These epic platform shoes of a loved one have worked hard, walked well, and wandered far, performed, protected, and protested, before and during the pandemic. Now they need a little…
Twoku: Ghosts in the machine / my phone keeps reminding me / birthdays of the dead. Threeku: Despite all my deletions / ghosts in machine remind me / of dead…
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RIP Debbie Reynolds. RIP Carrie Fisher. — haikumages — PHOTO CREDITS: all images taken from the internet, no authorship, ownership or other rights are implied or claimed by…
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My ex-father-in-law, my children’s other grandfather, has died. More accurately, the person, the man, the father, and grandfather we knew and loved, departed some time ago, and the shell he…
I went walking with my family, for two miles at the beach, on the warmest Christmas Day of our lives so far. We expected a few non-Christians, of course, but…
Twoku: A familiar pain / of waking up, being pulled / away from my dreams. Threeku: Yes, I know this pain / unwillingly awakened / broken out of dreams. You…
A mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, has left at least 14 dead and at least 17 others wounded. But San Bernardino wasn’t the only mass shooting in America on…
Twoku: Tragic, untimely / painful, ongoing, sadly / one more leaves too soon. Yet another young person we knew — a man in his early twenties — left us today. …
Twoku: You givers! / Thank you for all things / maternal. Much love from all of us, to all those who mother us, in any and all forms! – the…
Twoku: My children / reflection of me / and themselves. They are so different and unique, and they are also absolutely mine. 🙂 – the Haikook –
Twoku: Teenage wrist adorned / bangles, baubles, bracelets, charms / her movements jangling. It’s my daughter’s 14th birthday today – unbelievable!! The photo is of her (hand), and these two…
A few days ago, my friend lost her son, after years of struggle, to a drug overdose. It is an epidemic of addiction, taking yet another life before its time. …
A 16-year-old boy died suddenly a few days ago. He was the brother of my daughter’s friend, a great kid, a rising star, and his death was innocent, of natural…
Twoku: My late father George / Murray, poet and punster / who so inspired me. This is about my dad, the poet, George Murray. In his memory, and in full…
Twoku: Sometimes an old thing / reminds you of someone gone / though it was not theirs. Happy Father’s Day to all! – Haikook –
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