaching high –transformative fire. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day. Don’t know what these beauties are, but am inspired by their flow.)

Garden in Transition

October 11, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Summer’s legacyfades – floral memories blurFall hues incoming. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day. Image from personal collection.)

Freak of Nature

Big Bird, peers called me or Grasshopper – legs longer than torso, exaggerated by the platform shoes of the time. Jumbo Jet, another moniker or No Hips, No Ass – or simply Tree – my height towering for my age. Awkward an understatement – self-conscious, exposed, the ridicule outweighing any nurturing support – self-declared freak. […]

The Heart Remembers

Memories shift, haze like grains of sand dispersing – sentiments heart set. (For RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge: haze/sand. Image from personal collection.)

Treading Trauma

Treading water where barracudas swarm, inject a drop of kindness incite a ravenous threat Quick the decision to bail, shed contamination, resulting terror – shame exposed. Now tread slough longing floored robed in foreboding trembling in shadows. (I have made poor choices in my life, which still haunt my dreams. My therapist says to focus […]

One Woman's Quest II

Tag: haiku