Personal Education
Haiku
Posting a weekly haiku started as an activity for the CLMooc online learning group and has become a pleasant habit for me.
This page archives my haiku which also appear weekly on this site's home page and are currently also shared weekly on my Mastodon Social Media Account.
I hope, here, you'll stroll
To slowly enrich your soul.
If that's too lofty a goal,
Consider bypassing it whole...
(It's just an archive, after all)
crayoned leaves, in fall,
loosen their twig attachments
to quilt the town lawns.
2024-10-27
eastern sky bright, though
clouds are spread wide overhead
this cool fall morning
2024-10-13
this autumn Sunday
is a joy; it means that there's
another haiku.
2024-10-06
son's visit begins
with breakfast of bagels and
hot autumn coffee
2024-09-29
rain postponed the game,
a double header today,
soggy September
2024-09-22
fog fills morning streets
as I go for a fall walk.
coffee will clear head
2024-09-15
imperceptably
(almost) dawn arrives later.
fall mornings start dark.
2024-09-15
testing is messy
as archives are revised and
fall into new form.
2024-09-09
wet ground greets the dawn
after brief overnight rain.
bright fall sun dries it.
2024-09-08
welcome showers here
announce the beginning of
school, and soon fall.
2024-09-01
with five syllables,
a summer Sunday begins,
then seven then five.
2024-08-25
though cool, it's rainy,
a tough day to paint outdoors
even in summer
2024-08-18
intermittently
summer offers some cooling.
mostly it's at night.
2024-08-11
once a time of joy
when summer was temperate,
now high heat, dry grass
2024-08-04
Below here, dates are somewhat jumbled. Before August of 2024, the entries were organized in rows for desktop/laptop, wide screen viewing, five haiku per row left to right. This updated page design is intended to be more usable on mobile devices. I deemed that it's not worth the effort to get them in order. Besides, aren't haiku supposed to be timeless poetry, after all?
sticky outside now
fight heat with condensation
summer is too hot
2014-07-14
bagel for breakfast
a summer ritual in
spring, fall, winter too
2024-07-28
tree leaves are now full
all our fear of frost has passed
time for spring planting
2024-06-09
it does not matter
if there's an apostrophe
for fathers today
2024-06-16
the morning rain reigns,
wetting trees, grass and much more
as summer heat breaks
2024-06-23
fog slides slowly by
as the summer air begins
to move into day
2024-07-07
northern lights flicker,
solar storms far away,
spring surprise this year
2024-05-12
northeasterly wind,
it's cloudy and there's some rain.
New England springtime.
2024-05-19
'till summer solstice,
must wake earlier daily
to beat the sunrise
2024-05-26
the sun, yet to rise,
will be radiant today.
so June forecasts say
2024-06-02
fantasy exists
in the imagination
of all spring dreamers
2024-04-07
quiet, empty streets
prepare for runners and crowd:
Marathon Monday
2024-04-14
sparrows in the spring
gather twigs and dry grass bits,
building summer homes
2024-04-28
revolutions turn
some dates into holidays,
in all the seasons
2024-05-05
daylight saving struck
all our clocks overnight, bah.
saving sleep...better
2024-03-10
in the hospital,
window view only of sky,
no sense of seasons
2024-03-17
with March winding down,
feels more like January
this sunny morning
2024-03-24
Easterly winds blow
today of all days in spring
arise; celebrate
2024-03-31
nature slips summer
into the midst of winter
sixty was the high
2024-02-11
without regard to
the date on the calendar
thin snow on the ground
2024-02-18
winter barely stays
the way we remember it
into March these days
2024-02-25
advanced this season
is the feel of spring weather
well before its time
2024-03-03
our grandchild's visit
for the college winter break
over way too soon
2024-01-14
snow, fall, that is all
It took to hobble me, here,
on a frigid morn.
2024-01-21
weather advances,
steadily approaching here
with some winter snow
2024-01-28
Sunday shines sunny,
without much warmth to offer
for a winter's day
2024-02-04
shrouded sun today
with some winter rain again.
snow, just a dream
2023-12-17
busy urgent care
sat two hours in a blue mask
with coughing strangers
2023-12-24
the eve is here,
as dawn breaks on the last day
of the current year
2023-12-31
a storm predicted,
delayed gratification
for those who love snow
2024-01-07
furnace fan clanking
to overcome outside temp.,
a cold winter freeze
2023-11-19
waiting till it's late
lets the sun try its best to
warm a winter day
2023-11-26
three hours since rising
makes it seem like midday here
...dawns a winter day...
2023-12-03
foggy morning air
prepares me for wet and warm
early winter rain
2023-12-10
dark night, unbroken,
temperatures down to
signal fall’s advance
2023-10-22
warm spell is over
crunchy leaves cover the yard
halloween’s approach
2023-10-29
time, an illusion,
is best passed as if were true
an extra hour’s sleep?
2023-11-05
our clocks don’t agree.
theirs is into afternoon…
football from Frankfurt
023-11-12
was awake at three;
slept again beneath covers;
cool nights of autumn
2023-09-24
wash my spoons early
to ready myself for work
in any season
2023-10-01
sunshine and a breeze
follow cool fall rain as leaves
begin color change
2023-10-08
darker, still longer,
mornings come later each day
’till winter solstice
2023-10-15
too bright is the light.
I wake later than normal
to late summer sun.
2023-08-27
morning came on time,
but I did not know of it,
sleeping way too late.
2023-09-03
heavy cloud cover
obscures the late summer dawn
but we know it’s there
2023-09-10
before the noise of
morning, small things scurry home
’till another night
2023-09-17
flash of lightning gone,
dawn breaking clear, sunny and cool,
summer storm has passed
2023-07-30
trading heat for cold,
isn’t quite due in summer
but we hope will come
2023-08-06
light morning rainfall
keeps the lawns green in spite of
summer’s bright sunshine
2023-08-13
silence of sleep ends
as we become aware of
bird song in summer
2023-08-20
seeing summer’s haze
enhanced by northern fire’s blaze
chokes us up these days
2023-07-02
short summer shower
in a stall inside the house
foretells rain outside
2023-07-09
hot, humid summer,
thick air, reluctant to move
aside as I walk
2023-07-16
the ceiling fan spins,
pushing air over my damp skin,
cooling summer’s sweat.
2023-07-23
just a game rained out
nothing to be of concern
make it up later
2023-06-04
clear sky or almost
but haze from wildfires still there
dulling spring’s sunshine
2023-06-11
weather is fluid
sometimes that means it will rain–
summer games postponed
2023-06-18
a bright morning light
and the summer’s sounds and smells
greet me on this day
2023-06-25
sneaky shapes tiled with
imagined color pattern
shows synthetic spring
2023-05-07
whether the weather
cooperates or does not,
I will go outside.
2023-05-14
some measures of spring
are rain and then all the scents:
damp dirt, flower blooms
2023-05-21
sharp, shiny sunlight
cuts through the fog of my sleep
and I spring from bed
2023-05-28
morning words delayed
though sun rose as it should have
spring distractions ruled
2023-04-16
robins and raindrops
hop and patter on the lawn,
welcome signs of spring
2023-04-17 - International Haiku Day
enjoy watching bees
seek early spring blossoms as
practice for summer
2023-04-23
rain, drizzle and mist
are all forecast for today,
mud season for sure
2023-04-30
early, seeming late
daylight savings took an hour
from this March Sunday
2023-03-12
bright sun arising,
morning event repeating
in every season
2023-03-19
sunshine after rain
clear skies and drying wet lawns
greet us at the dawn
2023-03-26
a gibbous moon wanes
in the west as the sun starts
a clear spring morning
2023-04-09
coffee is cooling
while writing this little thing
but not really much
2023-02-12
after winter snow
before the advent of spring
endure mud season
2003-02-19
some late season snow
proves winter can still pay us
a flaky visit
2023-02-26
just cold, windy rain
on top of an inch of snow,
driveway quickly cleared
2023-03-05
the moon shines brightly,
quite low in the western sky,
just past being full
2023-01-08
with no great fanfare
dawn approaches silently
ending winter nights
2023-01-15
later morning rise
huddled under the covers
hiding from the chill
2023-01-22
deep cold snap is done
warm today, with cloud cover
odd winter goes on
2023-02-05
snow in the forecast
the temperature is cold
glad the furnace works
2022-12-11
a trip for donuts,
weekly Sunday ritual,
even in winter
2022-12-18
still start to the day
then raucous wrapping ripping.
"Could burn it for heat."
2022-12-25
it is way too warm
to snow in my neighborhood,
first day of the year
2023-01-01
thoughts swirl each morning
in each year's four seasons like
autumn leaves dropping
2022-11-13
dark starts to the days
along with dark endings, too
mark winter season
2022-11-20
blower motor's hum
pushes hot air through the ducts
chasing morning's chill
2022-11-27
smile in the morning
perhaps your outlook will make
a bright winter day
2022-12-04
no frost yet right here
it was almost cold enough
I expect it soon
2022-10-09
sunshine glints on dew
a sweater is in order
fallen leaves afoot
2022-10-16
spring steel tines work fine
but I like a bamboo rake
when clearing fall's leaves
2022-10-30
the next leaf that falls,
not the last of the season,
another to rake
2022-11-06
cooling coffee cups
happen faster in the fall
donuts still taste good
2022-09-11
clouds fly past the moon
on the way to somewhere else
making fall leaves quake
2022-09-18
sun then clouds today
with thunderstorms to come, too
some fall hail may fall
2022-09-25
darker longer here
moving towards winter solstice,
leaves begin to fall
2022-10-02
dew on the windshield
after comfortable night
surprise in August
2022-08-14
just touching ninety
is again the day's forecast
sunny, dry...dry...dry!
2022-08-21
a thin strip of dawn
edging a cloud covering
becomes summer bright
2022-08-28
cool air and cloudy
dawn is difficult to sense
late summer morning
2022-09-04
fog snakes over ponds
as the sun begins to rise
on hot summer days
2022-07-17
a heat wave is here
midsummer sun-parched lawn
a town water ban
2022-07-24
the air is hot, still,
summer breeze a memory
we are just baking
2022-07-31
outside it is dark
in my heart, it is day-bright
summer dreams fulfilled
2022-08-07
showers overnight
give way to partly sunny
skies; early summer
2002-06-19
day begins too warm
dry lawns mostly rare in June
more bright sun all day
2022-06-26
wet roof this morning
reflects nighttime rain showers
now summer sun comes
2022-07-03
summer game battles
between long-time-rival teams
home team might prevail
2022-07-10
dawn, before the heat
spring to be crushed by summer's
way early nineties
2022-05-22
no morning shiver
this late into spring season
cool start to hot day
2022-05-29
still cool overnight
a nicely warm day ahead
june feels like it should
2022-06-05
the grass has been cut
there is still weeding to do
summer is in play
2022-06-12
bright sun at the dawn
isolated showers today
spring weather for sure
2022-04-17
cloud-hidden shadows
will appear here by midday
as spring marches on
2022-04-24
spring sun shines brightly
windows open by midday
lawn mowers are loud
2022-05-01
there's been no other
i only had one mother
in may, it's her day
2022-05-08
seeing first crocus
may mean spring's here for many
but snow still happens
2022-03-20
hey, bud, i see you
opening to warmer air
mere nineteen tonight
2022-03-27
more clouds here than sun
our spirits won't be dampened
even with spring rains
2022-04-03
hail came yesterday
but skies have cleared overnight
a sunny spring day
2022-04-10
fierce flurries and wind
tore through the town overnight
calm sunny today
2022-02-20
shining sun above
glares off the recent snowfall
begins to make it melt
2022-02-27
cold nights, and warm days
the weather of march each year
maple sugar time
2022-03-06
chill remains today
after a brief squall of snow
fifties tomorrow
2022-03-13
a chill in the air
even inside, on the chair
northeast winter wind
2022-01-23
for the beast of storms,
bands stayed mostly to the east
moderate snow here
2022-01-30
there is a deep freeze
though not much breeze to speak of
this midwinter day
2022-02-06
dawn's flakes of snow here
won't stop the super bowl in
california
2022-02-13
the sunrise seems slow
even past the solstice day
winter a while more
2021-12-26
outside, damp drizzle
but heat's on for the winter,
inside, warm and dry
2022-01-02
branches wearing white
grass hidden under the snow
first big winter storm
2022-01-09
under the body
his hands grasp the football tight
winter playoff fun
2022-01-16
sun may not be out
designated day ignored
fall rain is forecast
2021-11-28
before the snow's slop
people rush for the season's
purchasing habit
2021-12-05
rain, sixty degrees
this cannot be december
wait for tomorrow
2021-12-12
rain retreats eastward
a mild winter storm has passed
so no white christmas
2021-12-19
a crisp, dry leaf falls
joining others on the lawn
summertime is gone
2021-10-24
when October leaves,
the many November leaves
continue to fall
2021-11-07
leaf piles wet today
rain, thunder, lightning last night
all the clocks flashing
2021-11-14
light sprinkles delay
the raking of leaves today
only this morning
2021-11-21
mostly silent rain
except for a steady drip
outside the window
2021-09-26
game one sixty two
win is what you need to do
october ready
2021-10-03
still-green grass pokes through
and needs to be mowed again
joined by early leaves
2021-10-10
sundays are special
marking many things for us
football in england...
2021-10-17
under hurricane
threat, once again, is gulf coast
summer, fall routine
2021-08-29
labor day restarts
the seasons of school each year
chasing dreams again
2021-09-05
high smoke visible
a weekend day was hazy
still with fall's glory
2021-09-12
sharing warm blankets
real soon a great idea
chill fall nights ahead
2021-09-19
sunrise in summer
should portend heat for the day
we're getting fall temps
2021-08-01
clouds but no rain here
tv shows olympics' end
delayed one summer
2021-08-08
a bit of cool air
on the way to get bagels,
a summer blessing
2021-08-15
expecting Henri,
a summer blowhard is near
with a foot of rain
2021-08-22
overnight fifties
with rain for several days
but more heat ahead
2021-07-04
tropical storm's rain
has gone northeast at long last
leaving wet cellars
2021-07-11
overnight lightning
count to thunder for distance
summertime 'cold' fronts
2021-07-18
gentle summer rain
patters upon my windshield
driving for donuts
2021-07-25
more nineties in June
way too soon if you ask me
of course, you did not
2021-06-06
a blue-sky Sunday
bright with sun, but not too hot
fits nicely in spring
2021-06-13
soon shimmering sun
will blaze down upon our heads
wear a summer hat
2021-06-20
clouds obscure the sun
not hinting at all at the
summer heat to come
2021-06-27
a lot of hard work
tense until the final out
springtime baseball game
2021-05-09
dew appears by dawn
robins hop across the lawn
spring rituals reign
2021-05-16
twenty degrees more
than our normal springtime temps
two days of nineties!
2021-05-23
soaking spring rainfall
does disrupt baseball games but
makes the flowers grow
2021-05-30;
cool, cloudy, okay
a very good spring day to
trim the fountain grass
2021-04-11
new seed for the lawn
sprinkled to add to the green
as spring pushes on
2021-04-18
April rain falls hard
drenching the streets, fields and yards
and grass needs mowing
2021-04-25
wet out on the lawn
as the sun hides behind clouds
spring breaks are ahead
2021-05-02
the clocks must be changed
it has been by law arranged
the sun does not care
2021-03-14
drips in the bucket
maple sap runs well with spring's
temperature swings
2021-03-21
damp drizzle of spring
right now is just the best thing
buds set to explode
2021-03-28
"spring!" says the calendar
thermometer: twenty-eight
typical foul-up
2021-04-04
awaiting the sleet
upper air has too much heat
so winter slippage
2021-02-14
is winter over?
maybe too soon to decide.
an inch tomorrow?
2021-02-21
winter woes over?
before we see many greens
temps down in the teens
2021-02-28
sun is working hard
snow patches smaller each day
winter nears its end
2021-03-07
going on is hard
on learning of a friend's death
winter cold chills deep
2021-01-10
inspiration strikes
no matter what the season
effort follows next
2021-01-17
cold, not sub zero
a winter day can dawn bright
yet not become warm
2021-01-24
a storm predicted
the snow is yet to begin
get game snacks early
2021-02-07
there's very thick fog
over melting snow patches
winter hiatus
2020-12-13
snow, over a foot
snowblower put to good use
always more to groom
2020-12-20
sunshine marks morning
cold dominates its brightness
such is wintertime
2020-12-27
if far enough north
flurries of flakes and cold winds
the art of winter
2021-01-03
frost on the windshield
anticipating turkey
last rake of the leaves
2020-11-15
leaves, like a lawn's rug
moved off to the compost pile
a rite of autumn
2020-11-22
nighttime chill with frost
summer night's warmth has been lost
early winter's cost
2020-11-29
crusted snow outside
but not too much to shovel
smaller than forecast
2020-12-06
just a touch of frost
looks like the summer has passed
how long until snow
2020-10-18
we say it's forty
you say it is almost five
fall or autumn, hmm...
2020-10-25
no artifice here
snow is on the ground right now
winter has arrived
2020-11-01
contend in autumn
a quadrennial event
to choose a leader
2020-11-08
Sunday morning scene
40 starts the day's routine
summer's over - keen
2020-09-20
too dry here for weeks
rain may be on its way soon
too late for fall lawn
2020-09-27
nearly cloudless sky
cool is today's midday air
leaves are yet to turn
2020-10-04
today in sixties
a bright day before rain comes
fall weather varies
2020-10-11
rain clouds and it's cool
grateful for break in the heat
August storminess
2020-08-16
sunburn on my arms
helping a relative move
always when too hot
2020-08-23
storm's rain has passed by
welcome moisture for the lawn
now sunny and cool
2020-08-30
night chill settles in
a morning bright to begin
the real feel of fall
2020-09-13
at dawn, a damp lawn
a baking day is ahead
summer's heat is here
2020-07-19
bird in the bathroom
was not happy it was trapped.
opened window...free!
2020-07-26
the parched lawn awaits
potential summer showers
but none for today
2020-08-02
New England August
bright sun is again burning
heat is returning
2020-08-09
summertime is here
and its heat is present, too
dry lawns already
2020-06-21
quiet dawn today
expecting some thunderstorms
with summer's hot air
2020-06-28
fireworks last night
nothing official, for sure
not even legal
2020-07-05
is it humid? check!
is it also way too hot?
check! summer for sure.
2020-07-12
bright sun on shoulders
cooling north breezes prevent
overheated work
2020-05-24
sunny, cool in May
a perfect day; go out, play
tomorrow it's June
2020-05-31
after spring showers
puddles of standing water
will dry in the sun
2020-06-07
brush cut yesterday
trip to town's recycling place
part of a spring day
2020-06-14
long hours of daylight
obscured by heavy rainfall
snow stays to the north
2020-04-26
with spring-green tresses
trees, weeds and lawns, everything
dressed for the season
2020-05-03
a chill on the wind
mothers all wrapped up in coats
still a rite of spring
2020-05-10;
our inspiration
it's as easy as breathing
spring into action
2020-05-17
rain, maple seedlings
clear indication of spring
stay indoors all day?
2020-03-29
puzzled by the dawn
the darkness of night has gone
earlier wake up
2020-04-05
sun shining brightly
since the dawn has now arrived
warmth of early spring
2020-04-12
crusted windshield ice
that part of spring is not nice
warm sun will melt it
2020-04-19
this morning like spring
the early birds all singing
winter's been a joke
2020-02-23
still chill, sun displayed
a year when march was delayed
no lion this year
2020-03-01
it's nearing sixty
spring beckons out the window
sit still if you must
2020-03-08
morning not so chill
crocus blooms in the side yard
snow showers forecast
2020-03-15
january thaw
now there is surely no law
i must enjoy it
2020-01-26
diminished reason
to think january cold;
atmosphere warming
2020-02-02
grandniece has arrived
born the same date as her mom
winter's welcome gift
2020-02-09
just mostly cloudy
not cold but also not warm
odd february
2020-02-16
half rolls of paper
the after christmas quandry
keep or stuff landfills?
2019-12-29
the morning's sunshine
a bright january day
forgets our team's loss
2020-01-05
sixty eight degrees
after a night with drizzle
sunny winter day?
2020-01-12
bright morning sunshine
glancing off fresh fallen snow
cold now with a breeze
2020-01-19
raindrops pelting down
chilly air surrounding me
must get the donuts
2019-11-24
a forecast of snow
on the first of december
plan for long winter
2019-12-01
puzzling is fun
if it is properly done
avoid Christmas rush
2019-12-15
sun rising up late
winter solstice passed this year
more sunshine coming
2019-12-22
wet leaves on the lawn
can stay there until they're dry
ignore weekend's work
2019-10-27
hurry, hurry, now
get it done before a flake
rake, for heaven's sake
2019-11-03
will go outside soon
leaves should be gone before noon
for the neighbors' sake
2019-11-10
afternoon with flakes
well, for heaven's sake, my friends
sure looks like winter
2019-11-17
leaves begin to drop
it will seem they'll never stop
raking season's here
2019-09-29
morning chill is here
the air is still, crisp and bright
fall, it's everywhere
2019-10-06
leaves drain chlorophyll
some still green, bright yellows, reds
more color up north
2019-10-13
hard rains and strong winds
still most leaves cling to the trees
reluctant season
2019-10-20
shifting in my seat
working hard for the athletes
striving for medals
2019-09-01
use the golden rule
no matter what the season
how about today?
2019-09-08
fall isn't late here
but this silly haiku is
though not forgotten
2019-09-15
fall night, blanket tight
all my dreams interrupted
writing at midnight
2019-09-22
hot dogs, hamburgers
grill hotter than summer's air
but, today, barely
2019-07-21
some haiku were missed
unplanned summer hiatus
no blanks will be filled
2019-08-05
toothache mostly gone
more appointments still to come
summer vacation?
2019-08-11
yesterday was fair
clouds presage the coming rain
humid summer air
2019-08-18
morning clouds abound
soon the showers will appear
soaking summer rain
2019-06-16
a day at the beach
summer's sand between my toes
water was still cold
2019-06-23
thirtieth of june
the heat may soon make me swoon
use ac, climate?
2019-06-30
letour, cycle dance
long hours in the bike saddle
three summer weeks grind
2019-07-14
baseballs on the grass
kids run between the bases
little league's in play
2019-05-19
hot dogs on the grill
happy family gathered
hope the sun shines bright
2019-05-26
june is bustin' out
leaves are now fully out here
not yet to the north
2019-06-02
after disaster
new hardware and a backup
we spring back to work
2019-06-09
odd eggs on the lawn
running kids search and "rescue"
special spring sunday
2019-04-21
spring showers control
every other day this year
winds whip in between
2019-04-28
clothes in the washer
soft rain drizzling outside now
typical spring day
2019-05-05
lawn shorter today
cut by mower yesterday
spring chores have begun
2019-05-12
drizzle not sizzle
one prepares for the other
cool days with spring rains
2019-03-24
dust wafts across town
spring landscape teams blow the "leaves"
CANNOT HEAR YOU TALK
2019-03-31
maple seedlings sprout
not all are in good places
start plucking spring weeds
2019-04-07
spring running in rain
the weather will not be fine
marathon monday
2019-04-14
bright winter morning
coffee and donut in hand
cruise the fediverse
2019-02-17
arabica beans
stimulating aroma
warming in winter
2019-02-24
trudging in deep snow
bright sunshine through bare branches
jacket not zipped up
2019-03-09
spring winds fight the sun
both work to melt the snow banks
I watch from indoors
2019-03-17
flakes, pellets and rain
flew, bounced, clacked, pattered and dripped
snow blower cooling
2019-01-20
some repairs today
it's sunny and cool ok?
snow soon comes again
2019-01-27
the next storm will come
but there won't be any snow
coastal warm wind flow
2019-02-03
furnace overnight
morning sun is very bright
snow in the forecast
2019-02-10
there is just a chance
we will see the snowflakes dance
a clipper forecast
2018-12-23
bright sunshine, clear sky
cycle about to restart
by date, the new year
2018-12-29
frost on the windshield
scrape it off, pre donut trip
streets not slippery
2019-01-06
chilly and sunny
hot and sweaty on the field
football in winter
2019-01-13
morning brings the rain
still the sun makes it brighter
daily cycle rolls
2018-11-25
'tis season to be
(a forgetful interlude)
oh yeah,... be jolly
2018-12-02
clear sky, stuffy head
maybe I should be in bed
winter's upon us
2018-12-09
worlds mix, separate
seasons blended for loving
break up's not so great
2018-12-16
strange and wonderful,
morning creativity
in any season
2018-10-28
falling leaves again
wind delivers more daily
raking continues
2018-11-04
maple tree is bare
it took a while to get there
final rake today
2018-11-12
hot coffee in cup
heat blowing from the furnace
winter on the way
2018-11-18
the reach of ones work
exceeds all expectations
good autumn harvest
2018-09-23
crisp mornings are here
days warm by the afternoon
leaves on the grass soon
2018-09-30
crisp out this morning
warm inside of our houses
fall, the heat is on
2018-10-14
wind blowing the leaves
some even still on the trees
get ready to sneeze
2018-10-21
summer's days wane warm
school begins soon around here
and will be too hot
2018-08-26
move-in day is done
freshman year now has begun
fall is the best time
2018-09-02
seasons come and go
leaves grow, flourish and then drop
fall is football time
2018-09-09
high winds blow too hard
rain pelts down too fast and floods
hurricane season
2018-09-16
the rains of summer
come along and go again
recent years though, drought
2018-07-29
sunny sunday starts
cool after the rain is done
too soon summer's heat
2018-08-05
rain for growth with sun
summer's fun soon will be done
harvest time is near
2018-08-12
morning's rise of sun
the world's turning makes it so
tilt makes the seasons
2018-08-19
hot, hot, sweaty hot
air conditioner have not
full summer is here
2018-07-01
positive outlook
today becomes tomorrow
as summer goes on
2018-07-08
gray sky shades to black
summer humidity reigns
thunder approaches
2018-07-15
damp, mist, drizzle, rain
cooler air full of support
for summer's flowers
2018-07-22
inside my head it's
(about coming summer's heat)
empty of all thought
2018-06-03
hot sun on the lawn
cooler shade under the trees
summer conditions
2018-06-10
shine down on my head
it's covered with a ball cap
safe from summer's sun
2018-06-17
the world and a cup
teams and fans around the globe
summer of eighteen
2018-06-24
little leaves, light green
bursting forth everywhere now
shade for the summer
2018-05-06
May, see tree flowers
through the routine showers
leaves becoming full
2018-05-13
morning is cloudy
some rain is in the forecast
typical spring day
2018-05-20
the dirt is wetter
and I'm wearing a sweater
cool after spring rain
2018-05-27
treasure we can find
searching the ordinary
spring flowers open
2018-04-08
twigs, leaves and a rake
fill up the bucket five times
spring yardwork begins
2018-04-16
sun, blue sky calm wind
this Sunday is looking good
spring is surely here
2018-04-22
words so expressive
a poem in your pocket
spring showers described
2018-04-29
saved before written
words are inside out today
spring wishes in bloom
2018-03-04
clinging to the branch
the sudden snow avalanche
plopped onto my head
2018-03-11
friends near, friends afar
share over the internet
throughout the whole year
2018-03-18
song with a fine rhyme
and a fluid tune, sublime
morning, noon or night
2018-04-01
eagles versus pats
not until late in the day
last game of season
2018-02-04
revising is fun
so long as the work improves
february rain?
2018-02-11
assault on a school
no, not the first of its kind
politics have failed
2018-02-18
stories by the fire
late into the night sometimes
not well remembered
2018-02-25
minus six degrees
sun not on the horizon
early winter morn
2018-01-07
late night yesterday
and a football playoff win
happy, but still tired
2018-01-14
reuse if you can
you will have less to waste then
grandchildren say thanks
2018-01-21
chilly fingertips
morning rain on the sidewalk
wintry day, no snow
2018-01-28
the chatter of teeth
finger tips feel colder still
happy new year's eve
2017-12-31
little lights abound
trees and mantles they surround
offset winter's dark
2017-12-24
sunny morning sky
stray road sand pops in my eye
winter winds blowing
2017-12-17
machine...great power
blasting away wet, white snow.
winter has arrived
2017-12-10
seasons come and go
one seems to last forever
glorious winter
2017-12-03
hoarse cursing at the
3D horse with broken nose
silence is better
2017-11-26
too many books here
gathered on shelves and some piles
"to be read" controls
2017-11-19
gone is the warm air
outside water pipes are off
winter has arrived
2017-11-12
the grass is still green
leaves cling tight to the branches
fall strangely deferred
2017-11-05
a witch with a broom
goblins, ghosts, superheroes
halloween tuesday
2017-10-29
a trip to the west
a candle store and some more
good smells of the fall
2017-10-22
exploring the stream
attempt to grasp passing twigs
social media
2017-10-15
the server is down
posts have been interrupted
yet, the world goes on
2017-10-01
snacks on a Sunday
the patriots play today
fall in New England
2017-09-24
cooler times ahead
after hurricanes pass through
summer's flowers gone
2017-09-17
pummeled, pounded, wet
Florida's worst storm ever
hurricane season
2017-09-10
coffeemaker broke
southern folk drink breakfast coke
water good enough
2017-09-03
wasps sting when bothered
their nests should not be disturbed
or suffer their wrath
2017-08-28
morning full of joy
reading smallstories and such
late summer Sunday
2017-08-20
four-thirty, with clouds
can't see perseid shower
write an extra hour
2017-08-13
sun, today hooray,
and it's not too hot to play.
I'll waste it, for sure
2017-08-06
up to wakeful state
from dreams and night of slumber
morning has arrived
2017-07-30
searching and finding
solutions to my problems.
goals are sometimes met
2017-07-23
try to make a sketch.
calling it that's a real stretch.
still, idea shows.
2017-07-16
hours are mine to use.
days give opportunity.
Sunday is for rest.
2017-07-09
independence soon
we declare our sense of self
by joining a group
2017-07-02
Sunday goals in hand
catch up, ketchup, catsup, whoa!
better take it slow.
2017-06-25
though it is cloudy
the way before us is clear;
to act we must choose
2017-06-18
warmer creeps the heat
from sunrise throughout the day
heatwave has begun
2017-06-11
rich smell of salt marsh
seagulls swoop and dive for fish
Maine coast vacation
2017-06-03
clippings in the truck
recycling open at eight
some springtime cleanup
2017-05-28
elevate your game
be the very best you can
get up - start your day
2017-05-21
sun still shines above
though it is cloudy with rain
give your mother love
2017-05-14
robins seeking worms
hop across my lawn today
some not so early
2017-05-08
green out my window
green grass all covered in dew
out? I envy you
2017-05-07
grass is pushing up
greening taller every day
mowing on Sunday
2017-04-30
buds opening now
some leaves, not large. just pale green
anticipation
2017-04-23
a sweet breeze rises
carrying a subtle scent
spring in New England
2017-04-16
love is everything
no matter what the problem
love is the answer
2017-04-09
spring sun is shining
warming roads and melting snow
is winter over?
2017-04-02
Libreplanet done.
once again it was good fun
and of course I learned.
2017-03-26
translate your passion
to reach and inspire others
to seek/find their own
2017-03-19
friendship grows apace
though I may not know your face
distance means nothing
2017-03-12
all-time highest highs
and then the lowest of lows
New England winter
2017-03-05
alt-facts are in hand
summer's warmth is really grand
don't buy oceanside.
2017-02-26
melting snow, bare roads
recent storms a memory
February thaw
2017-02-19
Super Bowl's over,
greatest comeback of all time,
a sigh of relief
2017-02-12
the game's on my mind.
many more hours still ahead.
I'm twisted in knots.
2017-02-05
I don't deny it.
I wouldn't even try it.
instead, use alt-facts
2017-01-29
there's nothing complex
about how I feel today
anxiety rules
2017-01-22
late game - heat set low.
my team played less well, but won.
after, I slept well.
2017-01-15
wildcard weekend, now.
playoffs are on in the cold.
first seeds are resting.
2017-01-08
new year, no fear, dear,
we make our way together
by choice. it's our way.
2017-01-01
much wrapping paper
red and green, yellow and blue
ready for the trash
2016-12-25
tree at the ready
long strings of bright lights prepared
needles will soon drop
2016-12-18
with two to view, see
all the things which are 3-D
one, no perspective
2016-12-11
they're bonded for life
a father and his children
so, too, with their mom
2016-12-03
friday is over
my door has not been busted
not selling anything
2016-11-27
endorphins at work,
belly bigger than normal,
still I must drive home
2016-11-24
it can't happen here.
we're above this sort of thing.
it just did, you fool.
2016-11-20
ads scream: buy, buy, buy
they all make me want to shout
"wait, it's too early!"
2016-11-13
sniffle in the nose
really dislike one of those
bowl of soup might help
2016-11-06
wedding weekend done
new daughter joins with my son
the food was good, too
2016-10-29
problems with my tech
my every-day work's a wreck
fixed by online friend
2016-10-23
memorize wisely
make links through repeated use
shun the merely rote
2016-10-16
the campfire is dowsed
the forest burned to the ground
one spark had remained
2016-10-09
slices on cereal
banana peel in the trash
fruit fly by my nose
2016-10-02
crisp leaves on the ground
snow clouds on the horizon
the end of summer
2016-09-25
A donut in hand
and strong coffee in my mug
the smoke alarm rings
2016-09-18
crusty with cold heart
note just clouds of sunny day
see your wife, and melt
2016-08-28
knock him to the ground
tackle your opponent hard
then give him your hand
2016-08-21
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