February 1

Laboriously
All morning getting ready
To shop after noon

January 31

Waited all morning
Some wait an entire lifetime
And he never comes

January 30

Rain-soaked broad-brim hat
Rubber boots, ankle-deep mud
Hot coffee waiting

January 29

Old car, parts wear out
But it gets me back and forth
Old man, parts wear out

January 28

Old friends on Facebook
Technological haiku
Mutability

January 27

The quotidian
We may endure it or live it
Cannot ignore it

January 26

Blue cloth, de Nimes, France
Levi Strauss with copper brads
Made jeans for miners

January 25

Harry’s wife is dead
20 tractors plow his field
He’s a good neighbor

January 24

How much is enough?
Why do we always want more?
How much is too much?

January 23

He asked me one night
"Say, what do you do for fun?"
"Hey, I play with words"

January 22

Shriveled and shrunken
Ninety-eight-years old and deaf
Still she comes to church

January 21

At the piano
Hymnal open before me
Morning devotions

January 20

Flames never hold still
A fire changes ceaselessly
As also our lives

January 19

Ancient cedar posts
Rusty, twisted barbed wire sags
I built that fence new

January 18

Sisters on the beach
Wearing heavy coats and gloves
San Francisco Bay

January 17

Old friends on Facebook
Technological haiku
Mutability

January 16

Rose on piano
Mandolin on the wall
Beauty in the home

Januaray 15

In the chicken yard
One hawk came; one black hen gone
We all have to eat

January 14

Cold in the sheep barn
Dorset ewes pay it no heed
Bachelor lives here

January 13

Don't take all the space
Do not use up all the time
Leave room for margins

January 12

Give me things aslant
Please give me no symmetry
Fair nature knows none

January 11

Bad teachers and schools
Surprising how much is learned
Not from lesson plans

January 10

I like haiku form
And I like to play with words
And, at times, meaning

January 9

Life's dance will require
Long-term strength, agility
Dancers have to be tough

January 8

Resting in deep mulch
White cat curled under rose bush
Bright, cold and quiet

January 7

Sheep manure is best
But to fertilize the mind?
To read and converse

January 6

I use haiku form
But know I'm not a poet
I write anyway

January 5

Old philosopher
Sophisticated redneck
Barns smell good to me

January 4

Without maintenance
Relationships fall apart
Grow rusty and die

January 3

In front of courthouse
Two gold teeth and french-toed shoes
That was long ago

January 2

My whiskers are white
When I shave the skin stretches
Facing a deadline

January 1, 2011

Eyes can't taste ice cream
Nose does not know what eyes know

Wind speaks to the ear