April haikus

Branches of blossoms
Bloom overhead, shelter me
nature’s cathedral.

Trees dressed now in pink,
whimsical and full of youth,
soon don stolid greens.

The gripping drama
Of those last twenty seconds
ends in March sadness.

Thinking it is Spring,
I put away the winter coats.
I am wrong. And cold.

In the midnight hour
Lights shine on the wet pavement
makes the world shiny.

(Ironically – I’m sitting at the 5 year old’s agility class typing this and Like a Virgin has just come on, as I’m typing the above haiku – a kind of beautiful synchronicity.)

The forecast said rain.
But not until 2am.

And now I am soaked.

This music is hard.
Where is the downbeat? Count. Count.
Look away, lose your place.

I fly downhill fast,
Wind whipping hair, heart in throat.
I huff up hill slow.

Again, from the top.
We’ve done this scene many times.
Rehearsal time loop.

Tech is a process –
All the people backstage make
The magic onstage.

So I think this is interesting – at one point last month, one of the crew members took me to the upper bowers of the theatre. I’d never gone up there before, and it was FASCINATING. The first picture below is an image of our show. The second picture is what that set up looks like from above the fly rails.

Have you finally put away your winter coats? Do you have any tales of being behind the scenes somewhere? What’a your favorite Madonna song?

Haikus for March 2025

Bitter winds blowing
In like a lion indeed.
Where is last week’s warmth?

Oh Hello, Robin!
You’ve come back, bringing sunshine
As snow melts away.

Cuddles with my kids,
moments of stillness and love.
The eye of the storm.

Robins hop and sing,
Joyfully welcome spring,
Dancing like my heart.

She trails green branches
A silk train? a dragon’s tail?
Wings so she can fly?

March blows cold then hot.
What do I wear for my date
with this fickle friend?

You have arrived home,
Yet you still sit in the car.
Because it’s quiet here.

Despite my short list,
All the pretty shiny things
End up in my cart.

These gnarled tree branches
push forth blossoms each spring –
New growth from the old.

Is the weather fickle where you are?

February 2025 in Haikus

Blustery winds gust,
Daring me to retreat home.
Bundled, I persist.

A sick day in bed –
Clouds floating by my window,
And clouds stuff my head

Bodies buried deep
in blankets, tissues and coughs,
This hushed and sick house.

Last little snow mound
Unmelting, dirty, and gray
Stubbornly solid.

Plastic bags aloft,
Urban flocks spiraling up,
lift towards the sky.

Art and politics
Will walk together only if we
move with open hearts,

Such visions we see
When we at last lift our eyes
from tasks that weigh us.

This picture was inspired by an article I read about an artist who takes pictures of clouds and draws whimsical drawings over them.I loved the idea and have started doing it myself. Such a good way to take a little brain break sometimes.

Is there still stubborn snow where you are?

Haiku Friday – NaBloPoMo #11

Solid in my hands,
Warmth passing from tea to mug to me
morning tea grounds me.

Open and inhale
Little Free careworn pages
The sweet smell of books.

Cool weather bike rides
These are days I like living.
Perfect balanced joy.

I’m writing this post as part of NaBloPoMo – click here to see who else is participating. You can also leave me questions for an upcoming “Ask me Anything” post via this link. Happy reading and writing everyone!

Haiku x 2. NaBloPoMo Day 7

It’s been a beast of a tech week. I’m trying to eat and sleep and get outside when I can, though it’s not been a whole lot these past three days. I think I’ve missed a day of posting,for NaBloPoMo. Maybe I’ll catch up and double post at some point.

I’m trying to write more haikus rather than scroll on my phone while walking. As part of The Bored and Brilliant Challenge, I composed haikus in my head instead of taking pictures in an effort to stay off my phone. But sometimes something was worth having a picture and a haiku. Here are two from recently.


Pay attention here –
Someone took a highlighter
to mark the sky pink.

Fairy wings lit up,
We tramp through crisp fallen leaves
pursuing candy hauls.

I’m writing this post as part of NaBloPoMo – click on the icon below to see who else if participating. You can also leave me questions for an upcoming “Ask me Anything” post via this link. Happy reading and writing everyone!