This haiku was inspired by the view outside my window and a beautiful haiku by Lucas Stensland on TINYWORDS haiku & other small poems today. http://www.tinywords.com I also posted it there in the comments, as readers are invited to do.
grateful
her suffering is past
winter sky
I missed my mother for a long time, and always will. But have peace.
This small poem was published by Aubrie Cox in Things with Wings & other poems, which is available as a free download at her blog. She edits, illustrates, and publishes on-line collections every so often. Many artists are included.
The name of Aubrie’s blog is Yay Words! A celebration of language and the written word. http://yaywords.wordpress.com
Here’s my poem:
glass dish
from grandmother
to mother
to me
still life
raindrops
on bare branches – how gold
remaining leaves
Cara Holman hosted a poetry reading on her blog earlier this year, in honor of National Haiku Poetry Day (April 17, 2012), which is sponsored by The Haiku Foundation.
Cara kindly included this haiku of mine, which is a personal favorite.
time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago
Links:
Cara’s Prose Posies blog: http://www.caraholman.wordpress.com
The Haiku Foundation: http://www.thehaikufoundation.org
birds finding their shape migration
memories
of teaching Sunday School
burning bush
routine errands never routine country roads
willow branches
reach to ground
humility
This poem wants to be a tanka.
October goes by
one day at a time
lowering
storm windows
here and there
