thirtydayhaikuchallenge Tag Posts Index

Tiny Butterfly - Haiku - Despite Extreme Tornado Warnings, Life is wonderful, and getting better, better, and BETTER!

The tiny blue butterfly in the photograph, and yes it is a butterfly, and not a moth, is a Tennessee native that shows up every spring, and is literally only about

I Have Lived Inland, and I Have Lived by the Sea, the Sea is Calling - Haiku - on finally being able to live and breathe freely once again

I've been really missing the ocean of late, and not just the Gulf of Mexico, where the above photo was taken, although I miss that too. I took this photo at Indian

Full Moon Through the Trees - Haiku - Super Pink Moon - Nick Drake, and Healing our World - UPDATED

So tonight, or at least a few hours ago, was our Super Pink Moon, named not because the moon itself appears pink, but for the pink spring flowers that typically

Wise Kitty elder, Loving benevolent soul, Mystical shaman - Haiku - Asking for prayers and healing thoughts for our lovely boy

This is my fourth haiku post in four days, so my renewed 30-day haiku challenge is off to a good start. This lovely cat is my sweet and loving Bear boy, who occasionally

PhotoHaiku Entry #42 - DONUT

Donut Nothing is sweeter than the togetherness we share for each other You may want to take a look at my other PhotoHaiku entries here: PhotoHaiku Compilation -

Distant Thunder Growls - Day 180 - Daily Haiku - 100% of SBDs pledged to @rhondak's #tarc dog rescue - and our NEW rescue kitten

Distant thunder growls Hinting at much-needed rain How I love the sound We've had grumbling storm clouds to our south for much of the day, but so far, not a drop

If Sameness Was Meant - Day 177 - Daily Haiku - - 100% of SBDs pledged to @rhondak's #tarc dog rescue - and the tale of the "pet" black widow

If sameness was meant our universe would not have such diversity This is my fourth post in a series where all SBDs rewarded, for the next several days, will be donated

Rescuing a Dog - Day 176 - Daily Haiku - 100% of SBDs pledged to @rhondak's #tarc dog rescue

Rescuing a Dog One of the best things in life . . . But who rescues who? And this haiku could just have easily been called "Rescuing a Cat" . . . and been

PhotoHaiku Entry #41 - BELL

Bell Classic and stunning It rings like sound from heaven Pleasing to the ears You may want to take a look at my other PhotoHaiku entries here: PhotoHaiku Compilation

PhotoHaiku Entry #40 - HIGHWAY

Highway People come and go Busiest in the city Always filled with dust You may want to take a look at my other PhotoHaiku entries here: PhotoHaiku Compilation -

Lies We Tell Ourselves - Day 162 - Daily Haiku

Lies we tell ourselves the opposite of kindness deep self-disrespect I was reminded today, following a meditation, how many times my life has gotten more complicated

Hitching a Ride, a - Day 156 - Daily Haiku

Hitching a Ride, a firefly surprised me, and then he wanted to stay I drove into Nashville earlier this evening, and just before I got off the freeway, a firefly

Nesting Mockingbirds - Day 155 - Daily Haiku

Nesting Mockingbirds taking turns bringing tidbits to their little loves In my first post about the baby mockingbirds, I could only verify that I saw two eggs, though

Electricity - Day 154 - Daily Haiku

Electricity easy to take for granted until it is gone In light of my last post, in which I photographed our unlit aquarium after the timer had doused its light for

The Dining Table - Day 153 - Daily Haiku

The dining table Is host to a small fish tank Aquatic black hole Marek and I both love fish and aquatic creatures, so not surprisingly, we have several aquariums

Light is Amazing - Day 152 - Daily Haiku

Light is amazing and darkness is astounding I'm grateful for both This was one of those lucky shots when it just all works out. I went to get the goats in late,

A Young Blue-Tailed Skink - Day 151 - Daily Haiku

A young blue-tailed skink object of cats' attention I'm glad you escaped A few nights ago, I heard a minor scuffle in the kitchen, and when I went to investigate,

In Luxembourg, I - Day 150 - Daily Haiku

In Luxembourg, I was truer to myself than I have ever been On 23 June 1988, thirty years ago, I was awakened from a sound sleep by cannon fire. No, it wasn't on

Baby Mockingbirds - Day 149 - Daily Haiku

Mockingbird flew off drawing me away from her babies in the nest Woo hoo! We have hatchlings already! I was getting ready to spray the grape vines with neem oil,

Lovely Venus Or . . . - Day 148 - Daily Haiku

Lovely Venus, or . . . A Coast Guard helicopter? No, no, just Venus This haiku is something of an inside joke, based on a true story from one of our sailing trips,