haikumages

Spring sprang, sprung / crocuses croaked, trampled by / dashing daffodils!

Wow! Springtime arrived, and is racing forward, the flowers coming and going quickly, trampling each other as they rush ahead, to briefly claim their 15 minutes of fame as heralds…

04 Apr

The North uncivil / rattling its sabertooth / angry at the world.

Twoku: North threatens the South / again, what do I tell my / Korean daughter?

03 Apr

Twisted, hanging vine / the one she swung and clung to / cannot carry on.

Twoku: The vine held tightly / all last summer as she swung / lays lifeless on lawn. Threeku: Twisted vine / last year’s screaming fun / swings no more. Fourku:…

02 Apr

Empty Man / filled for a moment / with Blurred Man.

Twoku: Blurred man / is seen inside the / empty man.

01 Apr

Foolish day / errant fools doing / fools’ errands.

13 Feb

State of the union / President’s address leaves me / full of hope again.

Twoku: State of the onion / layers peeling, revealing / what’s lying beneath.

Cement rat / sees business as / usual. Haikumages

02 Jan

Concrete rat seeing / business as usual / in the year ahead.

Twoku: Concrete rat / gazes out upon / the new year. Threeku: Cement rat / sees business as / usual.

It's 2013! / New year, new chances to make / good and bad choices. Haikumages

01 Jan

A new year / to act wisely or / misbehave.

Twoku: It’s 2013! / New year, new chances to make / good and bad choices.

Since the world / did not end this year / celebrate! Haikumages

31 Dec

2012 ending / happy the world did not end / though it did, for some.

Twoku: Since the world / did not end this year / celebrate!

30 Dec

So thankful / for all the loved ones / still with us.

Twoku: Reflecting upon / this year’s many tragedies / glad for those still here.

29 Dec

Secret place / treetops, unseen by / downcast eyes.

Twoku: There’s a secret place / at the tops of trees, unseen / by all downcast eyes.

28 Dec

Shiva joyous / vibrant, a statue / in motion!

Twoku: Shiva celebrates / on the mantlepiece, joyous / in vibrant still-life! This is a re-work of an old one from 2010 posted on Facebook…several friends took issue with it…

27 Dec

Wicked wind / of the west blew in / late last night.

26 Dec

White sky sheds / in countless fragments / down to earth.

Twoku: Again, white sky sheds / itself in countless fragments / falling down to earth.

25 Dec

Loved ones exchange gifts / mindfully, thankful we are / here to exchange them.

Twoku: Giving, accepting / thankful for loved ones still here / and those departed. Threeku: According / to our gifts, thankful / we are here. Fourku: Mindfully / accepting, giving…