Tag: Fog

2023 AWAKENING xxv

  1. plastic rain…
    a bundle of pregnancy tests
    falling straight down
  2. hard rain
    her pregnancy test
    reads positive
  3. trying to read
    the pregnancy test
    tears are fogged and
    blinded
  4. plastic snowflakes
    i do count them out…
    pregnancy tests
  5. hard snow pregnancy tests keep on falling
  6. hard rain
    i did weep and weep again
    at the doctor’s office
  7. pregnancy tests a sprinkling of snowflakes
  8. pregnancy test
    has such a glow, that
    the blossoms fail to shine
  9. pregnancy tests
    the fallen, scattered snow—
    how do i sweep it away?
  10. pregnancy tests…
    white snow
    has fallen, drifted high around
    my feet

2023 AWAKENING xxiv

  1. pink flood
    all pregnancy tests
    prove positive
  2. spring flood
    purchasing many
    pregnancy tests
  3. spring flood
    too many pregnancy tests
    in the bag
  4. spring drizzle
    i go out to buy
    pregnancy tests
  5. pink mist
    in plain sight for all to see…
    pregnancy test
  6. pink rain–
    not at all bothered
    by expecting confirmation
  7. pink flood
    the many views of
    pregnancy tests
  8. spring flood
    too many brands
    of pregnancy tests
  9. pink snow
    pregnancy tests
    laid perfectly straight
  10. pink avalanche
    anxious lovers
    crossing their fingers

251. pregnancy tests —
the straight gaze
of thick moonlight

2023 AWAKENING xxi

*of course no Haiku can be complete without a few fart jokes 😉

  1. spring breeze
    through the night
    gentle breathing
  2. full moon
    the distance
    of a baby’s fist
  3. scattered clouds
    on the floor
    soiled nappies
  4. scarlet light
    restless mother scratches
    her breast
  5. summer avalanche
    from the changing table
    nappies fall
  6. a farting contest
    between twins…
    heated wind
  7. heated wind–
    no incense
    just farts
  8. breath of wind —
    mother and child’s
    fart contest
  9. hints of wind
    blown away
    by baby’s farts
  10. lashing winds —
    from the crib
    baby’s farts
  11. autumn wind
    the whine
    of baby’s farts

2023 AWAKENING xii

  1. sickle moon
    sleeping baby
    curls out of sight
  2. spring rain
    counting newborn’s
    tears
  3. peeking at
    newborn’s sleeping head…
    hazy moon
  4. hazy moon —
    newborn’s head between
    sleeping blankets
  5. morning drizzle
    newborn baby with piss-poor
    aim
  6. moon-gazing
    watching closely
    sleeping baby
  7. powdered snow
    baby formula
    stretched to nothing
  8. dry avalanche…
    baby formula
    falling straight down
  9. blown away
    by newborn’s farts…
    autumn chill
  10. sleeping newborn
    with high fevers
    summer heat