haiku

Is connection more important than being able to disconnect?

visiting parentsexistential crisismanifested

grey sky hides the sunraindrops blur the mountain vistadaisy smiles from the grass

the frogs are silentas the sky replaces the water it has borrowedfrom the pond

rain on the pondreplacing drop by dropwhat the sun has taken

deer fly bites my earflits away and then becomesfrog's afternoon meal

a walk through the woodsthe sun brightening my paththrough the tree tunnel

stream in the forestdragonfly activitycobalt blue & green

tiny frog in a puddlehops three times to grass and leaveswithout saying goodbye

with the ones we lovewe find peace and quietude --hibernating bears

transforming sadnessthe joy of times rememberedwith the ones we love

Shuhada' Sadaqatgone now and finally honorednothing compared 2 u

yellow butterflywings straight up under a leaf --natural umbrella

daily trek up the hillto fetch the water from the wellblack flies as companions

waiting...

in the courtyardchildren laugh and playas i breathe my last

is substitutingfrustration with acceptancealways a good thing?

banished by the suntheir night duty completedthe stars fade from sight

computer screen blood smear --mosquito kept buzzing me until i got herbut she'd gotten me too

the one thingthe one and only thing:communication