58. Sudden Bad News

Sister has cancer.
I hope, oh I hope and hope
That she'll be okay.

57. When I'm Done With This One

When I'm done with this
I want to check how long it
Took me to write them.

All done now.

Okay, so writing fifteen haikus about nothing in particular took me twenty-four minutes.

56. Only One More to Go After This One

I will try not to
Slack off in writing these bits
So I can spend time.

I'm kinda depressed about the loss of oportunity to write something good, but I am also trying to write at least one a day and I want to keep up with it.

55. Writing Fifteen Haikus in How Many Minutes?

I'm not even going
To check how much time this is
Taking til I'm done.

54. Cranking Out Poetry

I feel kinda odd
Trying to crank out haiku
In such a huge batch.

What is this, number 12 in 15 minutes?

53. I Need to Take a Shower

When I'm visiting
My girlfriend's family,
Hygiene is the key.

Okay that's not really what I wanted to say, but my Deep Thoughts(tm) are wearing me out.

52. Domestic Arts

Art is not always
Displayable or even
The inedible

51. Impermanence

The fact that copies
Of this poem don't exist
Highlights the moment.

50. Writing Haiku While Sitting on the Beach

Once I sat and wrote
Haiku on the beach while waves
Renewed the canvas.

49. Yet Another Thing About Haiku

Yet another thing
About haiku is that they
Preserve a moment.

48. The Thing About Haiku

The thing about haiku
Is that the shortness of the
Form captures fleet thoughts.

47. Only Eleven More Poems to Write Today

When I decided
To try this, I knew that I
Would learn to write fast.

46. Haiku as a Mental Excercise

These may or may not
Be any good, but the act
Focuses my mind.

45. Snow Seems Forgetful

Something about the
Way that snow lazes down seems
Forgetful to me.

44. Traveling Beds

Even if you have
A high-tech inflatable
Bed, travel is tough.

43. Thanksgiving

Food and family,
Warmth, repletion, light and song,
Energizes us.

42. Honesty and Pride

Sometimes it is hard
To be honest about things
That you're not proud of.

We disclose some things to everyone, some to only a few, some things we keep to ourselves. Knowing which is appropriate when feels instinctive, but it can be judged wrong.

41. Cold and Warmth

Winter with others
Near you and you find the warmth
Warmer and closer.

So a little bit about the last few.

We are down at the beach with our respective families, enjoying as fall turns to winter by the sea. the sunset tonight was particularly intense, almost seeming over-saturated with its pinks and blues. It's nice to be all in one place.

40. Houseful of Family

My family and
Her family living in
One house by the sea.

39. Darkness and Striated Clouds

As the night comes on,
Rosy light leaves and the Sound's
Waves deepen their blue.

38. Sun and Moon and Water

Sun sets behind trees,
Outlining them starkly, each
Branch in silhouette.

37. Worrisome

Bad habits come back
If you are not wary of
Them, and they cost you.

Hmm. Well, I need to do something. :-)

36. Tiny Houses

Tiny house with sagging
Ceilings, half-stripped walls, and
Bare rafters - much work.

I the photos from a house I had been thinking of purchasing, in the fixer-upper category and there's even more fix than I thought there would be.

35. To Move or Not to Move?

Will we have to move?
Will we be able to stay?
I wish we knew now.

The house we're living in might, or might not be sold out from under us.

34. Fall is Falling Gracefully

Some of the trees now
Burn, lit only by the sun's
Slanting golden light.

The North East's trees sure put on a show when they are getting ready to leave the stage for a few months. Great foliage.

33. I Don't Always Like Myself

One of my oldest
Friends, who I've loved a long time
I let down today.

I don't think I can go to the wedding party of a very old friend this weekend because I screwed up the timing, and double scheduled something.

I feel like such an ass.

Maybe I need to just go anyway.

32. Dinner Plans

Life goes by quickly,
Dinner can slow it down and
It's nice to spend time.

Dinner at home with the girlfriend. ;-) It's funny how we don't get a chance to hang out much these days. It's nice to take a few minutes and chill.

31. Golden Fiery Light

The light and the leaves
Are golden and fiery
And the sun still warms.

What a gorgeous fall day. Wow.