Simply Shady ~ Haiku, Haibun, Senryu...

2009-11-13T21:41:00.001-05:00

reunion...
an old friend
now wears one shoe

2009-11-08T22:14:00.001-05:00

A spider rappels
to my nose –
To catch the flu

2009-11-03T13:21:00.001-05:00

the crunch
of frozen grass…
I stow away my sandals

2009-10-26T11:10:00.000-04:00

another leaf
in the caretaker's hands -
Autumn

2009-10-23T12:26:00.000-04:00

hurry snail!
a duck’s tail
points skyward

2009-05-29T11:13:00.000-04:00

seven vows follow
seven steps
a ring around the fire

2009-05-29T11:12:00.002-04:00

a bullfrog’s belch
among the water lilies…
the mayfly's peril

2009-05-29T11:11:00.001-04:00

side by side
we share…
community garden

2009-05-06T23:36:00.000-04:00

his brush the pencil
in his hands find the canvass
a new good old friend

2009-05-03T23:52:00.000-04:00

morning glory...
two seeds
risen from their beds

2009-04-23T09:19:00.000-04:00

windchimes
silenced for now
hurry wind

2009-04-20T23:37:00.003-04:00

2009-04-20T23:35:00.005-04:00

The deafening roar of reticent rumination

2009-04-16T12:52:00.001-04:00

April showers
paw prints
on the carpet

2009-03-10T22:55:00.002-04:00

why is it so hard t0 take advice
when we may not get a chance to take it twice

2009-03-09T10:25:00.004-04:00

dog...
where are you
soul

2009-01-12T21:52:00.001-05:00

the sound
of frozen water

2008-12-24T23:02:00.000-05:00

8 minature reindeer
upon my roof...
too much nutmeg

2008-12-23T19:02:00.001-05:00

hungry and cold...
Santa forgot the wish
for her dad

2008-12-21T13:59:00.002-05:00

you better not cry
you better not pout
...homeless child

2008-12-14T17:20:00.000-05:00

Christmas shoppers
hungry for bargains...
outside, the bell ringer

2008-12-14T16:04:00.000-05:00

"going green"
I put on a scarf
to watch TV

2008-12-09T12:16:00.002-05:00

headlight
broken glass
and deer

2008-12-09T02:52:00.001-05:00

first kiss
under the mistletoe
a waft of brandy

2008-12-03T23:07:00.000-05:00

salmon run...
bears fatten
amidst the roe

2008-11-30T17:55:00.002-05:00

If one meditates on nothing,
does one then attain nothing?

2008-11-30T17:52:00.001-05:00

Silence is the loudest sound never heard

2008-11-30T15:20:00.000-05:00

pumpkin –
you were the life
of the party

2008-11-25T09:18:00.000-05:00

I am expert at self-destruction

2008-11-25T09:16:00.002-05:00

If this life is spent looking for someone to blame,
then all you have to blame is yourself

2008-11-24T16:02:00.001-05:00

when the boat is sinking
bail out both sides

2008-11-20T01:03:00.001-05:00

define infinity

2008-11-20T00:41:00.000-05:00

a blind man hears
what we don't see

2008-11-20T00:39:00.001-05:00

a seed drops
a tree is born

2008-11-19T12:13:00.000-05:00

going green –
a stocking cap
and extra sweater

2008-11-15T13:49:00.003-05:00

icy rain
in the Zen garden -
Buddha smiles

2008-11-10T22:56:00.004-05:00

flu blues -
his rattling teeth
keep the beat

2008-11-02T16:22:00.001-05:00

bloodsucker -
a mosquito
...in November?

2008-11-01T21:59:00.002-04:00

reset the hands
at midnight -
one hour younger

2008-10-31T14:18:00.002-04:00

chilly morning...
a rooster auditions
the dog

2008-10-30T11:26:00.001-04:00

keeping time -
my hands
miss a beat

2008-10-29T15:09:00.004-04:00

thud! squirrel -
it wasn't an acorn falling that you heard,
your tail now hangs on an antenna

2008-10-29T15:09:00.003-04:00

rain,
and inside
the serenade begins

2008-10-29T15:08:00.005-04:00

zen garden -
Buddha sits
in rain water

2008-10-29T15:08:00.004-04:00

a heron feeds
casting ripples
on the water

2008-10-29T15:07:00.006-04:00

a drought
one marigold
to decorate the deity

2008-10-29T15:07:00.004-04:00

a brown diamond
bezel of green grass,
my son steals home

2008-10-29T15:06:00.002-04:00

peaches -
alomst time to harvest
hurricane Ike took first pick

2008-10-29T15:05:00.002-04:00

burrs -
the dog's daily offering
to the carpet

2008-10-29T15:03:00.004-04:00

in the shade
a light trickles thru
the Bodhi tree

2008-10-29T15:03:00.003-04:00

rooster,
rise and shine
- Ra

2008-10-29T15:02:00.002-04:00

roasting chestnuts -
the squirrel waits
at the door

2008-10-29T15:01:00.002-04:00

footfalls
crunch golden red
the path underneath

2008-10-29T15:00:00.002-04:00

rustling leaves -
the author works for nuts

2008-10-29T14:58:00.002-04:00

junk mail -
the fireplace belches

2008-10-29T14:57:00.001-04:00

lost for words,
outside a dog barks

2008-10-29T14:56:00.002-04:00

a tree...
the last leaf
alone and cold