Thursday, February 28, 2013

Culinary Arts

Haiku Day 28 (Kitchen)
Last Day of NAHAIWRIMO


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

Crossroads

Carpe Diem (Strangers)


Crossroads   ~
Once a stranger
my life's last love



Stage Fright

Haiku Day 27 (Garage)


Cold anxiety
Cluttered stage
Curtain rises

Sprouts

The Haiku Circle (Grass)


Sprouts and tufts
through mud and snow ~
Blanket of lush green

Caterpillar

Carpe Diem


Plodding along with ripple effect
One day to soar in beauty
Reincarnation or memory in tact?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Out on a Limb

Mindful Stone


Body feels so aged
Still climbing trees and
walking down hallways
on my hands
in my mind
Screaming inside to
run free
Screaming on outside
to make it stop

Hidden

Haiku Day 26 (Closet)


clothes long forgotten
hide in bins ~
memories erased

Monday, February 25, 2013

Secrets

The Haiku Circle (Crate)


Unopened trunk
long forgotten
What secrets might be revealed?

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/)

Dining Experience

Haiku Day 25 (Dining Room)


A dish balanced on my lap.
Sofa nest.
Fait accompli.

Hero's Journey

The Haiku Circle (Hero)


Hero ~
Jung's journeyman
to find self and beyond

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Kitchen Art

Mindful Stone

Sounds from kitchen
frying, bubbling and spitting
The chef is at work making frittata
Sizzling sounds quiet to a murmur
The cracking of eggs followed by
swift beating
with only tools of perfection
Food is art to him
His creations divine

Widescreen

The Haiku Circle (TV)


Widescreen retreat ~
nightmare reality
to mind numbing bliss

Take Me Away

Haiku Day 24


Goddess bath awaits
Lavender from Provence
Solitude of Tuscany

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

Roots

The Haiku Circle 2.22


Even roots completely severed
can begin anew in the heart

Sofa Nest

Haiku Day 22 (Living Room)


my sofa nest
a place of zen ~
mochachino wafts nearby

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Roots

Introspection 2.21.13

I have no roots
A sperm
An egg
Raised by evil
But light surges through
at 44

Breakaway from all previously known
Rootless
A lone seed
needing to heal to sprout
to blossom

New roots began
nearly 12 years ago
Secure, loving, safe
Love of me
(who I was meant to be)

Last year a band on my finger
Loving fertilizer to grow my security
I belong with him
My roots intertwine with his
Together we are a stronger
happier entity

Roots
Even new ones
Can grow deeply into the heart
Roots need not be physically bound
into the soil
Self hydroponics
The heart suffices to grow new life

My roots are now reaching
expanding
to embrace
new family
friendships of safety
friendships to nurture my soul
My roots are true and heartfelt.




Balance

The Haiku Circle (Sorrow)


Sorrow plummets
into soul-wrenching pain ~
Crane soars effortlessly

Cassis

Haiku Day 21 (Turquoise)


Turquoise waves lap softly
against the calanques
Boat engine purrs

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Wisdom

The Haiku Circle Day 19


Inner wisdom ~
sacred, reverent
Touching soul and universe

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

Painless

Mindful Stone Day 47
Haiku Day 17 (Black)


Dark art bleeds through me
silently
with no emotion

Transformation

Haiku Day 16


Blood red terror.
Poppy fields of Italy ~
Transformation

Friday, February 15, 2013

Subconscious

Mindful Stone Day 46

For decades locked
in the tar pit of my mind~
A memory leaks

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

Cassis

Haiku Day 14 (Harbor)


Mediterranean port ~
In his arms I find
safe harbor



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



River

Haiku Day 12


River swells as snow melts
Tears flood my eyes


Monday, February 11, 2013

Rooftop Song

Mindful Stone Day 42


Soft cooing
One of nature's songs
Pigeons on the roof

Sunbeams

Haiku Day 11 (Woods)


Through the redwoods
rays of sun reach seedlings
seeking life

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.


Saturday, February 9, 2013

Garden

Haiku Day 10

Sprouts reaching through the earth
Buds not yet green
Anticipation of roses and wisteria

Nirvana


Mindful Stone Day 40 (6-word Saturday)

Existing in nothingness
Yearning for Nirvana

Glacier

Haiku Day 9

A slippery slope to climb
Beware of deep crevices
Depression pervades


Photo credit: photography.nationalgeographic.com

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

http://grace2244.polyvore.com

Haiku Day 8

Mount Fuji in the distance
A journey of baby steps

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.

Au Chocolat

Theme Thursday

Nectar of goddesses
One constant in my life
Nourished soul

Milky Way

Haiku Day 7

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"

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"

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Coping Skills

Stone Day 36


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

Chai Grande - Iced

Haiku Day 4

Cardamom, cinnamon, cloves
A world away
taste and scent of heaven

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

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Honeymoon

Haiku Day 3

Goat cheese and honey on
petite toast
Paris cafe
September honeymoon



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

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Fabergé

Haïku Day 2

Their beauty once coveted by czars
Behold the bedazzled
behind museum fortresses



Friday, February 1, 2013

Downpour

Stone Day 33

seeking some relief
from outpouring of tears
mind and body
awash with painful memories
each droplet agony on my soul


Avignon

Stone 32/Haiku Day 1

Provence wafts from the window
cool breeze becomes mistral
lavender lingers