christmas dinner we peel the green off the red potatoes

december rain the landscape of depression and its unfinished work 

odometer 80,000 miles I feel like I've walked every one of them

holiday lights we miss the meteor shower

2020s Legacy

winter spell the concession a con session 

vaccine in deep freeze his hand puppets agree we are turning the corner

freedom rally logic bald eagles don't wear masks

stormy weather a voting conspiracy clouds the Capital

stalled front mister nature and his predictable temper tantrum

a president's bruised ego doesn't care california's still burning

herd immunity fables from those who are immune to the truth

covid-19 march a virus more organized than we are

broken concrete the walls of the promised land crumbling

wind advisory a heron roosting in the sycamore

morning jog I chase a grocery receipt across the parking lot

STONINGTON HARBOR LIGHT

If you close your eyes, no lighthouse can help you! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan

The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you're not in any shape to save anyone else. You can't be a lighthouse when you're underwater yourself. ~Lisa Wingate, The Prayer Box

son's essay his handwritten paper travels to the northeast

autumn reverie fog tinged with wood smoke

stonington harbor light great views but we still can't find the car

cell phone buzz a bee here and there

mystery bird the immature goldfinch without its yellow

pumpkin spice candle flickers of inspiration

cast off shoes the lopsided heels of my last hike

a hint of rust in the maple my husband planted

sumac and poison ivy the red leaves before the fall election

published in Haikuniverse 9/13/2020

coffee stained cup the remnants of our last conversation

old travel map torn in all the same places

journaling one page of tomato sauce

birdsong I try to whistle along 

image stabilizer he uses one hand to steady the other

pond sunrise a few ripples from the remnants of hurricane laura

Calendar Inspiration (Nature Conservancy)

meerkats standing in the desert I want to be the one who looks the other way

lone duck climbing a mountain in the lake's reflection

summer break splashed by a penguin

somewhere in antarctica a seal leaning into the curve of its own body

water lily earth the orbit of a blue-eyed darner

unmowed field a ground squirrel rising out of the weeds

afternoon heat a skink disturbed by our disturbing the woodpile

wildflowers a deer bolting over the fence and into the fog

rabbit dreams the clover hides the box turtle

dry canyon maybe older than the arizona desert a small pine

bobcat territory the tracks end in the creek

prayer flowers the butterflies in attendance

autumn reverie just a hint of yellow along the rock bluff

missouri travel advisory the kentucky warbler didn't get the memo

heat index over 100 cooling off with a picture of last year's snow

mountain goats in the distance maybe this is what it means to be off the grid

According to one statistic, 52 percent of blog traffic is from bots. In other words, more machines crawl our content than there are people reading it. Just a fun fact.

For my next writing project, I am recycling calendars. Some are old and some are new. They have one thing in common--great photographs.

A few have more than 12 pictures so I may have more than 12 haiku for any given calendar.

This one's inspired by the Nature Conservancy.

https://www.nature.org/en-us/

I will post them as a series separate from this post.

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dad's birthday a red fox crossing the railroad tracks

Foggy Morning Anarchy

receding mountains the backpack still smells like lodgepole pines

first songbird the cardinal now that the phoebe is gone

mask and gloves, the summer heat, and political rhetoric

foggy morning anarchy the newest state of the union

missouri travel advisory maybe the prom was a bad idea

daily planner without plans just drive

roadside dandelions no one selling anything

the cattail season taking over the pond

turtlenomics the air-conditioned shade of the bur oak

fireflies if only the fog weren't so thick

thunderstorms and protests why are murdered women left out of the narrative

mother's day a brief ray of sunshine on the bluebird house

cinco de mayo restaurant margaritas fail to observe social distancing

late afternoon the walgreen's parking lot becomes a crime scene

waterfall we find small rainbows in the ferns

drive-by birthday party so many bubbles drifting down the road

storm damage the tenacity of dogwood blossoms

spring portrait the new picture just as crooked as the old one

april fool's day turns out it's every day of the year

last day of march I welcome the dandelions

side-by-side motorcycles no mandate for road distancing

sheltering in place turtles on a log

The Apocalypse Acrostic



Spring start the magnolias slow to open

Pandemic news coverage after the tornado watch expires

Ramen noodles in march for st. patrick's day

I know how this episode ends final jeopardy reruns

Neighbor's porch the rattling of wind chimes

Grocery shopping a sale on empty shelves

2020 RE-ENVISIONED


flu season a clogged soap dispenser and some cold water

line at the gas station lottery losings greater than winnings

2020 camus' the plague re-envisioned

hot tea a sip away from the chill in the next room

church bulletin a ban on shaking hands with other parishioners

political landscape repainted by the coronavirus

lane closures the warning sign after the last exit

winter debates whether or not to stay in the race

icy sidewalk everything I planned slipping away

after midnight for just 39.99 the infomercial chef ignites the pan with vodka

winter storm the snowy fragments of glass and broken footsteps

Global Warming Turns Surreal

world travelers the bots from ukraine, singapore, etc.,.,.,:/\:.,.,., tracking haikutrax

overturned flowerpot one stone resting on another

senate impeachment trial ms. fair and impartial won't be there

political facebook it's safe to say nothing

another pep rally watch trump's hands play the invisible accordian

dono johno trumo trumpo "impeachment is forever"*

*based on a comment from Nancy Pelosi


snow flurries and the demo debates can a woman be president

winter chatter flitting in and out of the bird feeder

smiling photos with the president who's never met them

australia's blood red skies global warming turns surreal