haiku

baby rattler

2011-06-08T20:56:00.000-07:00

a baby snake lies
in wait along the trail to
bask in the sunshine

375

namesake

2011-06-01T07:46:00.000-07:00

familiar courtyard,
a child running toward me and
calling my name

374

finally the sun is shining

2011-05-25T19:49:00.000-07:00

the sun reflected
too brightly on the water
in a sparkling line

373

mountain trail running

2011-05-21T07:43:00.000-07:00

damp mountainside
on my left, underneath me--
a muddy brown trail

372

rain rain rain

2011-05-19T07:41:00.000-07:00

rain rain rain rain rain
rain rain rain rain rain rain rain
rain rain rain rain rain

371

a silent graveside conversation between two soldiers

2011-05-05T20:00:00.000-07:00

flag folded tightly

soldiers eyes meet wordlessly

the bugle played taps

370

coffee for two

2011-05-01T07:17:00.000-07:00

the glass carafe sits
on the counter halfway full
of french-press coffee
369

a fox

2011-04-30T07:11:00.000-07:00

slender streak of orange

among cliff rocks and cacti

soundless like a ghost
368

the sun rises, but its rays are blocked by mountains, by clouds, by cold

2011-04-21T14:11:00.001-07:00

just over the dam
npr goes all static
muted sun rises

367

here at my desk

2011-04-07T11:45:00.000-07:00

hail hit the window

and thunder struck as i typed

at my cluttered desk

366

a prayer in the driveway before work

2011-04-04T11:42:00.000-07:00

the sky lightening,

the air warming, the still dark

morning awakened

365

driving up the canyon my phone cut out and the world was suddenly silent and beautiful

2011-04-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

suddenly a layer
of snow covered the world
and the sun shining
364

then the dawn rose, but the light of the sliver moon was still bright

2011-03-31T06:26:00.000-07:00

the only light then
was the sliver moon hanging
above the canyon

363

in the corner of my eye as i jogged by

2011-03-27T18:20:00.000-07:00

behind a chain link
fence, from under a layer
of snow--crocuses

362

lifted the cup from my cup-holder to see if i was late to work

2011-02-22T07:47:00.000-08:00

morning light on the
horizon seemed too early
but i was on time

361

in italy, we prepared for the day with coffee and conversation

2011-02-13T09:26:00.000-08:00

in bed with kindle
and a cup of espresso
like meditating

360

saturday morning meeting

2011-02-12T09:23:00.000-08:00

the morning filters
in through the windowed hallway,
not reaching me here

359

stacks of papers and thoughts

2011-02-11T17:21:00.000-08:00

one hundred haiku
in one hundred notebooks, piled
under one hundred

358

to the watchful eye, spring comes slowly, but i will be surprised again

2011-02-10T21:19:00.000-08:00

the windswept ice sheet
of the lake looked like liquid--
suddenly melted

357

at the bottom of the canyon

2011-02-09T21:18:00.000-08:00

car shakes in the wind
mountains dark silhouette rise
against dark blue sky

356

morning commute

2011-02-08T21:17:00.000-08:00

invisible flurries
illuminated only
in passing headlights

355

the parking lot

2011-02-07T21:16:00.000-08:00

the snow flies sideways,
my head down, i'd rather die
than walk to my car

354

i pulled the cord and knocked over the crock pot in my car

2011-02-06T21:13:00.000-08:00

sesame oil slicks
out of the crock onto the floor,
ends up on my shoe

353

meeting

2011-02-05T21:10:00.000-08:00

20 office chairs,

1 table, 4 live people,

and 1 skyper

352

occupational hazard

2011-02-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

tiny papercut

is barely visible now

but it hurt like hell

351