Happy birthday to my partner in crime, my main squeeze, my Quarantine….

Haiku 29
April 29

Celebrating you
in COVID’s echo chamber
Love you love you love….

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Haiku 28
April 28

Each new day rises
whole and warm and promising
so don’t you give up.

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Haiku 27
April 27

Heron camouflaged
Is he reed or rock or gift?
Why must we decide?

Haiku 26
April 26

These round arms of oak
Soft and strong, grandmotherly
Can we miss what’s here?

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Haiku 25
April 25

We’re full-to-bursting
pretending we’re together
Berries on a branch

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Still working on finding the goodness and gratitude daily.
How are you guys doing with that?
I’m seriously asking…

Haiku 24
April 24

Each day brings bounty
Each morning is surprising
What you hunger for

Our group project this month was a form — The Skinny Poem — and it’s a good thing, too. In these days of open-endedness, it can really help to have a puzzle to solve, a container to fill, a model to follow.

Yes, even when being creative.

As some of you know, I’ve been writing a haiku every day this month, in honor of National Poetry Month. It’s an annual affair for me, but wow did I cling to it like a life raft this year. This daily assignment that gave me both room to breathe and rules to follow.

So, speaking of rules, here’s the scoop on The Skinny Poem:
Eleven lines long.
The first and last line use the same words, although they may be re-arranged.
Every other line is made up of single words only, with repeating words on lines 2, 6 and 10.

I know. Math. Nevermind all that for now. For me what is funny (after all this talk of liking plans) is that all of my poems are but the push-pull of going by the book vs. going by the gut… of openness vs. answers… of leadership vs. resistance. (No surprise there, but sill. Funny.) Anyway, here are a few Skinny Poems, and then links to more below.

A Skinny Question
Liz Garton Scanlon

Which is greater, knowledge or
curiosity
(doesn’t
kill
cats)
curiosity
opens
windowed
hearts
curiosity
which is knowledge, or greater

A Skinny Equation
Liz Garton Scanlon

You want to think
answers
all
add
up
answers
can
be
proven
answers
you want to think

A Skinny Map
Liz Garton Scanlon

Maps followed or
ignored
like
horoscopes
exalted
ignored
like
leaders
revered
ignored
or followed, maps.

Here are…
Tricia’s
Andi’s
Tanita’s
Sara’s
Kelly’s
Laura’s
Rebecca’s

And sooo much more poetry at Poetry Friday, here!

Stay safe and well, friends….

The fun continues at our house, in spite of everything…

Haiku 23
April 23

It’s all love and fur
or, if you misunderstand,
a dog eat dog world.

Haiku 22
April 22

The quarantine is:
Willa made loquat chutney
but she hates loquats

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Haiku 21
April 21

See this backyard duel?
We’re birds aiming for gladness
and our throws are true.