A Haiku For A Summer’s Evening

The day’s heat lingers
Sunlight blocked by the mountains
Summer’s kind mercies

It was a warm one today. Especially by Seattle standards. Got some walking in, a little shopping, farmers market time, chatting friends…all things that build connection and community.

The Flower’s Voice

As summer begins

Plenty of sunshine and warmth

A flower’s voice heard

Tonight’s haiku: about seeking tranquility

I stand in the night 

Breathing against all my fears

Tranquility sought

Tonight I’m seeking to calm my fears. My meditations upon tranquility are focusing on actually completing things.

Blossoms from Buds

Standing in sunlight
Buds changing into blossoms
Spring’s evolution

A haiku about seasons, change and a tad bit about love

This flower’s beauty

Transformative and quite brief

New life comes through change

This world burns with negative energy. Fear, distrust and rage so very of this world. I seek yo mollify that. I wonder if, perhaps, through poems and a bit of compassion, maybe I can help humanity grow its connection to itself. I see that as out species’ path to survival.

May each of you always find beauty and joy in life.

Where wind and wave collide

With wind blowing strong
These bold and daring people
Weren’t cowed by this storm

I wrote this haiku watching these two ignore cold and rain, dancing where wind and wave collide.

Birds Awakened 

This morning’s still dark
Abrupt noise into silence
Birds have awakened

This morning’s first birdsong came while I was dosing. Jarring enough to yank my attention. Does the first bird to speak get the early worm? Ot, perhaps, he gets the girl? 

Sun Stretched Upon The Cold Wind

The sun stretches me
Solar motion elongates
Sun in brutal cold


Walking along the Edmonds Waterfront. With the strong wind from the north, the air was brisk, cold. Bright and sunny later in the day, which made our mid-afternoon walk much more pleasant.

A starry, winter’s night

I see stars at night
Brutally cold air descends
Sunlight in the morn

Tonight’s Hidden Moonlight

The hidden moonlight
Obscured from my view by clouds
Now to attain sleep

And now, and good night to you all.