Haiku And Other Aperçus

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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Hot Sun By Day

...and night after night the rain comes down hard-- flooding ditches, streams, basements Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Ribcage Ruminations

Chinese take out with fortune cookies got son to thinking that he could make up something witty from that. What he came up with were the fortune cookies that one never sees because they are rejected because of typographical errors: FORTUNE COOKIE TYPOS • You are wise beyond your ears. • With hard... Sign in to see full entry.

Too Much Coffee

when one cannot sleep a good substitution is to spend time writing Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Road To The Future

"When you are nineteen, the future stretches away like a highway until it disappears into the haze. Who knows what lies ahead on that infinite misty road?" ~ Stephen Coontz (Intruders) It seems like only yesterday that the road into the future stretched before me. With excited hopes, and a longing... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 28, 2017

TAPS Shares Taps In Its Entirety

For Memorial Day Weekend. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

GGMa TAPS

The news I received today from Grandson Peter with his Mom (Gma) and wife giggling in the back of the phone call. Grandbaby Marianna won't be the baby any longer--after all she is five now, and a grown up little girl. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Squattings

exercising is not usually enjoyed but a great lifeline Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 14, 2017

Nothing

While I was out on the town today, a subject for a new haiku, or a poem, kept running through my mind. No pen handy to write it down. By the time I got home, for the life of me, I couldn't remember a thing except that for a moment I had a good thing going. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

A - A - A - AH

the windows open fresh air moving the curtains Spring is as Spring does Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

The Smell Of Now

just bury my nose in some glorious lilacs a heavenly scent Sign in to see full entry.

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