Haiku, poems, and stories

Random thoughts and stories, maybe even the occasional photo.

-Robert

Saturday, May 7, 2016

the returned expat
back in his native land
no longer home


she gushes
about the paintings ...
she's really here 
for the wine

Thursday, May 5, 2016

deep silence
under indigo skies
the heron's cry

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

clouds billow above
sapphire blue tarns ...
so near, the sky

I'm thinking here of Twenty Lakes Basin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, just at the Lee Vining end of the Tioga Pass Road.  There is a good account of the area here:  http://www.hikingwalking.com/destinations/ca/ca_ses/lee_vining/20_lakes_basin

Saturday, August 15, 2015

summer twilight...
the birds sing
their roosting songs

I love that time of night.  So peaceful, so right.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

In Which Pooh and Piglet try to write a haiku

Pooh and Piglet were trying to write a haiku.
But they couldn't decide what it should be about.  

After awhile, Pooh said, "What about a little something?"  by which he meant some honey, of course.

"But we don't know what something to write about," said Piglet
"No, silly," said Pooh.  "I meant something to eat."
"Oh!" said Piglet

They got down the honey pot, and Pooh dove in.  
While Pooh ate, Piglet read the label

"in this pot
though rough of surface
a smooth gold liquid"

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

collecting flowers
for the table ... suddenly 
a small snake