On a sunny day / someone came hopping around / the green-leafing yard
Quarantine Social Life Haiku, 3/22/20
Such a firm body / reaching high and still rooted — time to hug a tree (Notes: what can I say? We’re all so social and connected, and suddenly from nowhere, in person-connection pulled from our days. Yes, we find ways to connect, doing a lot of dance on Zoom, happy hours with friends connected electronically in our separate homes. … Read More
Haiku 3/22/10
Still running through woods / but with social distancing / from my own shadow (Notes: I was struck by the shadow of my own head on the small tree in the foreground as I was running by. My own shadow in the deep woods — a lot of material for poetry in there. We hear the phrase “social distancing” so … Read More
Haiku 2/16/20
they’re still coming up / ignoring all quarantine / their emerald glow (Notes: this is one of my favorite things in springtime — to see the sun light up leaves in an emerald glow. I’ve written about it before and will write again…(https://travelswithastick.org/jewel-words-shining-in-the-world/ ). But now, especially at this time where the world seems to get more isolated all the … Read More
To pull the moon inside myself with my sword…
I think I was partially successful in a very very small way
Corkscrew Swamp Haiku 2/29/20
of all the swamp things / moss, cypress knees, ghost orchids —love the shined-through leaf.
On your last day on the island…
use your stick to cut the blue sky, then jump around on the beach with it. This will inspire the attention of others.