Friday, March 31, 2006

II: 090

Spring hormones surge --
the shopgirl asks
if i have grandkids

Thursday, March 30, 2006

II: 089

sliver moon -
enough light to cut
toenails

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

II: 088

late-March stroll --
meeting the neighbors'
four-month-old twins

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

II: 087

hardboiled eggs -
the first one
peels easily

Monday, March 27, 2006

II: 086

blacks ants
on the kitchen floor -
first warm day of spring

Sunday, March 26, 2006

II: 085

too cold
for porch swinging -
her fat dog hogs the loveseat

Saturday, March 25, 2006

II: 084

the floe
flies away -
eyes water

Friday, March 24, 2006

II: 083

late March --
not a lamb
in sight

Thursday, March 23, 2006

II: 082

undressing
the scare crow with her eyes -
late-march nap

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

II: 081

busybody --
untangling
a neighbor's wind chime



from last year:

Spring arrives --
peeps melting
on the dashboard

Simply Haiku (Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 2005)

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

II: 080

surprised again --
it's spring
and it's cold

Monday, March 20, 2006

II: 079

spring's first sunset -
blown away by color
and wind

Sunday, March 19, 2006

II: 078

snapping
the hood back on my coat -
spring arrives

Saturday, March 18, 2006

II: 077

night clouds bring
a trace of March snow -
no wishing stars tonight

Friday, March 17, 2006

II: 076


Saints Patrick
and Christopher --
sharing a drink and a ride





March 17 --
snow 's gone
snakes are back







St. Paddy's parade --
at the curb
green and yellow snow

Thursday, March 16, 2006

II: 075

stopping
to hear the wind chimes -
which crow chose that branch?




drawing the
designated driver straw --
st. patrick's day


Wednesday, March 15, 2006

II: 074

slipping in
through the cracked door -
fat cat and full moon

ides of march trivia here

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

II: 073

mid-March winds -
my too-warm coat
suddenly too thin

Monday, March 13, 2006

II: 072

not one pot
in the kitchen -
spring's first leaky roof

Sunday, March 12, 2006

II: 071

snowless lawn -
the canine scofflaw
returns

- we don't use titles 'round here, but "Lawn & Odor"
comes to mind for this piece of doggel.



Saturday, March 11, 2006

II: 070

unexpectedly full --
the moon
and your smile

Friday, March 10, 2006

II: 069

this year's first
coatless stroll --
winter flab

Thursday, March 09, 2006

II: 068

Snow Buddha --
will you survive
the ides of March?

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

II: 067

muddy footprints
across the kitchen -
spring follows us home

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

II: 066

no goodnight kiss --
driving home
under a half-empty moon

Monday, March 06, 2006

II: 065

that dog
barks and barks on the shore -
the ducks ignore him

Sunday, March 05, 2006

II: 064

early March --
the weather vane goose
heading south

Saturday, March 04, 2006

II: 063

the pink glow is gone --
another sunset
missed

Friday, March 03, 2006

II: 062

c'mon, equinox --
anxious to plant
impatiens
Nisqually Delta Review (Winter-Spring, 2006)

Thursday, March 02, 2006

II: 061

ducks swim across --
no one told the river
how cold it's been

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

II: 060

winter gale --
the crows fly farther
than the crow flies