Haiku Day 28 (Kitchen)
Last Day of NAHAIWRIMO
Crackling, sizzling, sputtering
Sounds of the chef creating his art ~
Picasso with Einstein hair
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Culinary Arts
Haiku Day 28 (Kitchen)
Crackling, sizzling, sputtering
Sounds of the chef creating his art ~
Picasso with Einstein hair
Foliage of Wings
Carpe Diem (Butterfly)
The Butterfly Trees of Monterey
Foliage of orange and black wings
"Leaves" flutter by
Silver Linings
The Haiku Circle (Play)
Living with issues
Husband loves me anyway ~
Silver Linings Playbook
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Caterpillar
Carpe Diem
Plodding along with ripple effect
One day to soar in beauty
Reincarnation or memory in tact?
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Full Snow Moon
Carpe Diem
full snow moon
today sunshine and warmth ~
waning Spring
(Photo credit: http://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/sunday-snapshot-the-snow-moon/)
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Dreamcatcher
Haiku Day 23 (Bedroom)
My sleep is swathed
in aquas and blues
Dreamcatcher stands guard
Lost & Found
The Haiku Circle (Whistle)
Separated in the crowd
we call each other's phones ~
Heartsong
Friday, February 22, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Emotional Bruises
Haiku Day 19 (Blue)
The color of sadness is not
the color of depression
Black and blue ~ emotional bruises
Monday, February 18, 2013
Truth
Mindful Stone Day 49
Wind carries truth
to plant seeds in minds
awaiting its arrival
(Thoughts of news reaching into The Vatican. Open minds needed to receive the ugly truth.)
Weeping Willow
Haiku Day 18 (Green)
Weeping willows
First sign of arboreal Spring
Photo credit: http://www.ceas.ku.edu/asian-botanicals/on-campus/weeping-willow/Willows.jpg
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Pacific Coast Highway
Haiku Day 15 (Orange)
Poppies carpet banks
along Highway 1 ~
Orange graffiti
(The California poppy, which is orange, is the state flower.)
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sounds of Silence
Mindful Stone Day 44
Nightmares for years
of a place unknown
a school, shopping center, dorm
Last night yet again
though it's been quite awhile
Strange books, a library,
feeling overwhelmed and unworthy
Suddenly awake breathing heavily
Initially thought it was carryover from nightmare
but it continued
Realizing I'm breathing making sounds,
I listen intently
A pattern of sounds
It's someone new crossed over from the
wall of amnesia
She cannot speak but repeats the pattern
She helps me calm down for I am panicked at
her labored breathing
Slowly feeling grounded, I fall back to sleep
I woke up later and my voice had returned
Waiting to get to know the newly surfaced being
who is part of me
And does she have the answers to stop that particular
nightmare hell
Avignon
Haiku Day 13 - Shade Tree
Sycamore leaves dance in the breeze
Grace and comfort ~
Sidewalk cafe
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Dandelion
Mindful Stone Day 43
Peeking outside in snow-spotted garden
I spy a weed
A dandelion ~ tightly held buds with
frays of yellow
ready to burst open
A weed that used to threaten the beauty
of my tiny courtyard
now brings smiles
knowing Lucy will happily chow down
on every leaf and bloom
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Communion
Mindful Stone Day 41
Waking up, I wondered what I might find today
in our stones group
It reminded me I had a tiny dish of stones
and other items for grounding
that I could hold
or place in a pocket for security
When a therapist, I sometimes would offer a stone
to a client to help them ground themselves
and feel connected to me between sessions
I realized our stones group does the same for us...
keeping us connected in a supportive and accepting
healthy way
Our stones have become spiritual communion.
Waking up, I wondered what I might find today
in our stones group
It reminded me I had a tiny dish of stones
and other items for grounding
that I could hold
or place in a pocket for security
When a therapist, I sometimes would offer a stone
to a client to help them ground themselves
and feel connected to me between sessions
I realized our stones group does the same for us...
keeping us connected in a supportive and accepting
healthy way
Our stones have become spiritual communion.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Lost in Wonder
Mindful Stone Day 39
I have the gift of company within
From five-year-old happy innocence
To very wise elder
It is most rare when I am not aware
of someone nearby
Waking up each morning I find myself quite young
and so delighted with my world
Her voice is young and happy and full of curiosity and giggles
Often I wish to just climb into her
for the rest of my days
I have the gift of company within
From five-year-old happy innocence
To very wise elder
It is most rare when I am not aware
of someone nearby
Waking up each morning I find myself quite young
and so delighted with my world
Her voice is young and happy and full of curiosity and giggles
Often I wish to just climb into her
for the rest of my days
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Transformation
Mindful Stone 38
Agonizing over "killing fields"
in my latest haiku,
I rewrite and transform until
the trauma is first and
blossoming new life is last.
I feel the healing in the release.
Agonizing over "killing fields"
in my latest haiku,
I rewrite and transform until
the trauma is first and
blossoming new life is last.
I feel the healing in the release.
Milky Way
Haiku Day 7
sky tsunami
starlight in his eyes
reflects waves of love
Photo credit: www.universetoday.com
sky tsunami
starlight in his eyes
reflects waves of love
Photo credit: www.universetoday.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Conflict
Haiku Day 6
Killing fields
Yoked water buffalo
Lifeblood blossoms
Stone Day 37
Prompted with the word "rice"
the tar pit of my mind
bubbles up
"killing fields"
Killing fields
Yoked water buffalo
Lifeblood blossoms
Stone Day 37
Prompted with the word "rice"
the tar pit of my mind
bubbles up
"killing fields"
Family "Ties"
Introspective View
Family shattered
At first shards of glass
Now a pile of dust
harmless but sad
New family
Friends who accept
Family who love
Understanding is always difficult
but acceptance is freeing
Toxic family gone
New family invigorates and heals
Thankful for the second chance to "be"
Family shattered
At first shards of glass
Now a pile of dust
harmless but sad
New family
Friends who accept
Family who love
Understanding is always difficult
but acceptance is freeing
Toxic family gone
New family invigorates and heals
Thankful for the second chance to "be"
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Coping Skills
Stone Day 36
The ladder out of depression
Each rung takes energy
Easier to stay in the dark
The ladder out of depression
Each rung takes energy
Easier to stay in the dark
Tuscany
Haiku Day 5
Tuscan summer
Trees, like parsley,
garnish the countryside
Photo credit: Pixdaus.com
Monday, February 4, 2013
Anniversary Date
Stone Day 35
His death two years ago
The monster in my bed
His patriotic sacrifice made before my birth
My lifelong destiny -
a mind with a security clearance
required to enter
Without my knowledge until age 44
Secrets still not believed
yet I exist
Telling my truth is my only purpose for being
Grief, anger
Emotions strike simultaneously
Grief for my life
Not his death
His death two years ago
The monster in my bed
His patriotic sacrifice made before my birth
My lifelong destiny -
a mind with a security clearance
required to enter
Without my knowledge until age 44
Secrets still not believed
yet I exist
Telling my truth is my only purpose for being
Grief, anger
Emotions strike simultaneously
Grief for my life
Not his death
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Past Tense
Stone 34
Princess skin chafed
from braving the treadmill yesterday
Aches and pains will soon surface.
Recalling a time when my gymnast body
Flexed with ease
and I felt so free
Princess skin chafed
from braving the treadmill yesterday
Aches and pains will soon surface.
Recalling a time when my gymnast body
Flexed with ease
and I felt so free
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Fabergé
Haïku Day 2
Their beauty once coveted by czars
Behold the bedazzled
behind museum fortresses
Their beauty once coveted by czars
Behold the bedazzled
behind museum fortresses
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