Upon Flying – Some Haiku – STL to CMH

Each time I board I Touch the skin that keeps us whole; Thirty thousand feet. The boarding walkways Shroud like surgery curtains The bare truths of flight. “You’re in a chair in The sky,” he said. Push your Seat back and wonder.

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Upon Googling the Murree Hills – “first glimpse of mountains” – Some Haiku

first glimpse of mountains smudged above weary plains; my heart set to skipping flat in illinois massed thunderheads awak’ning first glimpse of mountains ____________ Another poem and more explication here.

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abosorbing the blues – Haiku for Spring – A Poem for Photosynthesis

absorbing the blues, smiling back a million greens; ode to chlorophyll

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i miss that breeze off – Haiku for the past – Cedar Campus – Michigan

i miss that breeze off huron, the expectancy of mint. steeped sweet dreams. _____ more here

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The Sinking of the Titanic – James Cameron, M. Night Shyamalan, Max Beckmann, and Some Haiku – 100 Year Anniversary

One hundred years from this coming Saturday night, the HMS Titanic struck an iceberg, broke into pieces, and slipped into the cold Atlantic and into legend. It would be quite a task to collect all the reams of paper, the miles of celluloid, and the billions of bytes that have been dedicated to discussing the [...]

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the sidewalk bestrewn – Holy Week Haiku – Spring Poetry

the sidewalk bestrewn blossoms more apt than palms to honor glory crushed

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Haiku Upon a Mild Winter – Winter and Spring Poetry

unnurtured by snows the weary earth exhales; now the riot spring __________ sitting under trees in march, i pen haiku, sigh, and feel unseasoned

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in small packages – Haiku – A Reflection on Hospitals and a Thank You to Nurses and Doctors

in small packages, big things-hopes, fears, suffering. children’s hospital __________ I have spent part of the last two evenings visiting in the hospital as my nephew was treated for a broken arm which required surgery. Thankfully, he is doing very well, despite a fair amount of suffering over the last 24 hours. He should be [...]

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overlapping pools – Haiku on Night Bicycling – Forest Park

overlapping pools of light, my shadow playing leap frog; night cycling

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grey skies gently bend – Winter Haiku – Valentine’s Day Poetry

grey skies gently bend to kiss the earth with white; my snowy valentine

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