Haiku du jour

The air is softer
No longer the nip and tang
That comes with winter.

Haiku du jour

Cherry trees wear white
ice in winter, blooms in spring -
Always elegant.

Conversation for Haiku and Tanka

L:
Olympic primetime
For Pac Coast time zone... really??
14 sleepy days

J:
14 sleepy days
Olympics tire Cali -
Coffee needed now

L:
Caffeine is a must
Olympic nights do exhaust
Make it a venti

Pollen. Olympics.
How will I ever survive?
Read inside eyelids

J:
Painful saffron dust
Reaches into your eyes and
Tells you spring is here -
Your misery keeps you up
As you watch the Olympics.

Haiku du jour 2

Trees line up like brides
Along the road, dressed in white
Perfect lacy snow.

Haiku du jour

The in-laws were drunk,
Bridesmaids wore brown, cars were crashed -
Darling, let's elope.

Haiku du jour 2

Feng shui'd my kitchen
Many extra treasures found
Zen order achieved.

Haiku du jour

Fat flakes flutter down
The world is upholstered white
Time for the big boots.

Leslie Haiku du Jour

Mardi Gras paczkis
How I miss this tasty treat!
Same-day Fed-Ex, please?

Haiku du jour 2

The wedding from hell
Is in the works - watch and learn,
Throw rice and best hopes.

Haiku du jour

High heels for ten bucks -
Will a flat shoe gal succomb?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.

Haiku du jour

Metal Tiger Year
A big cat and a fast ride
Wear red every day.

Gong Xi Fa Cai, all!

Haiku du jour

Icy snow on pines
Mixes with red shoes and hearts
A fire in the blood

Feb Haikus - Leslie

Celebrations near
Valentine's, Lunar New Year;
Red for Love and Luck!

WOO! I'm on a roll!
Caffeine, chocolate control;
Someone, please stop me!

Bad cologne wafting
My sinuses scream in pain
Oh geez! It's the Boss!

The Great West Coast-Midwest Haiku Conversation

Leslie:
Mudslides in SoCal
Foggy days chilly nights North
Earthquakes, aren't we due

Brad:
Bathed in fresh powder
Children enjoying snow day
No mud slides, earthquakes

Leslie:
Mudslides, earthquakes...sure
East wears thermal, West wears "tees"
California dream

Brad:
East wears thermal..sure
Skiing, snowboarding, sledding
Mud slides, quakes, nightmare

Leslie:
Snow-capped Sierras
Snow sports await if we need
Sold the snowblower

Brad:
Fresh snow, easy to blow
Here comes the raging mud slide
Oops, where is my house?

LesLie:
NorCal is the place
No mud, just fault line worries
Waiting for THE quake

Thank you, Leslie Nixon and Brad Clancy!

More Leslie Haiku du Jour

Mudslides in SoCal
Foggy days chilly nights North
Earthquakes, aren't we due?


We can go to snow
The snow does not come to us
California bliss

Haiku du Jour

Our shovels scraping
We clear our driveways - our paths
To the new, white day

Leslie's Haiku du Jour

You...bathed in powder
Snowy white, shovels humming
We...West Coast sunshine


Nothing says "love" like regional gloating. Thanks, Les!

Haiku du jour

Despite my shovel
Winter paints all things pure white
Myself included.

Haiku du jour

A sky blue as spring,
Temperature "not so bad" -
Lovely Michigan

Haiku du jour 3

Letter goes unread
My ignorance needs mercy
You will help me, right?

Haiku du jour 2

Too many clustered words
My interest blurs and fades
Letter goes unread.

Haiku du jour

Like a big mud clod
Your slow vehicle blocks my
Swift work arrival

Haiku du jour 2

Family life is
Like a frozen river- the smooth
Surface covers all.

Haiku du jour

My unquiet mind
Is soothed by a cup of tea -
I am so lucky.