birthday

seventy-seven–

well, no, certainly not young

but . . .

path

mountain path

as far as I can follow

the butterfly

[First published in Notes from the Gean]

gloomy

gloomy sunday

singing the blues to keep

the blues at bay

Allusion fusion; I'll explain later.

end

vacation's end

we buy another

seed pot

[First published in Notes from the Gean]

Haiti

estimate

the number of dead

the tears

Anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000, according to this morning's news, with 3 million in desperate straits.

This was first posted earlier today at Gillena's blog.

thaw

January thaw

I break my first

resolution

crowded

crowded bus station

teenagers kissing

summer goodbye

This is another out-of-season haiku from the group recently published at Notes from the Gean. I had intended to post them (5 in all) in sequence, but winter got in the way.

epiphany

I've posted this before, but, hey, today's the day.

Epiphany

the neighborhood returns

to ordinary darkness

For anyone who may not be familiar with the tradition, the Feast of the Epiphany is the twelfth day of Christmas (and tonight, for you Shakespeare buffs, is Twelfth Night), marking the end of the season. Christmas decorations (trees, lights, etc.) are to be taken down on or before this date. The feast celebrates the appearance of the infant Jesus to the Magi, as recounted in Matthew 2: 9-11.

taking down the tree

an ornament has settled

behind the couch