10.31.2010

old moon overhead

orion sets in the west

morning star gleaming

brazen band appears

in the darkness, signaling

the immanent dawn

stacked layers of light

coral, white, and palest blue

limning the earth’s curve

10.30.2010

in the stillness, peace

in the quiet, serenity

heed the still small voice

        * * *

all hallows’ eve eve

skeleton tree silhouette

darkness encroaching

        * * *

cold air on my face

cozy under the covers

a far away train

10.29.2010

going on retreat

three days of contemplative

and peaceful silence

10.28.2010

phones ring off the hook

perky, cheerful, I answer

how may I help you?

10.27.2010

madly twitching, my

left eyelid tells me I’m stressed.

like I didn’t know. 

Bonus almost-haiku for Jeff’s birthday on 10.26.2010

on the hiking trail

owls join in the ritual

honoring [this] place, [this] time

10.26.2010

rain lashes, leaves thrash

wayward umbrella whizzes

I am blown away

10.25.2010

my favorite word

sums up my optimism

and my hopefulness

10.24.2010

my own little space.

cozy and warm, stacks of books

everywhere. I’m home.

10.23.2010

soft breeze on my cheek

the falling sun in my eyes

the year fades away

10.22.2010

heartbeats thud gently

mind settles, breathing softens

tranquility hums

10.21.2010

chevron in the sky

reedy honks: “this way! this way!”

flying south again

10.20.2010

it is raining leaves

rustling, spinning in the air

I am content.  yes.

10.19.2010

brilliant icy white

there’s a ring around the moon

rain in the morning?

10.18.2010

gunmetal blue on

gunmetal blue reflected

air and water twinned

10.17.2010

dusk softly settles

molten gold, copper, silver

glow, linger, vanish

10.16.2010

under clear blue skies

Amy and Scott got married

love, laughter, deep joy

10.15.2010

siblings arriving

family all together

we are home again

10.14.2010

I look above me

red berries in a blue sky

the breeze sings of fall

10.13.2010

constant.  changeable.

new moon hangs low in the sky

sister of my heart

10.12.2010

lies, lies, and more lies

it’s politics in full swing

use the mute button

10.11.2010

a clueless eejit*

and a back-stabbing schemer

they make quite a team

*Irish for ‘idiot’

10.10.2010

packers sucked today

no-one knows how to tackle

why do I bother?

bonus haiku by Meg:

too much lemonade

my bladder is going to burst

I will be right back

10.09.2010

the year is dying

accept all mortality

starlings fill the sky

10.08.2010

acorn strewn sidewalk

slapstick waiting to happen

tiptoe to safety

10.07.2010

look into the sky

feel one with the infinite

I am infinite

look into the sky

consider the universe

I am just a speck

10.06.2010

nineteen twenty-six

mom is born october sixth

happy eighty-fourth!

10.05.2010

touching earth and sky

yoga mends body and soul

becoming centered

10.04.2010

rich, dark, luscious smells

dry leaves crunch in the gutter

the best time of year

10.03.2010

spinal stenosis

five months in a wheelchair

longing for freedom

today she does it:

fifteen steps across the room

a huge victory!

(my Mom rocks!)

10.02.2010

sun here, rain over there

today the sky has many

faces all at once

cumulonimbus

blazing white -- blue-black storm clouds

with coral-edges

fragments of color

over water, over woods

goddess at day's end

10.01.2010

children are dying,

killing themselves because they’re

bullied and harassed

just ‘cause I’m gay, bi,

lesbian, transexual, queer - 

no reason to hate

we are all people.

as we love ourselves, we should

love one another

sisters and brothers,

in our shared humanity

what hurts one, hurts all.

tell your schools, churches,

make the world a better place - 

a more loving place