Today’s Haiku and Graphic

political signs
laying forgotten in the weeds
within autumn rain

Summer’s Walk

Vibrant sky

this vibrant blue sky
delightful Summertime warmth
autumn approaching

This is a tree I’ve walked by myriad times. Today, with a cloudless sky, I stood out on my walk. Though it’s still summer weather, the crispness of autumn makes its presence known. Soon…very soon, summer will retire. As much as I love summer autumn holds a dear place one my heart.

Haiku: September 4, 2021

Summer Flower

as the summer fades
at the air somewhat cooler
boldest of flowers

Lily Pads

pink water lily flower on water
deep within the woods
a pond with lily pads
dragonflies pass by

The above haiku is my response to today’s “Baffled Haiku Challenge“, a daily prompt posted on Twitter by the user Baffled. I try to contribute daily to this community. It’s a pretty awesome group of people.

Macabre: A Haiku

After Dusk

Here is my contribution to today’s “Fandango’s One-Word Challenge“: macabre. Not the most poetic word, methinks, but I appreciate a challenge. As I’m looking forward to the approaching autumn, I feel alignment. At that intersection I came up with this:

autumn approaching
I'm celebrating darkness 
some find that macabre

Today’s Haiku: Bursts of Color


footsteps on the path
bursts of color reach my eye
underneath the leaves

Saw these on my walk yesterday. They were striking, standing out solidly in the mass of green.

I finished up Summer quarter on my journey to finish my ATA in Web Development. I will write some about that soon. Six quarters complete and three quarters left. Now, what to do afterwards? So much opportunity, so many choices, thus, so many things to say “no” to. That’s my pain.

Grace of Summer

The grace of summer
Greeting me upon my walk
Sunlight through the clouds

Under Summer Clouds


under summer clouds
hints of autumn rising up
gentle mists drift by

Today’s FOWC with Fandango

Fandango’s One-Word Challenge today features “lean”. So, here we go…

within the forest
do I lean against the tree
or it lean on me?