Haiku, poems, and stories

Random thoughts and stories, maybe even the occasional photo.

-Robert

Wednesday, February 20, 2013


'birling down white water
the log driver waltzes the logs ~
later his girl

With the prompt 'white', I couldn't resist an homage to a Canadian classic, "The Log Driver's Waltz", by Wade Helmsworth. The song is wonderfully presented in an NFB animation directed by John Weldon (1979), sung by Kate & Anna McGarrigle. http://www.nfb.ca/film/log_drivers_waltz/

Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 2/20/2013.
Prompt was white.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013


blue agave tequila
and lots of Meyer lemons ~
ha! margaritas.


Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 2/19/2013.
Prompt was blue.
Written earlier this year:


so low the sun
in the early afternoon ...
soon longer days

Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/03/2013.
Prompt was something that evokes the season.
 

Monday, February 18, 2013


the black phoebe
sporting in his tux ... not waiting
for leaves to green
 
Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 2/18/2013. 
Prompt is green.
pond frozen at last
we test the ice with 
our hockey sticks

Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page January 2, 2013.
The prompt was ice.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

against the black
of charred trees ~
purple fireweed

 

Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 2/17/2013.
Prompt was black.
New Year's Day --
green grass
frosted in white
 
Posted Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 1/01/2013.  
Prompt was green things.