I stand in cool green
heart raging against evil
a prayer rises up
Audio: Read by the author.
Author Archives: Life With Horace
Haiku for Monday morning
the green wall is back
trees working hard through the night
birds seek their shelter
The Morgan
It could have been
a silver mercury portrait,
but a horse appeared
displacing stiff poses,
mane flying, neck muscles
bunched in effort,
galloping through
a glimpse of the past.
Audio: Read by the author.
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A marvelous photo of a Morgan mare by the photographer Deborah Glessner brought up the last two lines of the poem.
Haiku for a sunny Tuesday
he darts in and sips
she drinks at rest savoring
I welcome them back
A haiku for day 52
Small joy in bird song
Hold tight the reins of longing
Imagine us whole
Haiku for a sequestered Saturday
Plants starting from seed
Soil enriched by love
Summer will bring light
Haiku for a Thursday morning
Warmth in ersatz spring
Mountains tap their memories
There will be more snow
The right note
Tomorrow might have been fifty-two,
not just thirteen since thirty-nine.
The day, aligned with family and gratitude,
always reflected joy, the heat of our love
folded into stuffing.
The missing of him has gotten harder,
but it seems he knows. I came upon
the sound of his small gasp,
that wrapped me up each time
in beauty gauze, when (finally ready)
I presented myself to his gaze
before our evenings out.
Deliciousness itself, just
knowing that he would, when I did,
that he always meant it,
and I can smile now, the memory
a pitch perfect gift.
Audio: Read by the author.
Haiku for a friend’s birthday
Walk the hills to home
Where love is found ripening
The true birthday gift
Haiku for a Hummingbird Thursday
And she was still here
Sipping nectar for her trip
End of summer gift
Audio: Read by the author.
Haiku for a Saturday afternoon
Dog rests on my foot
Gray rain and cooling to fall
Hummers are still here
Haiku for a sunny Friday
Few bugs eager dogs
Humid air stuck somewhere else
Out the door to woods
