Haiku

Day 365–Endings- Haibun Journey View From My Window

I look out my window today and see the neighbors yard all golden, covered in beautiful leaves. My own yard is green with a patch of black leaves under the pecan tree. It has been one year since I began my haibun journey. It’s hard to…

Day 364 — Doves and strawberries-Haibun Journey View From My Window

As I look out my window the sun is shining like a white light bulb. I close my eyes and just stand in the warmth for a moment. As I open my eyes I see a squirrel jumping out of the garden with a large walnut. A…

Day –363 — not day 365- Haibun Journey View From My Window

I was getting excited about today’s writing — Day 365 — only there are two more days in October. I check back through my writings and I added an extra writing in February. (It was leap year — only 28 Days)

Day 364 -Gratitude- Haibun Journey View From My Window

Day 363 -Seeds — Haibun Journey View From My Window

I look out my window and it is grey and rainy. Then I spy the golden hues of a neighbors maple and my mood brightens. I look around more. I see raindrops clinging to the mimosa leaves and I notice all the long seedpods hanging down. The…

Day 362 — Roses -Haibun Journey View From My Window

From my window I spy two more roses on the spring rose bush. The stars and stripes usually make a comeback in early September. This is is the forth reblooming this year, one of the roses is almost red and there other striped.

Day 361 -Woodpeckers- Haibun Journey View From My Window

From my window I can hear the return of the woodpeckers. The red bellied woodpecker with it’s unmistakable rolling kwirr. It reminds me of the need to fill the feeders and restock my supply of suet, especially peanut suet to attract…

Day 357 — Pings- Haibun Journey View From My Window

From my studio I kept hearing small pings upon the window, like small pebbles being tossed against it. I looked out and couldn’t see anything. Then I heard buzzing that sounded like a wasp and a loud ping as something hit my lamp. I checked…

Day 356 –Orionids- Haibun Journey View From My Window

From my window I can see Orion high in the eastern sky. It reminds me that the Orionis Meteor shower peeks tonight. This is debris from the most famous comet of all. That’s right, Haley’s comet. Haley’s itself won’t actually return to…

Day 355 -Morning Star- Haibun Journey View From My Window

This morning through the stilts in the blind I could see the morning star shining bright. It hung in the top of the maple and pine tree. At first I was not sure if it was an airplane rather then a star. It appeared to grow in…