Failed Haiku #85

darkness . . .

moving into next year's

light

stepping forward

into what will be . . .

waterlily

 

plumbonkers December 30, 2022

haiku pause

grows into silence . . .

sunrise

homing pigeons . . .

repeatedly circling

my new idea

a flame flickers

and yet the light spreads wide

advent candles

the spirit overshadows

to make god one of us

--with permission

jack-in-the-pulpit

preacher husband finally

finds rest

plumbonkers December 23, 2022

blue shivers

dark days darken

with memories

standing still . . .

the forest around me

as far as I see

silence broken

another haiku about

sparrow songs

winter teasel

ghosts gather for

watching

templates . . .

memories set in

motion

 

plumbonkers December 16, 2022

a red candle

flickers in the dark . . .

thoughts for peace

meatballs cooking through . . .

slicing some mushrooms

for the spaghetti sauce

flow charts--

the line of authority

lands in a circle

baby girl . . .

finally a granddaughter

among grandsons

a pencil--

planning the future with

an eraser in hand

 

failed haiku #84

thawing

the banana baked oatmeal

saturday morning cartoons

 

plumbonkers December 9, 2022

hearing the wind

through blue walls

sparrows gather

sparrows together

the family circle

finally grew

a chatter

throughout the woods

new friends

juncos

blue jays cardinals--

on the path forward

hanging the angels . . .

an artificial tree

up for the season

 

plumbonkers December 3, 2022

beef and beans

for mealtime nachos

seeing our daughter

snowflakes

the slow drift

of change

stepping forward

into what will be . . .

waterlily

white flash--

a grey junco flits

through the woods

shepherd's pie

served out of the cold--

ark aid mission