Haiku/Senryu/Tanka
2024

A winter trip to central and southern Utah and then on to Orange County and San Diego provided enough energy to get my pen moving again.  

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I am learning to embrace my phone less and the simple words of haiku more.  

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Who writes haiku while walking their dog? Oh, I definitely do!  

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Being outside seems to plant the seeds of Haiku for me. There are snapshots of color and meaning everywhere I look.  

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The weather is slowly warming, week by week. Soon, full summer will be upon us. For now, evening walks are still comfortable.   

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One small moment remembered in poetry.   

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Connecting with the outdoors lubricates the gears of poetry.  

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A quick trip to Utah for a funeral and some pensive moments dwelling on what Freud called ordinary misery were enough to get the pen dipping again.   

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A quiet month, warmer than the season suggests.   

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My oldest sister, Valerie, died this month and I journeyed to Nauvoo, Illinois to celebrate her and attend the funeral.    

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