31 December 2012

Snow piled at the curb.
I stumble through it, nearly
falling...but not quite.

31 December 2012

30 December 2012

Rosemary, garlic,
Lemon scents from the kitchen.
Waiting for dinner.

30 December 2012

29 December 2012

Snow cushions cover
Our chairs.  I don't think anyone
Will be sitting there.

29 December 2012

 



28 December 2012

Ice under my wheels
Under my feet.  Now, even
Walking is risky.

28 December 2012

27 December 2012

Snow slowly drifting.
Stars glowing in the night sky.
Winter's cold beauty.

27 December 2012

16 December 2012

The days grow shorter,
Overcast, colder, bleaker.
Another year ends.

16 December 2012

2 July 2012

Even a mild rain--
Today, the grass is greener.
Tomorrow?  Who knows?

2 July 2012

10 May 2012

At the field's edge, one
Tree covered in white blossoms,
Swaying in the breeze.

10 May 2012

9 May 2012

Falling asleep--hard,

When I try to sleep, easy

When I try to read.

9 May 2012

3 May 2012

The breeze does not cool.
Early May feels like July.
Summer's here too soon.

3 May 2012

1 May 2012

Everything goes dark.
The screen is blank, the phone dead.
Lightning wins again.

1 May 2012

But not for very long.

30 April 2012

Late spring day.  Cold rain.
Gray skies.  Trees sway in the wind.
Birds hide in the hedge.

30 April 2012

25 April 2012

The last day draws near;
I will lay aside this work
And I am content.

25 April 2012

22 April 2012

The wind off the lake

Bends trees, rattles windows, and
Chills my fingers, toes.

22 April 2012

22 April 2012

So tired I can't sleep,
And here I am, reading blogs,
Writing a haiku.

22 April 2012

18 April 2012

Two nights with no sleep,
Trying to read, eyes closing.
Time to go to  bed.

18 April 2012

4 April 2012

The late night silence
Broken by the train's whistle
Shocks me from my sleep.

4 April 2012

2 April 2012

On a New Year's Eve,
More than forty years ago,
You were in my arms.

2 April 2012

Another in a continuing series remembering certain people...

4 March 2012

In the strange night light
Snow blowing past my windows,

Flakes as big as leaves.

4 March 2012

27 February 2012

Tonight's crescent moon
In the western sky caught my
Eye as I drove home.

27 February 2012

26 February 2012

Words that sound alike
Will always fascinate me.
Here's a pair: Write / wright.

26 February 2012

Something I read today led me to think about the various ways we have of making things, and of thinking and talking about making things, which led me to these two words.

21 February 2012

I should just go home.
It's late, nothing to do  here.
But, still, here I am.

21 February 2012

Written about 10:15, as I try to find the energy to leave my office, walk to my car, and drive home...

20 February 2012

It's still midwinter,
But the nights are soft with spring,

Not harsh, not bitter.

20 February 2012

10 February 2012

In late afternoon,
The north wind suddenly fierce,
I can see nothing.

10 February 2012

9 February 2012

The wind off the lake
Brings snow, covering the field,
Keeping me inside.

9 February 2012

8 February 2012

When I turned east
I saw the full moon hanging
Above the bare trees.

8 February 2012

5 February 2012

We had fourteen years
And I can still remember
Almost everything

5 February 2012

Another birthday poem... 

4 February 2012

White beard and white hair
I have suddenly grown old
The wheel of time turns

4 February 2012 

This one is a birthday poem for myself.

2 February 2012

I don't think that's true.
But I could try to believe
If only you would.

2 February 2012

30 January 2012

When we first met, I
Wanted you more than our lives
Would ever allow.

30 January 2012

The second in my series of "birthday" haiku for people who have been extremely important in my life.

27 January 2012

As tired as I am,
Sleep remains only a hope.
My mind will not rest.

27 January 2012

26 January 2012

Feeling weary, old,
I waited out the day, home.
Tomorrow, I'll work.

26 January 2012

23 January 2012

Walking back from class
Today, feeling old and tired,
Leaning on my stick.

23 January 2012

21 January 2012

Winds off the lake bring
Sheets of snow, making the world
All but disappear.

21 January 2012

20 January 2012: A second one

Another year past
Without the touch of your hand
Or your lips on mine.

20 January 2012

This is the first of what may become a number of poems this year about people who have meant a great deal to me over the years, intended as birthday presents to them...

20 January 2012

Ice builds up beneath
My wipers; what I can see
Approaches nothing.

20 January 2012

Written after spending 45 minutes to drive 8 miles home from work...

12 January 2011

Driving this morning,
The fence posts disappeared.
A snowstorm coming...

12 January 2011

Update:  That snowstorm never quite got here.

8 January 2012

Three long days, inside,
Saying the same words over
And over again.

8 January 2012

(Which is what happens when you're at a conference in order to interview 22 people for the same job.)

4 January 2012

Under the new snow
A sheet of ice might surprise
Careless travelers

4 January 2012

2 January 2012

Driving toward home
The second day of the year
Through rain, gale-force winds.

2 January 2012

(Not exactly a New Year's poem, but close enough.)