January 29, 2009

Northeast corridor.

We're among the line of ants

coming and going.

The call came early,
the voice sang "No school today".
The thrill of much snow!

snow, ice, wintry mix,
claustrophobic tundra angst,
middle age, laid off.

January 28, 2009

Shell of snow and ice

hardens on roads, lawns, and plans.

We won't hatch just yet.

January 27, 2009

So impossible

to believe in straw sandals

during a snowstorm.

January 26, 2009

Watching gentle snow,

I see the blur of a hawk

change the backyard mood.

January 24, 2009

This day, twenty four,
common to our families
and generations.

paul's haiku

chimichangas, yeah

burritos are good also

chimichangas, yeah

January, 24, 2009

never did make it
outdoors yesterday, oscar.
hope springs eternal?

January 24, 2009

crazy year, anna
but couldn't forget to send
birthday wishes, love

January 23, 2009

Fifty-five degrees:
predicted high for today.
We'll go for a stroll.

January 23, 2009

Quarter century

soon among Anna's fractions.

The glass, still half full.

January 22, 2009

Cotton flannel sheets,

wool blankets. Winter flora

and fauna in bed.

January 21, 2009

All the week's changes.

Pebbles cast in the ocean

still ripple the waves.

January 20, 2009

Barack Obama

once a baby like Oscar.

What greatness ahead?

January 19, 2009

Martin Luther King

once a baby like Oscar.

What greatness ahead?

My own young on stage
in my role from yesterday:
her own matinee.

Named well for Haiku
Oscar Neil Rosen-Powers
Syllables perfect

He's likely to be
The only one in his class
Our Master Oscar

Perfectly precious

Precious baby boy
fits so perfectly in our
arms to hold and love

January 16, 2009

They come home today,

one more passage for all three

to a wider world.

January 15, 2009

From Chapel Hill

Oscar's DNA

and little limbs wound tightly

in double helix.

Kim and Eli, too,

wound tight now as DNA,

spiral together.

Genes and molecules

flow on, giving a taste of

life ever after.

Beads on a long string.

Mine between Colette, Anna,

Now a new bead is strung.

Oscar Neil Rosen
Baby bundle eager soul
Immediate love

January 14, 2009

The moment at hand!

Surprise and hope overwhelm

all words and routines.

Later:

One is not enough

for overflowing feelings,

momentous events:

Inside to outside,

path of so many before,

yet new again now. 

'merican idol
save me from myself; sucked in,
welcome mindlessness

January 13, 2009

How 'bout some ice cream:
Haagen-Dazs Peppermint Bark?
Only if I must.

January 13, 2009

Eli assembles

a crib, Phillip,  a new desk,

preparing to play.

January 12, 2009

Night out. Not counting

calories, pennies, minutes.

Fiddling. What's burning?

By Sarah Rosen

It's Laura's Birthday

It's time to hip and hooray

No longer a teen.

- Sarah Rosen

Twenty years of life.

Today starts a new decade.

Where does the time go?

January 11, 2009

And now Laura's turn
for birthday wishes from far.
Eat a slice for us!

January 10, 2009

I'm large and in charge,
but soon the kid will be boss.
Not much longer now....

Aimed into a ditch
Are we by Blagojevich
Crooked son of a

January 9, 2009

Birthday wishes flow.
Thank you for thinking of me.
Fills my heart with joy.

January 9, 2009 pt 2

big weekend ahead.
playfriends, maybe, but cribs will
be assembled, yes!

January 9, 2009

Excellent to see

in seventeen syllables

so many postings.

Thank you, family!

Each message inflates this small

balloon and lifts it.

This is just a test
I have not done this before
Bear with me for now

Happy birthday, Em!
We hope you have a great day,
wish we could join you!

January 8, 2009

Walking round the track

like a sweeping second hand

counting the ticks.

January 7, 2009

Overflowing bag.

You must build it in your mind

before filling it.

January 6, 2009

Cold rain falls outside.

Hot shower inside. Cheers for

civilization.

January 5, 2009

Japanese masters

took brush to scroll. My haikus

make do with scroll bar.

January 2, 2009

Morning clouds arrive

wearing pink and purple,

ladies at the dance.

Next posting on Monday, Jan. 5.

January 1, 2009

Momentous changes

on the calendar pages,

but days just flow on.