chutes and ladders-
the ups and downs
of being five
published in HaikuKATHA
8/22/22
Tag: HaikuKATHA
The Setting Sun Dances
haikuKATHA
8/22/22
Who Could Have Guessed
HaikuKATHA Issue 10
9/22/22
Stopping to Inhale
stopping to inhale
the hyssop and mint
in the garden
we plant an oak sapling
for the newborn
haikuKATHA
8/22/22
Solstice Light
HaikuKATHA Issue 9
July 22, 2022
Holding Hands
Our street is short and mostly treeless. The dry dust of summer kicks up and assails our noses. As soon as we turn the corner we are in the shade and our walk, though uphill, is cooler. Along the edges of the road random wildflowers bloom. We let the children pick whatever they want. One day we find a turtle in the middle of the road and relocate it away from danger. Another time we spot a garter snake but we leave it alone.
the sweetness
of bee balm on my fingers
mingles
with scented fern
on yours
haikuKATHA Issue 9
July 22, 2022
Unfolding
A very young me wanted to be a writer. That was seven decades ago. At some point I decided to become a nurse instead. Soon I found caregiving to be all consuming and writing took a back seat …..for about fifty years. One day, my life was turned upside down and I found I had to pick up my pen again. It seems I have been on a long, long trip and now I have come home.
my busy hands
wash and fold laundry
all morning
while a love poem writes itself
inside my head
haikuKATHA
April 22, 2022
My Father’s Birthday
6/12/22
The Universe
April 22, 2022
Hands Entwined
hands entwined
we stroll where butterflies once
danced along
a trail of goldenrod…
lengthening shadows
HaikuKATHA Issue 7
May 22,2022
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