haikumages
NYT - Kabul Afghanistan - 4/19/2016
19 Apr

Unfortunately / so much death, that our heartbreak / is now commonplace.

I wrote this “extra” haiku (senryu, actually) among many written and posted when the last big terrorist mass murder was committed by ISIS. Today, sadly, there was a mass murder…
The lion of March / storming out of April's room / roaring as it leaves. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
03 Apr

The lion of March / storming out of April’s room / roaring as it leaves.

Twoku: Frantic flurrying / Spring unsprung, now uncertain / in Winter’s last blast.  – the Haikook
Brain bewildered by / blustery blowing bending / branches, buds, blossoms. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
03 Apr

Brain bewildered by / blustery blowing bending / branches, buds, blossoms.

Twoku: Buds, blossoms bedecked / April adorned awfully / in snow, ice crystals.  – the Haikook
Hatred, zealotry / provide new places daily / to send all our grief. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
27 Mar

Hatred, zealotry / provide new places daily / to send all our grief.

Today, we grieve for the victims of hate in Lahore, Pakistan. SOURCE: from the NYT article posted on 3/27/2016 at 12:31pm EDT. PHOTO CREDIT: Arif Ali/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
The morning paper / unread as eyelids protest / returning to sleep. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
27 Mar

The morning paper / unread as eyelids protest / returning to sleep.

Climate change / brings flowers ahead / of schedule. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
26 Mar

Climate change / brings flowers ahead / of schedule.

Twoku: The global warming / convinces flowers to bloom / ahead of schedule. – the Haikook
19 Feb

Tortured mockingbird / sang that one great song we loved / more than all others.

Twoku: Scout, the little Finch / your mockingbird has been killed / we still hear its song. Threeku: Mocking bird / Scout, the little Finch / died today.  (3-5-3) Fourku:…
Friendship's potential / stolen from me and others / by the thief of days. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
01 Feb

Friendship’s potential / stolen from me and others / by the thief of days.

Twoku: The book of friendship / many chapters unwritten / my co-author died. Threeku: First, last exchanges / with a recent friend, now made / precious by her death. Fourku:…
Sun painting shadows / freshly-prepared white canvas / of new-fallen snow. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
24 Jan

Sun painting shadows / freshly-prepared white canvas / of new-fallen snow.

The R, I, P keys / faded from typing tribute / to those who have died. // micropoetry - haiku - senryu - haikumages
20 Jan

The R, I, P keys / faded from typing tribute / to those who have died.

After a big week of celebrity performer death–David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Glenn Frey–it occurred to me that I am sadly typing the letters “RIP” far too often these days,…
The sixty-nine club / gained two great members this week / unfortunately. // RIP Alan Rickman // micropoetry - haiku
14 Jan

The sixty-nine club / gained two great members this week / unfortunately.

Many people have died at age sixty-nine. Today, sadly, it was Alan Rickman, an actor whose art, craft, and “snarlingly withering” voice I greatly enjoyed, now silenced, joining the ranks…
RIP-David-Bowie // Awoke to sad news / the first day in many years / bereft of Stardust. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
11 Jan

Awoke to sad news / the first day in many years / bereft of Stardust.

Thanks for all you gave us. We imagine your journey continues on somewhere else now… RIP Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie.  – the Haikook Photo Details: David Bowie, taken at the…
A new year / the same old demons / waving guns. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
03 Jan

The New Year arrives / old demons darken doorways / blocking ways to change.

Twoku:  A new year / the same old demons / waving guns. Threeku: A new year arrives / old demons find new voices / emboldened by hate. It’s getting worse,…
Artificial pause / a normal day, repurposed / to contemplate self. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
01 Jan

Artificial pause / a normal day, repurposed / to contemplate self.

Twoku: First day of the year / our excuse to contemplate / evaluate self. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  – the Haikook
Luminaries lit / celebrate end, beginning / circle of life, time. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
31 Dec

Luminaries lit / celebrate end, beginning / circle of life, time.

Warm Christmas Day walk / beautiful cacaphony / all cultures, all faiths. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
25 Dec

Warm Christmas Day walk / beautiful cacophony / all cultures and faiths!

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…
I know this pain well / of being pulled out of dreams / to reality. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
18 Dec

I know this pain well / of being pulled out of dreams / to reality.

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…
Fantastic machines / hallucination engines / dream generators. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
10 Dec

Fantastic machines / hallucination engines / dream generators.

Twoku: Dreamy shuffle-play / hallucination engine / dream generator. The other night, all these dreamy tunes played one after the other in my car, as my iPod shuffled around selecting…
The sad thing is we are talking about "today's" shooting...
03 Dec

The weather forecast / an ill wind blowing, cloudy / a chance of bullets.

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…
Words, guns, religions / in the hands of bad people / terrible weapons. // micropoetry - senryu - haiku - haikumages
30 Nov

Words, guns, religions / in the hands of bad people / terrible weapons.

Sunrise viewed / through the ice crystals / on my car. // haikumages - haiku - micropoetry
25 Nov

Sunrise viewed / through the ice crystals / on my car.

Twoku: Viewing the sunrise / through the ice crystals that grew / on my car last night. Whoops, I did it again!  No, no, not the Brittany Spears song… I’m…