Today’s Haiku: A Heavy Rain


ferocious rain falls 
battering leaves and flowers
days fade into night

Haiku: September 4, 2021

Summer Flower

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

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.

Under Summer Clouds


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

Today’s Haiku: “Vision”

Another response to the Word of the Day Challenge. Today’s word is “vision”.


seeking a vision
as summer progresses
beyond empty words

A haiku response to today’s Word of the Day Challenge

Today’s word is “overdue”. Not a very poetic word, is it?


a day with light rain
giving overdue relief 
birds gracing my day

A Dark Sky Haiku

Dark Sky
under sunlight's edge
gazing upwards at the clouds
I have everything 

Shedding Sunlight: Tonight’s Haiku

shedding sunlight
night emerges, taking hold
summer raindrops fall

Tonight’s Haiku: Summer’s Rose

Summer Rose
feeding on sunlight
gracefully growing skyward
now the scent of rain

A Haiku Response to the Word of the Day Challenge: Meeting

Another morning, another daily challenge. This time I am looking at the Word of the Day Challenge. Today’s word is “meeting”. With the pandemic and all, you might expect me to write about Zoom. But, no…

Flowers meeting

in the morning mist
flowers meeting to discuss
humanity's fate