I often find pieces of scratch paper or miscellaneous pages in notebooks that are scattered with words, poems, and beginnings of stories–if not the whole story. Here are some haikus I wrote back in 2013.
Lanesboro Arts held a haiku contest for their “Poetry Parking Lot.” As soon as I saw the posting I sat myself down and these are the words that tumbled out.
round and round I spun
my world unraveled before me
Up at dawn. New web.*
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Soft paws nuzzle my neck
shadows dancing on a dream
my garden’s filled with cats
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Touched by your soft look
I dared this time to look back
This man holds my heart
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drink your drink. Kick back.
Laissez les bons temps rouler
you are on your way
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The daffodils dance
Tamarack gently blooms
Dear Spring, you’ve now sprung
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Soft Savannah Sun
Stealth cat spies on baby birds
Unforetold Future
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*this haiku, the first one I penned in this group, was one of the winners of the contest
letters to the world 