As always, for the past months I have been dutifully recording at least one haiku every day on my notecards. Sometimes more, but at least one. I usually just record them and then immediately file them away in one of my haiku boxes. But sometimes I am lazy and just stack them in a pile on my desk. That's what I am looking at now. Glancing through this pile, most are poor, but a few are a little better. Here are some of them with random photos.
bare branches
against the sky
waiting for spring
It was a grey day, having just rained and still overcast, portending more to come later. I went on a walk and found myself looking up at the trees, paying attention to all the bare branches. For some reason they were jumping out at me on this day.
i turn on the heat
in my son's room
the balloon dances
A few days ago was my oldest son's birthday. My wife picked up a birthday balloon for decoration. After we celebrated, he wanted to keep it in his room.
the screen beckons
but I look
away
The computer is always an addiction. Even when I don't have any work, there is always the nagging feeling that there might be something I should be doing—writing something, working on my web page, reading about new cryptos to trade, etc.
the muse
grants me one more
haiku
Often when think I want to write a haiku, I have nothing in my head. It's when I empty my mind, get rid of the desire to write, and start to observe things, that words start to pop into my head. In other words, nothing usually happens until I let go. I don't know what triggered the words for this one, but it made me grin so I decided to write it down.
And another pile filed away. I don't know if I'll ever get around to going through these boxes to select some for publication, or if I'll leave them for my kids to throw away after I pass on. But I keep adding them!