that card I just sent
the one I struggled to write
will arrive too late
-in memory of June Moriyasu
Category: haiku
she’s in hospice care
in the card what can I say
but ‘thinking of you’?
-on hearing of a tea teacher’s decline
USPS <sigh>
why do you make it so hard
to send mail abroad?
-trying to “Click N Ship” packages to Japan, with no instructions at all of what to attach to the packages of the three (3!) separate receipt/customs declarations
mama never said
working with stupid asshats
could be so so hard
-sitting at a work meeting
chilly winter night
thinking of autumn journeys
ah, warm memories
-on looking at photos from a trip to Japan
stars shiver above
in a cold sapphire sky
winter wonderland
-on looking at the stars in clear, dry Oregon weather
is it frost or snow?
white patches on the roadside
solstice is coming
-on driving Highway 30
shared sighs as we wait
the checkout line doesn’t move
it’s only 12/8!
-from a veeeery slow line at Costco
man on a skateboard
holding a chuckit and leash-
delighted puppy
-from a lovely afternoon walk in gorgeous Oregon winter sunshine (seriously!)
Photo source: Les Chatfield
Sasquatch robot arm?
The Six Million Dollar Man
raises an eyebrow
-from the couch with season 3 of “The Six Million Dollar Man” playing
instant sekihan,
green tea, rag zori—
package from Japan
-in the kitchen with a package just received from a good friend in Japan
empty sky above
lone bird darts among cedars
winter solitude
-from the comfort of the couch,
with a plate of pumpkin pie
coughing and sneezing
a mound of dirty tissues
ah, winter is here
–from the comfort of the couch,
with a steaming mug of Lemon-Ginger tea and a full box of Kleenex