the-haiku-club

30 giving toys away to friends' dogs all except her favorite triceratops 29 dinner out long discussion of Winterfell defense tactics 28 melting snow shining drops falling from the new leaves 27 car in a snowbank beside the highway yellow tape fluttering 26 late snow everyone forget how to drive? 25 looking for my horse in the snowy pasture by blanket color 24 four identical houseplants in the same window but one is dead 23 outdoor cat appears all our cats at the window with puffed tails 22 eating healthy all week but today I need cookies

7 the house seems so quiet lonesome without a dog 6 cold snap- tea cups piling up in the sink 5 cloudy and still a respectful silence at the funeral 4 rain dripping from slighty-open window better go check them all 3 oncoming clouds- illusion of a different skyline 2 walking the pasture melting snow reveals a hint of green 1 hot coffee walking carefully to my temp desk

14 vet receipts and locks of hair still in my purse untouched 13 chickadee in the tree cat in the kitchen window chirping at each other 12 another storm is coming a herd of clouds racing across the sky 11 new favorite song humming all day 10 spring snow heavy on branches full of new leaves 9 muddy pasture another rusty horseshoe to match to a hoof 8 Monday morning following the school buses silence

Napili Bay first day on the island can't eat much due to land-sickness Ka'anapali Bay whales breaching we watch them until the sun is gone Poelua Bay all hike long the ocean draws the eye stopping and staring Maalaea Bay little fish jumping I wonder what hunts them under the waves Kapalua Bay after snorkeling we are ponderous and slow like turtles on dry land Ho'okipa Beach white shell beach doesn't pack like sand does we stagger hand-in-hand Hana Bay black beach we walk alone with the receding tide Ho'okipa Beach sea turtles ponderous on land soar when they swim Auʻau Channel last evening in Lahaina sunset over cloud-covered i

All in our finery boots polished and coats buttoned dinner after the show 9-4-15 RD indoor critters more casual fair on the sofa...leftovers pending 9-4-15 SMT potluck dinner- the cats bring in a grasshopper to share 9-5-15 RD green appetizer followed by second course vole and mouse tartare 9-6-15 SMT breakfast is late time until I kick my stall down 3...2...1... 9-8-15 RD squeaky hinge light infuses horsey space happiness restored 9-8-15 SMT whinnying at the gate for his lunchtime hay- I wonder who is getting trained here 9-8-15 RD Pavlovian response but deeper than that many connections 9-9-15 SMT breakfast time meow meow at lea

patterns form then slowly fade whilst tending the horses 12-3-15 SMT limping horse my hands search his leg for heat or soreness 12-4-15 RD knowing hands gently hover... reflexive tremor 12-5-15 SMT winding winding light hands on layers of bandages 12-5-15 RD soothing words gently spoken horsey reply 12-10-15 SMT humming with the radio brush raising dust as he eats his hay 12-10-15 RD watch the hooves one, two...double tap three equine  syncopation 12-12-15 SMT ticktock clipclop hoofbeats a timeless rhythm 12-15-15 RD left hoof in left hoof out ...you know the rest 12-17-15 SMT freezing wind six horses tetris-ed into the small sh

windy night the moon breaks free from the bare branches 11-1-15 RD one...then two followed by others meteor shower 11-5-15 SMT vanishing stars as snow-filled clouds come over the mountain 11-10-15 RD tiny galaxies within falling crystals slowly collide with earth 11-12-15 SMT fractal spin- tangle of water and air snowflake falling 11-15-15 RD beautiful crystals finding temporary resting on my glasses 11-19-15 SMT home from the park footprints coming this way already covered up 11-26-15 RD amnesia of white erasing the hours of moments ago 11-26-15 SMT heavy snow no evidence anyone ever came this way before 11-27-15 RD curious signs p

shredded fly masks the party favors after a day of play 10-3-15 RD time for curry comb and bedtime stories maybe a mint or three 10-4-15 SMT after lesson a cool bath for you an Advil for me 10-5-15 RD everyone calm serenity returns ...i'll have another mint please 10-5-15 SMT rain on the barn roof v's of geese heading for the mountains 10-8-15 RD slow dancing music within unheard by others 10-9-15 SMT barn cats unplugged the radio horses came out to complain 10-10-15 RD evening chill... conversations around fire pit ..horses like marshmallows too 10-10-15 SMT sunbathing horses flat in the grass- which one to wake up? 10-12-15 RD

pawprints in the sugar ancient cat traverses the countertop 1-1-16 RD primitive cuneiform written with paws food critic covered in fur 1-1-16 SMT cats examine offered leftovers with disdain-- the dog cleans up 1-3-16 RD canine connoisseur meals are savored... tails are wagged   1-3-16 SMT dog offers to wash the dishes-- but humans still put them in the machine 1-5-16 RD pre rinse cycle a mere courtesy detail from canines who care 1-5-16 SMT human walking service included in our low price of dog food 1-7-16 RD curious how humans remain upright without the aid of wagging tails 1-8-16 SMT dogs frolic while their people mince carefully a

a package arrives- presents for us and a box for the cats 2-8-16 RD corrugated keep bastion of cleverness sigil of whisker and claw 2-9-16 SMT Beware the fearful claws that catch while tying your shoelaces 2-11-16 RD swift of paw a silent whisper there and gone before knowing 2-12-16 SMT everyone staring at the closet except the kitten who must be locked in there 2-17-16 RD walk in wardrobe a gateway no less ...cats and their shoes 2-18-16 SMT place of honor his racing horseshoe hangs above the door 2-19-16 RD held to ear sound of hooves outside the door 2-19-16 SMT rolling thunder as the whole herd comes galloping 2-22-16 RD so ma