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Alone Time
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
Posted in 5-7-5, Animalia, Haiku, Photography, poetry, prose
Tagged alone time, Chules, dVerse, eskie, haibun, pets, solitude
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dog days of winter
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
The Big Reveal
It is weeks in the making. First the design is conceived, drawn and copied for a pattern to attach to the worktable. Glass is selected by color, texture, opacity… or sometimes simply availability and affordability. The glass is cut, ground … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, Haiku, poetry, prose
Tagged dVerse, haibun, haiku, patience, poetry, stained glass construction, waiting
34 Comments
Old but New
I don’t know when the original hardwood flooring was covered with carpet. Times change. Tastes change. A beautiful, gleaming oak floor in the mid-fifties came – over time – to be seen as an outdated, cold, hard to maintain surface. … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, poetry, prose
Tagged dVerse, flooring, haibun, hardwood floors, poetry, poetry challenge, restoration, transitions
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morning stirs
The clock shows six a.m. Maybe. My eyes don’t quite focus first thing in the morning. My dog Chules has awakened me with his gentle “woof” from halfway down the hall. I don’t know how he expects me to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, Haiku, poetry, prose
Tagged Chules, Dan Fogelberg, dogs, dVerse, haibun, haiku, morning, pets, prose
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Turning In
It is 10 PM. My dog Chules stares up at me from the floor, where he has been sleeping most of the evening. He wants to catch my eye so I will realize it is bedtime. I’m not sure how … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, Haiku, nature, poetry, prose
Tagged Chules, crickets, dogs, dVerse, haibun, night, pets, poetry challenge
35 Comments
on wings
Scissors in one hand, hen in the other, a couple of quick snips and the wing tips swirl to the ground. Keeps ‘em from ‘flying the coop’, the farmer says. He releases the hen. She takes a moment to regain … Continue reading