This morning’s haiku

A morning haiku
the roar of silence
streetlights piercing the hidden
at the edge of dreams

Created this one with Adobe Express. I do love creating these.

I hope this finds you well, my friends. Age that your weekend exceed all your hopes.

Haiku, Reply Haiku

I read this haiku over on Charlotte Digregorio’s blog.

out of the blue
the window washer
brightens my day
by Tom Painting (USA)
Modern Haiku, Vol. 37.2, Summer 2006

This reminded me of an experience I had back in the 90s. I worked on various projects at a variety of firms. In one of them, I was at a law firm in the Columbia Center, a 73 story building in downtown Seattle. We were located on the 60th some odd floor, and one of my colleagues was startled by the window washer appearing outside her window. The ensuing shriek garnered all of our attention, and amusement…including that of the washer.

sixtieth floor
an amused window washer
my startled colleague

Walking at night: a haiku

Tonight’s haiku
walking through the cold
feeling the grace of the night
soon the rains return

It was a good night for a walk. Brisk air was mitigated by my jacket. My main challenge: being near invisible to the passing cars. But most of my walk was far off the main roads. Thus, my key sensation was tranquility.

Tonight’s Haiku


I came up with this one on my walk this evening. It was a clear night, and the air brisk.

The image was pulled together with Canva, and the rest done with TikTok’s app.

Autumn’s Approach

Flower in sunlight

the grace of summer 
continuing to hold on
autumn approaches

I found this flower along the Edmonds Waterfront on my walk yesterday afternoon. It’s one of my favorite places to be.

I hope this finds each of you well. May you be refreshed and energized this weekend.

Rain Clouds to the West

Raindrops on leaves
rain clouds to the west
quietly pass overhead
hiding the sunlight

Morning Rain

Flowers in the rain

in the morning rain
gently upon the petals
amidst the birdsong

Rainy Night Haiku

rainy night haiku

rainfall in the dark 
autumnal scents descending
windchime's gentle tone

Sunset Haiku

Sunset in Edmonds

summer sunsets
gently across the mountains
gracefully cooling air

Today’s Haiku, August 15. 2023


silence eroding
the filling of coffee cups
crows seek their breakfast