The brand new year is underway, days are lengthening, some people are making resolutions, some say no way. Snowy winter is with us. There’s just a hint of spring in the air. Here are some haiku in celebration of our lives and time. rocking in the cradle of the moment ____________________ touching earth earth touching
Winter has not officially arrived but here in Columbus air is chill, ice has occasionally formed, and we’ve had a dusting or two of snow. Here are haiku to mark and celebrate the season. sullen gloom or hush contemplative choosing your winter ________________________ serenity of winter darkness chapel of the stars ______________________ twilight rooftops snowfall
Autumn’s colorful foliage is peaking, disappearing. Warm, sunny days prevail here in Columbus. Gardens’ late blooms flourish or persist. The sun sets earlier and nights are deliciously crisp. A calm season leading us toward winter. autumn afternoon he rides the silences ____________ her father’s old binoculars autumn stars ____________ silence of the hayfield night full
Warm summer — a very warm summer, so far– has arrived in Columbus. Gardens are flourishing, rivers are flowing free, afternoons are calm and lazy. Here are some small poems to match the season. first firefly flaring on the upswing true summer ___________________ gardening she falls away from herself ____________________ summer moves slowly summer passes
Ok, it’s technically spring but here in Columbus we’ve had a number of chill days. Nevertheless, to welcome in spring, here are a number of haiku celebrating the season. it won’t be long before gardens are rich with blossoms. early spring she’s waiting for the bloom and scent of roses _______________ strolling ease of spring’s
A lovely, radiant spring moon graced our skies last week. This week, clouds rolled in, but the clear and enlivening moon will return. Here’s a poem celebrating our moon and all of our nurturing earth. Don’t let this moment pass unattended don’t let the spring moon march down the sky alone an owl is
Chill January, sometimes gray, sometimes sunny, could be an opportunity for us to pause, reflect, and experience the peace that is always deep within us. Here’s a poem that speaks to our capacity for calm and contentedness. Pause When we halt our inner converse the universe is still, like a bold mouse pausing, not
I remember a time when I didn’t think that winter was a drag, an inconvenience. Sometimes I still feel that way as I look out my window at the quietly falling snow. I remember those childhood days, those winter adventures of my youth. Here is one of them: Winter Boys It’s the full life
I’ve posted this poem before, but here it is again. It seems so appropriate for the holiday, holy day season, and the new year upcoming. So many gifts to be thankful for in our rich and hopeful lives. Winter Thanks We are thankful today for the light fading in embers for trees, frost-barren, that
Autumn is indeed with us. Brisk, chill evenings. Summer’s heat departed. From the back of the closet, warm fall coats. And coming up: first furnace day. Here’s a poem honoring the arrival of this rich season. Autumn Hymn Autumn like a cathedral of trees and sunlight in trees dogs far barking, the edge
