81. Aztrac

Teotihuacan
Or Tenochtitlan was
Mexico City.

I just wanted to fit those two words into a haiku that made some sense. One of them was the previous name of Mexico City to the Aztecs but I forgot which, and was talking about it last night.

80. Music and Smoke

Music and smoke keep
Me warm while the wind searches
For something outside.

79. Colder

Air bites more each day
Ice creeps like a smoky hand
Fingers spreading wide.

78. What Are We Goin' To Do

What are we goin'
To do with all this when we go
On to the next place?

77. Dark Was The Night

Cold was the ground on
Which the sky left frozen drops-
Black was the ice too.

76. Worried Life Blues

I am thinking that
Something's gotta give, and it
Might as well be me.

Hard to look squarely at how you yourself are wrong.

75. Starting Up with Aikido Again

I've missed going
To aikido for the past
While, so I am glad.

Paid up my dues and started again. Hopefully my social anxiety won't get in the way this time.

74. Big Elf

I've only got one
Elf, but she makes it easy
To want to give love.

73. Girlfriend

She's such a sweet soul,
Always with a smile and an
Energetic step.

72. Business and School

Tons of ideas
Floating around in my head
Time to handle them.

71. Back from LA and Jetlagged

It's only three and
I am already yawning
When can I go home?

70. Well That's It for Now

I need to get out
Of the habit of writing
Last minute poems.

69. Tiny Little Baby

My new nephew was
Breach, so when they wrap him up,
His feet point straight up.

68. My New Nephew

My new nephew is
Much tinier than I thought
He'd be, so so small.

67. Light Slanting

The light slants down as
If it were sunset all the
Time, or so it seems.

66. Was It the Light I Was Writing About?

I keep meaning to
Write a poem about the
Way the light slants here.

65. More About the Light in Santa Monica

Its hard to write thoughts
About Santa Monica
In this short format.

64. The Quality of Light in Santa Monica

I have not been to
L.A. for a long time now
The light surprised me.

63. Walking above the Beach

Today I went for
A walk with my dad and sis
Overlooking sea.

62. Diagrams and Blueprints

I'd like to learn how
To diagram or blueprint
A new or old house.

61. Santa Monica

For some reason I
Keep forgetting my sis
Isn't in Venice.

60. I'm Behind Again

I'm behind again,
So I am going to crank
Out twelve poems fast.

Nuff said.

59. Ship Shape

When space is little
And resources are also
Few, care must be large.

I'm living in a temporary apartment that is supposed to hold 2 with 3 other people. Space is tight!