Category Archives: Haiku

Lost and Found

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Maggie C

The spider works quickly to get the larger insect wrapped within its web. The insect doesn’t struggle; it may be dead. But the web is in tatters and shakes violently every time the spider moves. I watch the action, hoping … Continue reading →

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Droplets

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Maggie C

Rain drops, water falls. Sometimes it gets sloshed and spills. Clumsy H2O.

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Waking Up

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Maggie C

Day Seven of NaPoWriMo. The prompt: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else? What better gift than … Continue reading →

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Law of Nature

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Maggie C

Mankind v. Gaia without blame or forgiveness justice will be served dVerse Poetics: Blame and Forgiveness

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Alone Time

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Maggie C

Chules is sick today. I can hear his tummy roiling from across the room. He’s been in- and outside at least a dozen times since morning. When I let him out, he beelines to the side yard fence, and tries … Continue reading →

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for all to see

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Maggie C

Shed no tears; wear them. Shed not your humanity. Wear love on your sleeve. dVerse Poetics prompt: Shed

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grayce notes

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Maggie C

monochrome music nuance plays upon nuance melodies in gray Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Music  

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dog days of winter

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Maggie C

The gravel path encircling the dog park is churned to mud. Wood chips, spread last season to fill in low spots, now form a waterlogged sponge underfoot. The sky, pale blue and cloudless, does not belie that we are in … Continue reading →

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sewing discord

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Maggie C

threading through the clouds jets rip the sky asunder contrails hide the tears

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continuation

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Maggie C

winter solstice wish: may lessons learned in years past guide the year to come

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