2023 AWAKENING vii

baby’s drool
splashing down
rain chasing rain
waterfall
the chore of wiping baby drool
its mouth open
releasing baby drool…
waterfall
waterfall
a cranky baby
crying
raindrops–
newborn babies
still crying
baby drool
seen for a while…
waterfall’s clearness
spring rain
airing out
baby’s nappies
baby drool a warm rain falls
spring drizzle
once again to wash
baby nappies
spring drizzle
washing nappies
in the wash tub

2023 AWAKENING VI

moonlight
dried milk lingers
on my blouse
lunar stages
expectant belly
that swells
spring rain
a shredder devours
baby names
a doodling
of baby names
steady rain
moon at dawn
expectant mother pulls it off…
summer robe
doing what she can
to shrink her belly…
bruised plum
cumulus clouds–
expectant mothers lined up
together
summer sunset
baby inside mother’s belly
growing
the warm weight
of the expectant child
summer sunset
moon-gazing
the changing phases
of the expectant belly

2023 AWAKENINGS V

oatmeal…
help yourself
to the spring snow in my bowl
bread dough–
every child
makes its own cloud
sewing a fistful
of sunshine…
mum’s yellow scarf
a fistful
of squeezed sunshine…
mum’s yellow scarf

thick moonlight–
expectant mother busy
stitching
shooting stars
milk drops’ pace
down the bottle

full moon…
expectant mother caresses
her expanding belly
deep winter
husband hears me
ordering tombstone

sweeping expectant mother off
swollen feet…
tilted moon
rice-planting mother
baby on her back sleeps…
tiled moon

2023 AWAKENINGS iii

in a shape
of full moon…
mum’s bare breast
gazing at
the full moon…
mum’s bare breast
boldy he graps
mum’s bare breast…
full moon
a full moon
in its grasp…
mum’s bare breast
hazy moon mum offers her breast to nursing baby
hazy moon
when mum’s breast
is full
baby’s giggle…
facing a cool breeze
straight on
the feeling
of a gentle breeze…
baby’s giggle
baby’s giggle a soft spring breeze
gentle breeze
a baby mouth
is slighly open

2023 AWAKENINGS -ii

gibbous moon–
baby on her back
sleeping
clenching a fist
the nursing baby
raising a day moon
the nursing baby
opens its mouth…
an abyss
snowball
the moment a baby
curls up to sleep
sleeping baby
turns so quickly…
crescent moon
moon sliver–
sleepy baby
holds a curl
avalanche
the flow of milk
from mum’s breast
avalanche
breast milk flows slowly
from the bottle
steady rain
water rushes slowly
directly from the faucet
waterfall hot water from the faucet

2023 AWAKENINGS

so if my calculations are correct, i have lived nearly 15,695 days. not including, let’s say the first 5 years of non-learning aka non-consciousness, 13,870. not discounting crawling, drooling and other life (sense) experiences, all these activities are important for life and or daily living. rambling at an end.

for today, yesterday, tomorrow, a few conscious sightings Haiku.

full moon–
behind me a baby
crawls
moon phases the naked child crawls
the far side
of the moon…
compressed diapers
sickle moon–
don’t bump your head
on cloth diapers
sickle moon–
don’t go floating away
cloth diaper
day moon curled baby sleeps in a place
sickle moon–
sleeping side by side
drowsy babies
slight curve
of the day moon
sleepy baby
sleeping baby
tucked into folds…
sickle moon
full moon–
hungry baby goes quickly
to mum’s breast

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2022

To all Readers (new and familiar) I wish you and yours a Safe and Happy 2022 Christmas.

And now a few holiday Haiku for you and yours. 😉

winter drizzle–
shoppers go out to buy
anything

heavy drizzle–
to purchase batteries
with a short life

winter fog–
water in iron kettle
spouting

winter fog–
where the iron kettle
puffs smoke

howling winds
little squeaking sounds
of Christmas children

April Work Observations

Oh, the poetic things and creative epic events one can observe while working 12 hours or more during a busy weekend shift. As a reflection of my weekly work schedule, lets say that time truly is but a blur when the world about you is rushing by in serving foods, packaging foods and finally, consuming foods to oneself and to others, obviously. 😉

gazing at
a lump of cooked rice
full moon

snowball
a lump of cooked rice
in a baby’s hands

snowflakes
a split bag of rice
spills over

full moon—
white dinner plates
being piled up

moon viewing—
boiled rice rises
then slips down

dinner plates
being piled up…
moonrise

full moon I pour a cup of milk

full moon to eat a boiled egg

April Surprises…

On April 20, 2022, of this year, obviously, I took a New Year’s walk with my little love, Lola. She is nearly 14 years old this October 2022. Anyway, before our daily walks, since there is no rain, I was allowed by Mother Nature to make the following observations of my Lola and other natural things, during and after our daily walks. I hope you, reader(s) enjoy the happiness and surprises that we encountered on that day. If I had my camera in hand, I would have taken a quick photo, but of course, the snake in its travels, moved swifter than I could. 😉

before our walk…

teacup chihuahua
the sunshine is ahead
of the sunrise

teacup chihuahua
her shiny coat
ahead of the sunshine

sunshine—
teacup chihuahua
a sunny spot moves
around the apartment

during our walk…

sunrise
a gardener snake
rises itself from the grass

sunrise—
as the gold snake rises
from the grass

the gardener snake rises
suddenly, swiftly
april sunrise

after our walk…

sunshine
my chihuahua rests
on the sofa

sunshine—
sleepy chihuahua
stays in bed sulking
for a short while

sleeping chihuahua…
where a soft light shines
peeking
from the blankets

MUCKY-MUCK MONDAYS

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November rain…
the scattered remnants
of bluebells

@ BUDS OF HAIKU…

moon gazing
into a glass
i pour fresh milk

@ THE DAILY HAIKU…

Original Haiku by Annie Wilson…

trees pirouette
shedding leaves like last regrets –
we ride the storm

my inspired Haiku…

departing summer—
towards the nether world
a myriad of green leaves
ride upon the storm

@ VIRTUAL HAIKU…