The game is over
I am no longer in the competition
Relax, you win.
KSL 09-28-09

A haiku by 3
what a challenge it can be
Mama waves her hands
bmn emc ssm 9-27-09

Tis now tea for two
Creative minds are flowing
Aren't we just awesome!
bmn 9-26-09

If fog creeps in on little cat feet
why does the sun shine on Mama's house?
bmn 9-26-09 (and Carl Sandburg)


If it is raining cats and dogs
where have all the doggies gone?
the cats are in the barn
emc 9-26-09

The cats are cozy in the barn
when not out stalking on the farm
orange and black and grey and white
All together quite a sight
And if mousie should
appear at night
he best be ready
to take a hike!
bmn 9-26-09

A cup of hot tea
A rainy fall afternoon
sisters visiting
emc 9-26-09

It's Bobby's birthday
The wee wees sing birthday song
Glaring cat thumps tail
bmn emc 9-26-09

A trip to the beach
Now my mountain retreat
Family blessings
emc 9-26-09

Gourds under the pine tree
Chrysanthemums blooming
Soon the leaves will be turning
emc 9-26-09

misread
missed key strokes
will you miss me when I'm gone?
bmn 9-26-09

Patio door fixed for in or out
Mew and a katydid went bounding about
Curiosity found me peeping over my book
As I watched them hide then seek in every nook

A pounce and a swat
A crouch and a squat
But twas a final jump over little Mew's head
that began the end for a katydead

bmn 9-26-09 (as told by her big sister)

I feel sad today
My best friends have gone away
Cancer and Alzheimers
ssm 9-21-09

Waves crashing
Sun shining
Sand sparkling
Shells gleaming
HOW GREAT THOU ART!
ksl 09-25-09

The tide comes in
replenishing my soul
filling in all the empy spaces;

The tide goes out
taking all my cares
washing me clean
KSL 09-25-09

Lying side by side
Ocean waves hit the shore
Stars twinkle on one by one
What is your wish tonight?
KSL 9-25-09

Feet hit the cold floor
Pulling clothes on in the dark
Early morning walk
KSL 9-25-09

Alas my fair maidens
more to read than my own prose
I feel elation
bmn 9-21-09

LuluBelle Sanchez
Finds all the best shells
Long walks on the beach

The days are getting shorter
the clouds are turning pink
it will soon be dark
ssm 9-18-09


The days are getting shorter
the clouds are turning pink
Mama's got to stroll back home
before skunks come out to stink
bmn 9-18-09

I'm racking my brain
trying to think of a haiku"t"
better luck next week
ssm 9-18-09

backing out for one
makes an oppotunity for another
unexpected, lots of prayer
decisions to make, money to find
10 day mission to Haiti
to use my nursing skills in a way I never imagined
is it real?
yes I AM GOING
leave October 22, back the 31st
bmn 9-15-09

hep A
30 days of typhoid pills
7 days of malaria pills
yuck
9-15-09 bmn

shell seekers
are you wiggling your toes in the sand
are you feeling the gentle salt breeze in your face
are you one with God

A big orange moon
peeping through the poplar trees
I think of Milton
ssm 9-2-09

A September morning
it is cool, the sun is rising
a perfect day.
ssm 9-5-09

my appaloosa mare
my beautiful Zadie
has become a one-eyed lady
no sight on the right
which will never come back
and the left eye fate is yet unknown
My eyes are overflowing
bmn 9-1-09