May 2009
28 posts
White caps on the lake—
Boats anchored near shore
all point the same way.
—Gaippe
On the horizon
fireworks
in the next town
—Gaippe
Screaming toddler
can’t part with
the fire engine grocery cart
—Gaippe
“Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay.”
“The way is easy for he who has no preference for his preferences.”
—Matthew Flickstein
You just can’t pretend
that cutting grass is hard work—
Lawn tractor satori.
—Gaippe
Brisk wind off the lake
blows sand clouds across the beach—
Season’s first sunburn.
—Gaippe
The redwing blackbird,
clinging to a wind-blown reed,
guards his muddy ditch.
—Gaippe
Cattail to signpost,
the red wing blackbird patrols
his territory.
—Gaippe
Sitting in the car
watching the pond at sunset—
Mosquitoes dance on the windshield.
—Gaippe
The wind in the trees
outside my open window
sounds like summer rain.
—Gaippe
Gray sky and damp breeze
tell of an approaching storm—
My mood exactly.
—Gaippe
A bitter morning:
sparrows sitting together
without any necks
haiku by J. W. Hackett
It’s hard to believe there’s a skeleton
inside us, not certainly in the beautiful
girl getting out of her red car.
— by Harrison & Kooser
skinny young men
grouped around the car’s raised hood
spring’s here
by Winona Baker
Can’t live in the now.
It’s gone before we know it.
At best, we can live
in the very recent past—
Pretend it’s present moment.
—Gaippe
thunder
my woodshavings roll
along the veranda
—haiku by Dee Evetts
On a worn seat pad
on a folding metal chair—
I follow my breath,
meditate on compassion
‘til my mind wanders, again.
—Gaippe
Despite low gray skies,
a black and yellow Goldfinch
glows bright in the Spring.
—Gaippe
Reading the obits,
noting the ages of the dead—
Happy birthday me.
—Gaippe
You’re such a baby—
Honestly! He winces as
she applies more hair color.
—Gaippe