- high moon
mum raises
her bare breast - hazy moons
the misshapen looks
of mum’s breasts - mum’s breasts
arranged in a maternity bra
high moon - early sunrise–
she lifts her breast
from her maternity bra - maternity bra
baby gazes moonlight
in its wake - moon eclipse–
mum gathering her breasts
into a maternity bra - night blizzard
i wait to hear
mum’s lullabies - new moon–
the coolness of
reconstructed breasts - moon eclipse–
mum reworks her breasts
into maternity bra - new moon–
the remarkable fullness
of pregnancy breasts - new moon–
in the cups of maternity bra
reconstructed breasts
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2023 AWAKENING xxxix
- breast milk
these circles of
snowdrops - summer snow—
i pay attention to
dribbling breast milk - twisting
a sweat-stained chemise—
summer rain - breast milk
falls but fails to linger…
summer snow - breast-feeding snow is still a’falling
- summer avalanche—
breast milk
weighs heavily - summer snow—
bare breast covered
with breast milk - breast milk…
departing winter’s
very tracks - breast milk…
snow dribbles
about the breast - breast milk…
white-waves marked in
gravity - breast milk…
white threads
twined from droplets
2023 AWAKENING xxviii
- feeding breast
pale cherry blossoms
in bloom today - the morning moon’s pale light feeding breast
- yellow chrysanthemum
now, how many layers
do i seem to have piled on atop the other?
sunshine - sunshine
however many petals has
the yellow chrysanthemum - sunshine
in countless kinds
yellow chrysanthemums
bloom - summer suns
O, sweet canary
in how many months
have you come to meet me? - goldfinches–
sunshine
does never seem to end - summer goldfinches
are pale, yet
in a moment, i sweat - goldfinches —
the ever-continuing
summer damp heat - daybreak sunrise
is gone from view–
soaring finch - daybreak sunrise
how charming are
soaring finches
2023 AWAKENING xxvi
- 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
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 xxii
- snow-heavy blossoms her feeding breasts
- hazy moon
below her eyes
swollen breasts
- cherry blossoms—
seasoned husband
sneaks into his wife’s blouse - peeking into
wife’s sleeping shirt…
cherry blossoms - peeking out
from wife’s soiled shirt…
cherry blossoms - peeking in, peeking out
through soiled blouse…
cherry blossoms - anxious husband peeks
over wife’s shoulder…
cherry blossoms - a wiggling worm
peeks out…
excited husband - creeping vine
peeks out from husband’s pants
looking for sex - under covers of darkness
seasoned husband slithers
from his hole - distant cherry blossoms—
the spring colors
of her breasts
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 xviii
- marble statue–
sleepy mums
similar shapes to each other - hazy moon
mum’s breast sinks
deeper into the dark - occasional whispers
of mum’s youth…
bitter wind - bundling frizzy hair
with ease…
summer sunset - summer sunset —
mum’s frizzy hair
in a bundle - noonday heat–
how mum’s curls linger
into place - sucking on a
bottle of milk…
melting snow - spots of milk
stuck to the bottle…
snowdrops - milk
dripping, dripping…
snowdrops - melting snow —
baby formula
dripping, dripping - squeezed formula
between the fingers —
falling snow
2023 AWAKENING xviii
- pink tornado
giggling baby grabs
mum’s circling finger - pink tornado–
twirling finger
makes a perfect circle - plunging my hands
into mum’s palms…
pink waterfall - pink moon–
baby’s suckling lips
cling to mum’s breast - snowballs
scattering mum’s pearls
onto the floor - fussy baby
still in the crib–
hazy moon - dried milk
in dark and thick strokes…
moonlight - straight gaze
of thick moonlight…
drying milk - spilt milk
every dribble looks
like a pillow - avalanche
spilt milk dribbles
deeper into the dark - baby formula
is blown away…
rising fog
2023 AWAKENING xviii
- twinkling stars
from the bottle
baby powder - twinkling stars
poof!
goes the baby powder - full moon
mum’s growing belly
nicely plump - a clear view
of a hazy moon…
mum’s swollen breast(s) - spring moon–
where the baby
grows - watching the baby rise
from mum’s belly…
summer moon - mum’s belly
month by month swells…
moon phases - moon phases
mum describes the position
of the growing baby - day moon
mum’s belly
refusing to droop - hazy moon
a glass of milk reaches
full volume - hazy moon
mum’s belly
in full glory
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