new year's day a fog drifts in from last year's resolutions

Option Z

talk of the nobel peace prize before trump's next tweet

crayfish hunting the long shadow of an ozark hellbender*

same branch of cedar the song exchange between a cardinal and robin

overnight magic the new carpet of dandelions

park vending machine my coin rolls into clover

option z I need more letters

poetry slam first the wind, then the barn door

grief journal my last entry between cloudbursts

mushroom sightings the UFOs have landed

unmarked path a lone turkey joins me

home is wherever the groundhog decides to dig


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Ozark hellbender is an endangered species of salamander

spring chill the list of flooded bridges I shouldn't be crossing

Stray

Random word: Stray

stray thoughts I lose myself in the shadow of a cedar


This concludes my random word, one-line haiku experiment.

Misplead

Random word: Misplead

expression of the car mechanic perhaps I've mispleaded my case

Whimsically

Random word: Whimsically

the fluted notes of a chickadee whimsically waking me from my slumber

Balbuties

Random word: Balbuties

Some dictionaries list this word as a synonym for "stammering." Others list it as a specific type of stammering where all consonants become "B" and "L".

day of uncertainties I stumble trying to say "balbuties"

Leeward

Random word: leeward

forsaking the leeward side of life for a kite on a windy day

Conflicting

Random word: Conflicting

conflicting directions my turn down the wrong road turns out right

maple blossoms and other dreams about spring

St. Patrick's Day weather full of bluster and blarney

Warm November

trumpeter swans close enough to hear their wingbeats

your lies eating up my phone minutes

pink clouds drift into the unspokenness

winter doldrums two pregnant women compare bellies

heron pond the sandhill cranes elude us

warm november in the wrong hemisphere

the plane takes off full of baggage and empty promises

new path I carry your leaves with me

reopened quarry the dust under new ownership

Eleven Lines For Those Who Are Counting

  1. unknown throughout the universe my new address
  2. mother nature makes it clear I own nothing
  3. lit streets after the storm there are still fireflies
  4. political speech so many words multiplied by zero
  5. two jobs to learn I must unlearn
  6. healthcare reform the misshapen leaf of a sycamore
  7. pondface today belongs to the herons
  8. saturday morning fog slowing down the productivity
  9. deer crossing if only the opossum kept moving
10. a necessary stop. . .I brake for turtles
11. turkey family leaving the cornfield for other uncertainties

unwanted detour the cat hurries past the fireworks tent

super bowl steam rising from a bowl of chili

this heavy burden cedars weighted down by ice

"letting it roll off my back" the steam power of a hot shower

monarch butterfly too soon for the end of my walk

early drought dried leaves in the closed stall of a carwash