haiku

yesterday's mudnow covered with snowand sunshine

temps above freezingit's raining, snow is melting--i check the basement...

a lovely eveningspent on the dance floorwith my love, laughing

i wonder how closeto the grave i need beto taste bourbon again

as my life adoptsa more leisurely pacetime flies faster, somehow

here comes the suncelebrating George Harrisonon his birthday

the aging veganforgoes the cheesesstares longingly at the eggs

in a boxin a storage locker in Texasmy grandfather's watch

winter flurryblows hurriedly through townleaving no trace

i sit undisturbedin the old spot watching othersflock to the new spot

this week brought20 inches of new snow--yet I hear birds chirping!

standing on the guardrailsnow-covered pines as its backdrop--a raven

pleasant walkon a sunny cold day--and then, oh, the wind...

as a childi was often told i should smile more--why? [silence]

my wife cries outbut i cannot go to her--the cats cry louder

the windclears the air as it blowsthe dust away

the cat createsa safe spacefrom an empty box

snowy cold insideswollen wooden door won't close--step stool ad hoc latch

snowflakes flurry pastmy window like staticon an old tv

overcast day--orange crescents on the red hoodproof of sun's life