- mum’s swollen belly
touched with color, most confusing
the heaven-shining moon - mum’s belly
why does the moon
seem so near? - expectant bellies…
heaven’s moon
halt in their course - mum’s belly my gaze is on the moon
- swollen belly
long have i gaze upon it!
full moon - mum’s belly…
even when the day does dim
the moonlight shines - swollen breasts–
do i see, today, at the last
twin moons - full moon–
what am i do about
this drooping belly? - summer sun announcing the birth of a baby
- summer sun
i briefly glimpse
mum’s swelling belly - summer sun–
it will not remain
i know to well
mum’s due date - full moon
may fall, or not,
lifting my heavy
belly - full moon
round and round
mum’s belly
Tag: Rain
2023 AWAKENING xxv
- plastic rain…
a bundle of pregnancy tests
falling straight down - hard rain
her pregnancy test
reads positive - trying to read
the pregnancy test
tears are fogged and
blinded - plastic snowflakes
i do count them out…
pregnancy tests - hard snow pregnancy tests keep on falling
- hard rain
i did weep and weep again
at the doctor’s office - pregnancy tests a sprinkling of snowflakes
- pregnancy test
has such a glow, that
the blossoms fail to shine - pregnancy tests
the fallen, scattered snow—
how do i sweep it away? - pregnancy tests…
white snow
has fallen, drifted high around
my feet
2023 AWAKENING xxiv
- pink flood
all pregnancy tests
prove positive - spring flood
purchasing many
pregnancy tests - spring flood
too many pregnancy tests
in the bag - spring drizzle
i go out to buy
pregnancy tests - pink mist
in plain sight for all to see…
pregnancy test - pink rain–
not at all bothered
by expecting confirmation - pink flood
the many views of
pregnancy tests - spring flood
too many brands
of pregnancy tests - pink snow
pregnancy tests
laid perfectly straight - pink avalanche
anxious lovers
crossing their fingers
251. pregnancy tests —
the straight gaze
of thick moonlight
2023 AWAKENING xxiii
- sleeping babe
a number of views
hazy moon - full moon
against mum’s breast
sleeping baby - waking baby
with an open mouth…
full moon - hazy moon
baby’s mouth
opens - clumps of snow —
whatever becomes
of baby’s blanket - morning avalanche —
breastmilk settles
in baby’s mouth - mouth of milk
who’s that coming
to view a full moon? - hazy moon
seasoned father
blows smoke
out from his lips - a clear view
of a full moon…
baby bottle - hazy moon–
the view blocked
by the boiling pot - pink avalanche–
anxious teens stumble onto
positive pregnancy tests
2023 AWAKENING xxi
*of course no Haiku can be complete without a few fart jokes 😉
- spring breeze
through the night
gentle breathing - full moon
the distance
of a baby’s fist - scattered clouds
on the floor
soiled nappies - scarlet light
restless mother scratches
her breast - summer avalanche
from the changing table
nappies fall - a farting contest
between twins…
heated wind - heated wind–
no incense
just farts - breath of wind —
mother and child’s
fart contest - hints of wind
blown away
by baby’s farts - lashing winds —
from the crib
baby’s farts - autumn wind
the whine
of baby’s farts
2023 AWAKENING xii
- sickle moon
sleeping baby
curls out of sight - spring rain
counting newborn’s
tears - peeking at
newborn’s sleeping head…
hazy moon - hazy moon —
newborn’s head between
sleeping blankets - morning drizzle
newborn baby with piss-poor
aim - moon-gazing
watching closely
sleeping baby - powdered snow
baby formula
stretched to nothing - dry avalanche…
baby formula
falling straight down - blown away
by newborn’s farts…
autumn chill - sleeping newborn
with high fevers
summer heat
2023 AWAKENING xi
- trying to read
late-night thermometer
wormy scribbles - hazy moon
spilt formula
stains mum’s nightshift - red moon
how many berries
stains baby’s mouth? - wormy scribbles
it’s sleepy time
for baby - thick moonlight
between my fingers
folded nappy - lunar eclipse
mum examines the position
of soiled nappies - snowy peaks
the stack of nappies
taller than the house - heavy snow
the slow accumulation
of folded nappies - baby’s snores
merge with mum’s snores…
spring breeze - fresh milk–
pouring into my glass
thin moonlight - pouring out
fresh milk…
thin moonlight
2023 AWAKENING x
- rolling thunder
baby’s crying grows
even louder - spring clouds–
lined up in the pale blue
drying nappies - snowy mountains–
newly purchased nappies
all lined up - spring snowballs–
ball by ball lined up
soiled nappies - aired nappies
the lined-up row
of billowing clouds - a stirring of nappies
on the clothesline
billowing clouds - summer showers
the baby pees
again and again - summer drought
sleeping baby ceases
to drool - thick moonlight
mum drops a nappy
into the bin - noon breeze a crescendo of snores
2023 AWAKENING ix
- avalanche
a baby spews out
baby formula - waterfall–
a baby stands pissing
in its nappy - spring river–
where piss dribbles
dribbles down - summer lake–
baby pissing a perfect
circle - spring drizzle
from baby’s nappy
piss waterfall - summer drizzle-
a baby stands pissing
in its nappy - sunny spot
sleeping baby’s
pissing place - sleeping baby
a sliver of sunlight
beneath its nappy - soiled nappy
every one looks
like a snowball - summer snowballs
nappies on the playground
motionless
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
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