Haiku-A-Day

2009-04-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

forgot this again
guilt without a regimen
is often waved off

2009-03-26T23:56:00.000-07:00

we had dreams this week
admitted to each other
coworkers giggle

2009-03-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

grumpy old grandpa
snarks about how no one helps
and thus no one helps

2009-03-24T13:34:00.000-07:00

the plastic handcuffs
of customer service wage
retain my spirit

2009-03-23T13:49:00.000-07:00

a simple thing is
to come to this site and post
except when it's not

2008-10-08T13:42:00.001-07:00

Due to school dealines
and other obligations
Haiku Nurse will not be posting
until late November

thanks!

2008-10-06T23:56:00.000-07:00

rain and rain and rain
the patio roof should hold
but one drip gets through

2008-10-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

do you serve refills
I should like some more soda
and another life

2008-10-04T02:09:00.000-07:00

an awkward distance
how you show me your jacket
but not how you are

2008-10-03T01:52:00.000-07:00

i thought i was poor
wallet full of coins and cards
Cerulean blue sky

2008-10-02T00:14:00.000-07:00

our neighbor stops by.
what ever made you want birds?
he asks. my love says, free eggs.

2008-10-01T23:13:00.000-07:00

his hair is bound back
a frayed, brown, greasy ringlet
two teeth stained yellow

2008-09-30T22:57:00.000-07:00

when the sun drops dark
the chickens all make a fuss
not wanting to sleep

2008-09-29T01:03:00.000-07:00

tiny ripe apple
pinot noir red and the size
of a baby's foot

2008-09-28T23:53:00.000-07:00

plate with wax paper
reheated slice of pizza
cold pint of amber

2008-09-27T23:49:00.000-07:00

monkey in zoo cage
too-long finger curved to nose
sitting on concrete

2008-09-26T00:32:00.001-07:00

roses are wilted
street sweeper eats the petals
a watery path

2008-09-25T04:42:00.000-07:00

a comb wound with hair
is on the kitchen table
noodles in a fork

2008-09-24T10:53:00.000-07:00

she plays gemeinhardt
split E open hole B note
silver thin wall head

2008-09-23T06:52:00.000-07:00

up-ended table
metal legs folded under
looks like an old man

2008-09-22T03:51:00.000-07:00

sack of joint compound
steel attic ventilator
five gallon shop-vac

2008-09-21T10:46:00.000-07:00

box office at two
doors open at two thirty
but I'm there at one

2008-09-20T22:45:00.000-07:00

today a cold day
sun through leaves turning brown, red
I wear a sweater

2008-09-19T23:54:00.000-07:00

he called me MRS
and I told him to shove it
trees are dropping leaves

2008-09-18T23:40:00.000-07:00

next door they play wii
pretending to be a band
simulated life

2008-09-17T23:57:00.000-07:00

addictive learning
he scans the computer screen
for precise info

2008-09-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

celebrity death
and stray tragic accidents
always front page news

2008-09-15T00:55:00.000-07:00

ten black powerlines
the pole is lashed up with wires
tall opposition

2008-09-14T01:43:00.000-07:00

fliers for cell phones
monthly subscription to talk
life is a fees list

2008-09-12T22:31:00.000-07:00

a precious haiku
about flowers and blue sky
fist clenched resistance

2008-09-11T23:50:00.000-07:00

paper folds over
cash register bings and shuts
gimme my cookie

2008-09-10T22:35:00.000-07:00

steam from the pot curls
smoke from oven grit spreads wide
faucet spray fragments

2008-09-09T20:29:00.000-07:00

zigzag hook hanger
aunt Eleanor's book of quotes
a stamped and cut tin mask

2008-09-08T23:49:00.000-07:00

adobe flash script
controller false notify
error has occurred

2008-09-07T23:15:00.000-07:00

one branch is longer
the round shaggy maple tree
defies pruning sheers

2008-09-06T23:29:00.000-07:00

I hold the wood frame
while he unrolls wire mesh
in time, a bird cage

2008-09-05T23:17:00.000-07:00

searching for templates
it's supposed to be easy
my day shot to hell

2008-09-04T23:46:00.000-07:00

when I park at home
the cat is there to greet me
and share of his day

2008-09-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

knitting through a glass
sand running through my fingers
branches rasp the glass

2008-09-02T22:26:00.000-07:00

what world is this where
all the women are called ma'am
and art is for sale

2008-09-01T23:41:00.000-07:00

on the way to work
see the Obama sticker
phallus fills the M

2008-08-31T23:38:00.000-07:00

bent over paper
a better origami
found of my story

2008-08-30T21:55:00.000-07:00

ordered fried chicken
on a plate with mac and cheese
bones are in the trash

2008-08-29T05:02:00.000-07:00

a forced perspective
buildings tall as sci fi beasts
sun glints off windows

2008-08-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

even though it's nice
the sun is lovely, shining
you watch your TV

2008-08-26T23:06:00.000-07:00

ferns and blackberries
flourish on the shady side
now that rain is in

2008-08-25T23:38:00.000-07:00

cat's head on keyboard
paws on Caps Lock and Enter
contented purring

2008-08-24T23:58:00.000-07:00

his new sunglasses
block blue rays from the sun
he sees only gold

2008-08-23T23:06:00.000-07:00

then the rain set in
newspapers folded on heads
we ran for cover

2008-08-22T22:20:00.000-07:00

the baby chicken
nestles in your open palm
like sun on the lawn

2008-08-21T00:49:00.000-07:00

the jasmine won't bloom
because first it is too hot
then it is too cold

2008-08-20T01:42:00.000-07:00

crapemyrtle flowers
fold over with brown edges
as the rain sets in

2008-08-19T00:23:00.000-07:00

Brother Silvestro
stands footless on cold limestone
fingers like broomsticks

2008-08-18T00:50:00.000-07:00

birds fly from his mouth
when I dream I see children
they hang dead from trees

2008-08-17T02:16:00.000-07:00

careful opening
the full can of wood primer
i can't help but spill

2008-08-16T23:14:00.000-07:00

in the distance: flash
one-one-thousand up to ten
then the thunder boom

2008-08-15T00:49:00.000-07:00

it is hot outside
but when it is not hot outside
the rain is falling

2008-08-14T12:14:00.000-07:00

great grandpa's buffet
is missing a door, a foot
and stores the TV

2008-08-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

since we moved the shed
slugs and beetles slip from soil
and surprise our toes

2008-08-12T23:19:00.000-07:00

we don't feed him scraps
this dog has his own sofa
bathed in fresh sunlight

2008-08-11T00:31:00.000-07:00

paper crane can't fly
when needled it bleeds out air
its brain is folded

2008-08-10T00:25:00.000-07:00

mobile in a breeze
stings strung on hooks and pinned through
origami cranes

2008-08-09T01:51:00.000-07:00

by the potted plant
green paper blue flower print
origami crane

2008-08-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

origami crane
in an origami box
must fold in his wings

(missed a couple days due to school deadline - apologies)

2008-08-05T23:44:00.000-07:00

origami crane
tilts one wing on the table
summer breeze moves him

2008-08-04T03:26:00.000-07:00

flies circle the deck
mosquito bit my elbow
the cherries are pecked

2008-08-03T00:28:00.000-07:00

here I spin my wheels
others go out and create
and are applauded

2008-08-02T00:59:00.000-07:00

cut for rose clippings
I put the stems in a jar
feel one thorn prick me

2008-08-01T06:22:00.000-07:00

at dawn the neighbors
start the car, birds are sleeping
dreaming dog whimpers

2008-07-31T01:37:00.000-07:00

I have no excuse
for never mowing the lawn
still I make him mow

2008-07-30T12:33:00.000-07:00

shopping for chickens
building a coop to house them
shoveling their shit

2008-07-29T01:22:00.000-07:00

smell the bamboo leaves
sticky smell of tomatoes
pepper nasturtiums

2008-07-28T04:45:00.000-07:00

legs circulating
feet stamping tarnished floor boards
old friends dance tonight

2008-07-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

a chirp here or there
of race car tires gripping
the curves of the track

2008-07-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

thistle grabs my pants
pricks me as I pull it off
yards are for nature

2008-07-24T13:51:00.000-07:00

the book is past-due
I read it in the sunshine
bees collect pollen

2008-07-22T22:32:00.000-07:00

we kick through pollen
cottonwood fluff inches thick
on the riverbank

2008-07-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

flower-print cloth gloves
sun shining on his bald head
he crosses his legs

2008-07-20T02:04:00.000-07:00

dry, crumbling soil
he bends and pulls out a weed
throws it in the grass

Haiku Nurse is back.

2008-07-16T23:51:00.000-07:00

my grandmother's rose
the smell of body powder
color of sunset

2008-07-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

make more and keep more
headline on investment mag
stained with coffee ring

2008-07-14T23:59:00.000-07:00

now here is a mess
left my toast in for too long
butter on my hand

Haiku Nurse is in Seattle and may not post every day.
Cheers!

2008-07-13T23:46:00.000-07:00

she has vertigo
no more crystals in her cave
unstable summer

2008-07-12T23:21:00.000-07:00

sweat rolls down my back
I can feel my skin burning
why is summer hot

2008-07-11T00:28:00.000-07:00

the indoor house plant
in a large ceramic pot
is losing it's leaves

2008-07-10T00:16:00.000-07:00

the door is open
cat stretched on the welcome mat
sun warms his belly

2008-07-09T00:06:00.000-07:00

there are no birds here
well, there's one robin redbreast
but no chickadees

dragonfly swooped by
iridescent flimsiness
weeds wagged in the breeze

2008-07-08T00:13:00.000-07:00

it was midsummer
and we three went to the lake
to hear frogs chirping

2008-07-07T23:49:00.000-07:00

particulate feet
of the PVC machine
walking on the beach

2008-07-06T03:03:00.000-07:00

skiffle bands are out
no one plays music these days
input your digits

2008-07-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

I said it's funny
everyone wants emotion
acted out for them

2008-07-03T23:05:00.000-07:00

he said slow yourself
notice every molecule
be one with the word

2008-07-02T21:30:00.000-07:00

chewing salsa chips
he asks me what I'm doing
why I'm not outside

2008-07-01T22:24:00.000-07:00

mother says stop it
but the sun heats the wet lawn
she says get in NOW

2008-06-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

Haiku Nurse is out of town
will return

2008-06-19T18:15:00.000-07:00

sprinkler arch so high
the kids jumping won't touch it
summer's desire

2008-06-18T20:29:00.000-07:00

walking from the park
lazy clouds cooling the sun
we talk of end times

2008-06-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

he ate the last bar
aphids drifted around him
lounge chair in the sun

2008-06-16T00:12:00.000-07:00

Wrote a poem for him
but he didn't realize
an Iris dries brown

2008-06-15T00:58:00.000-07:00

Wrote a poem on hate
be the bastard fought me back
so I walked away