March 2009
27 posts
Frozen custard,
wintry evening—
Shivers in the car home.
—Gaippe
Yellow fields, brown river,
bright blue sky—
Killdeer returns.
—Gaippe
Good posture, shy laughter,
small bites at dinner—
First date.
—Gaippe
River runs brown
sky burns blue—
Early Iowa spring.
—Gaippe
Neighbor’s unraked leaves
roll across my lawn—
Spring wind.
—Gaippe
Hoping over the mound
and into the dugout—
the first robin.
by Arizona Zipper
Opening its eyes
closing its eyes
a cat in the sun.
by Arizona Zipper
Spring wind howls
in still bare trees—
Cat twitches in a dream.
—Gaippe
The cat snores,
warm and secure in my chair—
I listen from the couch.
—Gaippe
Spring on the calendar,
dirt and yellow stubble in the fields—
Early yet.
Jesus haiku
The kingdom of the Father
is spread across the land-
Men do not see it.
- Gospel of Thomas No. 113
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Another spring,
and a long trail of grease ants
over the breadboard.
-from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
Today a pink rose in a vase
on a table.
Tomorrow, petals.
-from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
Out by the road
waits the morning paper—
And the Robins’ song.
-Gaippe
Some days
one needs to hide
from possibility.
-from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
Against the blue sky,
an eagle’s white head—
Can’t look away.
-Gaippe
The water spider
bounces on his legs
but cannot shake the lake.
-from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
Gusty winds blow gaps
in the thick, evening clouds—
Moon plays hide-and-seek.
-Gaippe
Come to think of it,
there’s no reason to decide
who you are.
-from Braided Creek by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
