Doug's Haiku

Making Cheerful pots
I sit in my studio
Happy Birthday Doug

old steel on pavement
shoveling yesterdays clouds
my snowblower blues

sitting in his boat
on the side of a semi
a cracked fisherman

Love Tanka

A Tanka. Inspired by Japans Heian Era poets , Ono no Komachi ( 834-?) and Izumi Shikibo ( 974-1034)

day walking apart
our foot steps shadow each other
old love connects us
like seeds waiting for sunlight
to burst forth as spring flowers

moving through my day
I miss the sun on my face
time to wear flannels

blue shadows rolling
rocks hide under a blanket
looking like footsteps

I watch the snow go by
one flake at a time

I see the drifts grow
one flake at a time

I see the Clouds empty themselves
one flake at a time

And I remember the power of one

cold sunlight surrounds
shadows of white, line the trees
I listen to birds

stepping on fresh snow
I smell winters white light
cold shades following

pan fried toast and tea
my children gathered around,
snow falling outside