dagosan's haiku diary: December 2005

Saturday, December 31, 2005

I: 034

wintry mix
the kids make a snow buddha
and a mud buddha

Issa and I --
new year's eve
at home, alone

- at f/k/a, you'll find a brand new
New Year Haiku & Senryu Page,
plus a snow buddha page from
Dec. 31, 2004 -

Friday, December 30, 2005

I: 033

last week of the year
ice floes rush
toward the waterfall

Thursday, December 29, 2005

I: 032

New Year's Eve
sleet storm -
we take baby steps

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

I: 031

late December --
mild weather brings
an early ice jam

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

I: 030

two days past Christmas
gray sky all the way home
from grandma's house

Monday, December 26, 2005

I: 029

Boxing Day drizzle --
the inflatable snowman
keeps smiling

Sunday, December 25, 2005

I: 028 [christmas 2005]

rainy christmas
while we nap
the lawn goes from white to green

Friday, December 23, 2005

I: 027

warm yule
the ice-fishing hole
mostly hole

Thursday, December 22, 2005

I: 026

path to the river --
"fresh scent" wafts
from a laundry vent

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

I: 025

snow-covered river
not one human
in sight

snow-covered river
cattails
nodding

solstice sun
behind gray clouds
snow-covered river

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

I: 024

after the crash --
the moon glints
off black ice

Monday, December 19, 2005

I: 023

hazy winter moon
the face I met
when our skin was smooth

Sunday, December 18, 2005

I: 022

re-do:

the U-Haul's tires
spin on the ice --
her windchimes stuffed in a box

Saturday, December 17, 2005

I: 021

before
the morning rush -
the whiteness of last night's snow

Friday, December 16, 2005

I: 020

brand new snow bank --
the neighbor's dog
leaves a deposit

winter birthday
more icing
on the car than the cake

Thursday, December 15, 2005

I: 019

2nd draft:

freezing rain
a couple in their 50s
steams-up our Volvo

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

I: 018

frigid night
the radiator wakes me,
lulls me to sleep

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

I: 017

hard-to-peel
tangerine --
her citrus-scented fingers

Monday, December 12, 2005

I: 016

damp cold outside,
dry heat inside --
two sore throats

Sunday, December 11, 2005

I: 015

new moon to full
the coyote's call
is also unanswered

Saturday, December 10, 2005

I: 014

almost sunset
the weekend dad drags a sled
up the hill

alternate form (ala markowski):

..................................................................................... hill

.......................................................................... the

................................................................. up
almost sunset ............................ sled
the weekend dad drags a

Friday, December 09, 2005

I: 013

birthday snow
my back
is older

Thursday, December 08, 2005

I: 012

first ice
on the river -
she asks about commitment

seeing the blue
makes me smile -
winter sky

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

I: 011

didn't see it until
slipping on the ice --
noontime moon

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

I: 010

the toddler plops down
between sidewalk and curb --
"white snow, yellow snow"

Monday, December 05, 2005

I: 009

the winter sun
finds the kitchen -
time for lunch

Sunday, December 04, 2005

I: 008

snowy sunday
bells and shovels
nag me out of bed

Saturday, December 03, 2005

I: 007 [on the road]

icy highway --
blinded by sunset and
....................>>... ............a tailgater

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