Are You Really Helping?

Lifting his child's burden.

Water withheld from parched Earth.

So the cloud lets go.

Pitter-Patter

Raindrops on the roof.

A steady random drum beat,

but still musical.

Miss You

Cold winter mornings

start off brighter every day.

Time overcomes grief.

Haiku @ Night

As the day winds down,

the mind rests, gathering thoughts.

Inspiration blooms.

Initiate Shutdown Sequence

Haiku at bedtime.

Structured arrangement of words

preps the mind for sleep

Before Dark

The sun goes home by

eve as Summer Falls into

the long dark Winter.

Leaves in the Fall

"Me time" is close now.
Soon kids will leave for college.
Do trees think like this?

Confluence

Two wild rivers meet.

They collide, contort, then merge.
Rhythm, flow, oneness.

Baby's Bedtime

Waves crash. Winds howl. Rain.
Slowly the storm passes by.
Rolling waves. Silence.

Lullaby

Tired but restless,
my mind turns to poetry.
Haiku helps me sleep.

Sands of Time

End of one more year.
Holding on to memories
of Twenty O' Nine.

Glow Sticks

Icicles glisten,
reflecting the pale moonlight.
Bright fingers of ice.

Diminishing Returns

Working late again.
Tomorrow I'll be tired.
Should I have stayed home?

False Security?

Moonlit night. Silence.
Then, a neighborhood dog barks.
Night in the suburbs.

Crushing Burdens

A dark moonless night.
Heavy snowfall burdens life
like stress, pain, or grief.

A Few More Weeks

The wind blows all night.
Tomorrow it will bring snow.
Winter is still here.

Perseverance

Icicles reach down
Using snow banks and noon's heat.
At night they pause, rest.

Tired

Driving home at night.
Radio plays, wipers dance.
Rain and Jazz mix well.

Danger

Frogs croak, crickets chirp.
Silent predators stalk prey.
Night in the Jungle.