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rotary phone conversation drifting into the wind Untangling the beginning of this is a bit like chasing the origin of the wind. I guess...

remixing the old separated and settled a salutation It can be so random. Like mixing up an old can of paint at your job in order to bring...

heron took flight escaping conversation with garrulous wind One of the things I love about our new home is the heron weather vane. A few...

fully inhabit the beauty of mismatched life irreplaceable Even this haiku is mismatched. For months I’ve been struggling to feel like I...

wind in cactus spines accidental eavesdropping unfolding insight On my thirty-first birthday, at a difficult point in my life, I set off...

an overnight change summery green morphed yellow today’s hydrangeas A few weeks ago, when I was working on the intro to the third and...

the curve of the word calligraphic & cooling a drop of water I’d splashed water on the bathroom counter, as I grabbed the hand towel to...

sleeping stone tigers formed a pyramid-shaped pride awakening me I love recovering my dreams every morning—they’re such gems of unusual...

expected outcomes clutched & released—lighten us considerably As I struggled with the clumsy middle line of the haiku, I decide to leave...

soft as a riffle among the turning pages a giraffe steps in I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been in a funk. Deep. Wide. Seemingly endless....

sipping finches & galloping seahorses chime underwater brain This is my brain on stress. Thoughts expand, race, and flatline. Sometimes...

bright-eye coffee bloom unwavering wakeful watch with tree ring iris Sometimes all I’ve got is the whimsical and nonsensical. I figure...

blooming how we are not waiting for permission we defy judgements Oh! I LOVE the way the universe reveals itself through absolutely...

a hopeful green flame subversively devouring civilization On my drive home I notice the cracks in the asphalt and the grass poking up...

judgements plant fence posts around which barbed wire extends blocking us from truth I recently had a very visceral experience with...

how do we measure the invisible timeline left to express love? I had awoken from a nagging dream of trying to measure something. The...

bouncing baby book a delivery in time for Na-Hai-Wri-Mo I’M LAUNCHING MY SECOND BOOK!!! In the opening pages of Mysteriously, a...

kissing a furball people seeking adventure grow wildly Today I had the delightful pleasure of leading a haiku writing workshop at the...

writing in a book defacement or compliment? total compliment There are two camps of people: Those who write in books and those who just...