from the greenhouse no one to see a cold sun rising **** It is a cold morning in Southeast Texas. The temperature went down to 49 degrees F overnight. For the gulf coast, that feels cold. A weather front came through last evening and brought the cold north wind with it. Tomorrow morning may be even colder. As I stood in the doorway of our … Continue reading Non-Self
between peaks- morning mist shelters the valley **** banana leaves yellow and green winter damage **** alone- on a branch a bluebird **** boy on an old bike a squeak each time the pedals go around **** a pair of hawks float in a forest fire sky evening breeze Continue reading The World as we See It
cat on a fence faintly its voice **** through the eyeholes a bleached white skull admits the desert **** all is emptiness the beauty of a beach and three clouds **** painted on the wind the sound of sandhill cranes consumes me **** a breeze teases dew on the marigolds native bees **** deserted park wind moving an empty swing squeak squeak Continue reading Monday Morning Haiku
As I walked out my back door this morning I saw peach colored clouds in the sky. Within minutes the color disappeared. I quickly wrote this haiku in response: peach colored clouds the rising sun removes illusion ************* If you know some meteorology, you will be aware that clouds have no color at all because they’re made up of water. The colors come from reflecting … Continue reading More Inspiration
I’ve been writing some new haiku this week. I hope you like them. twilight lightning clouds gather over the prairie blood moon flowing on the water sweeping errant grass from the steps waving flower shadows block out the sun larger than life- this wind sea fog- bringing the gulf to my door a leaf falls joining mushrooms on the ground Continue reading New haiku
I love writing haiku. There are times when nothing inspires me to write and other times when inspiration just happens all around me. Here are five haiku that I wrote this morning. on a spring breeze the last of winters grasp floats away **** frost on the grass winter leaves it’s scent behind **** a bee buzzes happy to be floating among the flowers **** … Continue reading And Yet Again…
How often have we heard or read somewhere that people are in search of something greater than themselves? How often have we searched for that too? People look to God, or Gods, or other things to find meaning in life because we feel lost, or alone and we ask, is this all there is? We look to an afterlife that many religions proclaim as something … Continue reading Something Greater Than Myself
I may have written about this before, considering I have written about so many things on this blog, it’s often hard to recall if I have or not. So, onward and upward! The cello, by far, is my favorite musical instrument. It has such an expressive and emotional sound, that in the right hands can be spiritual in its presentation. I really mean that. It … Continue reading The Cello
I’ve been writing haiku for close to ten years now and managed to publish a book of them in 2018. Admittedly though, some (most) of the early ones weren’t that good. I like to think I’ve gotten better at it but how do you judge your own work? I do that by comparing what I do to the work of other writers whose haiku I … Continue reading Just Write!
monarch the beauty of a sunset with wings prayer may the poor be rich in spirit garden grace uplifting spirit within and without Continue reading Friday haiku
floating peacefully the coolness in the breezes hints at winter chapel on the lake whispers of ancient lives my past emerges bank of the river a stone to throw across and a wish to make Continue reading
taking a path an unknown destination cleansing the soul ————————————————————————————————– daylight returns after the darkest night lit by stars ————————————————————————————————– reaching for darkness to sooth the pain light returns ————————————————————————————————– joy is found in the simplest things rejoice ————————————————————————————————– joy in haiku a simple answer to hardship Continue reading Haiku
Here are some haiku from my book, “A Mosaic of Color and Light”. she touches his hand over coffee and tears saying goodbye ———————————————————————————————- an old house holding memories and dust a mouse stirs ————————————————————————————————– lightning forks blue white in a treacherous storm sky thunder rolls aloft ———————————————————————————————— a thousand stars light the mountain path after the sun ————————————————————————————————– insects buzz a cacophony of sound … Continue reading Haiku
sunset closing the window blind at the same time The best way to get better at writing haiku is to keep writing them. Even if they don’t turn out so great, keep doing it. I also recommend reading “How to” books. There are a lot of them out there, and I would say, read as many as you can afford to buy. There is some … Continue reading Reading and Writing
For years, my friend Bill had a bumper sticker that read, “Kill Your Television”, so I’m sure this haiku will interest him. It’s by Joseph Massy: television light lies on the American lawn Haiku has been used for social commentary in the U.S. for a long time. People like Langston Hughes, e.e. cummings, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, and Jack Kerouac have all written haiku. Here’s … Continue reading Social Significance
Wind in the Trees, a haiku journal 