February 27, 2009

Back to work, briefly.
Pen? Check. Photos of kid? Check.
Laptop? Check. Brain? Brain?

February 25, 2009

Fifteen reps, minutes,

laps around the gym. Three hands

needed for counting.

February 24, 2009

My Japanese friend,

Miwako, cheers our haikus.

She may post one, too. 

February 23, 2009

Young son, learning words

at the zoo, says that his shoes

are cages for his feet.

February 20, 2009

Plants send out their roots.

Blood vessels, too, grow, connect.

We send bits and bytes.

might is write

bird up on high, coo;
defrosted buds pop open.
freedom of life, new.

Why we write

Burden of haiku

We write prayers to please ourselves

Freedom of haiku

February 19, 2009

Kept awake, not by

babies, mayhem, illness, strife,

but just ideas.

February 18, 2009

Drips from a faucet

or firehose spray of words,

poetry is wet.

February 17, 2009

Blanket of chill air

and sheets of brown fallen leaves

cover pillowed seeds.

February 16, 2009

Expanse of Monday,

the week still lying ahead,

is that good or bad?

February 14, 2009

One month ago now.
Feels like it’s been a lifetime.
For you, kid, it has.

February 14, 2009

"Poor man's lobster," eh?
"Poor man's pork fat" is more apt.
Monkfish is not good.

February 13, 2009

The heart enlarges

over time. Doctors worry.

Lovers know better.

February 13, 2009

Can't bear to listen.
Local NPR pledge drive,
will you ever end?

February 12, 2009

The rhythm of tea:

leaf scoop, kettle fill and boil.

Morning symphony.

February 11, 2009

Rachel Ray, watch out!

Our video will show how

to make apple pie.

February 10, 2009

Tips, tricks, and shortcuts

of my new cell phone make me

miss ink, pen, paper. 

February 9, 2009

Get out of jail free.

Most things cost, but some come just

by luck of the draw.

February 6, 2009

four generations
under one little roof will
gather and frolic

February 5, 2009

Garden is quiet 

in winter's chill. Quiet is

prologue, epilogue.

February 4, 2009

We cook all morning

to offer nourishment to

those hungry for sleep.

February 3, 2009

Haiku jag grounded

by snow and disconnection.

Must plug in again.