“today the air hangs” and “out from the breaking” – summer haiku

today the air hangs
dense as an asthmatic lung
waiting for cool breath

out from the breaking
clouds, rain-poured coolness; wet leaves
as green as eden
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I really rather wanted to continue the asthmatic metaphor into the second haiku, but could not manage it, and so changed it up, though I imagine Eden had no place for asthmatic lungs, as mine were a bit today. These days I am having a hard time imagining the many with worse asthma than mine and no insurance and/or no air conditioning. Thankful, and for the rain as well.

Oh, and PS, the photos will return one day…

Bilbo’s Ringbearer Sonnets – Upon the Arrival of the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Bilbo's Ringbearer Sonnets.

Alright, upon re-reading, I suppose one may have to be a bit of Tolkien geek to appreciate these :) Oh, and what do I think about the Hobbit movie? I may do a longer post, but in the meantime I am sending this to Peter Jackson for Christmas ;)

Bilbo's Ringbearer Sonnets.

Zamboni! – Some Haiku About Ice Skating

Rumbling on the ice,
The magical snow beast. Hail,
Mighty Zamboni!
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Shaved, sprayed, smoothed–the ice,
Soothed, waits once again for the
Violence of skating.
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-Skating on a warm day last year at Steinberg.