1.
Afternoon spring winds
waft through an open window,
sweep northern shadows
2.
3.
First steps of the day
out the window crocus blooms
the old oak floor creaks
Mid March, #81
haiku
In the Arboretum, #80
Light misty breath
lit by a waning winter sun
each catkin flower
Early March, #79
1.
Moist green garlic shoots
thread through faded brittle weaves
of an old straw mat
2.
Under filtered sun –
Palouse snowmelt fills the gaps
of wind whipped shadows
3.
About to write a thought
a fly lands on the paper
– then flies away!
Winter breeze, #78
A distant birdsong
lies in the highway’s faint hum
in a snowy field
Late February, #77
1.
Icicles caress
the leafless flower garden–
droplets drip, dripping
2.
A walker spies thier phone-
while a dog paints graffiti
on a snowbank
3.
Cycling red and green
cars emit thunderous waves-
a crow flaps its wings
Winter day, #76
From wintering trees-
the notification pings-
a lonely bird song
Winter Garden, #75
Tomato poles stand
in the snow covered garden-
patiently waiting
Mid February, #74
1
Palouse snowfall
somewhere Paradise Ridge
cannot see me
2
The burning candle
on this cold winter day
shivers
3
The Orchid bloom
illumines
this winter morning
Noon Hour, #72
Shrieks of joy
footsteps splashing-
winter rain
Early February, #72
1
2
A flip-flopping leaf
dancing in the gusting winds-
winter butterfly
3
A car zips by on the curve moving from Bryant to Darrow street.
Out of the corner of my eye
I notice a quick wave.
I wave back.
4
At Palouse field’s edge-
unmoving in winter breezes-
golden Orchard Grass