May 31, 2011

students
daily countdown
berry picking


lone crow
atop a fir
grey skies


five green
strawberries
season’s first


walking to
the mailbox
strawberry blossoms
surprise five
green strawberries

Small Stone Blogsplash--we need your help...

Kaspa & Fiona have taken over my blog for today, because they
need our help.

They are both on a mission to help the world connect with the world
through writing. They are also getting married on Saturday the 18th of
June.



For their fantasy wedding present, they are asking people across the
world to write them a ‘small stone’ and send it to us using this form. You can also post the stone on your blog, or facebook or on twitter using the #aros hashtag.



A small stone is a short piece of observational writing – simply pay
attention to something properly and then write it down. Find out more
about small stones here.




If you’re willing to help, we’d love you to do two things:




1) Re-post this blog on your own blog any time before June the 18th and
give your readers a chance to hear about what we’re doing. You can
simply copy and paste the text, or you can find the html
here.




2) Write us a small stone on our wedding day whilst we’re saying our
vows and eating cake, post it on your blog, and send
it to us.



You can find out more about our project at our website, Wedding Small
Stones, and you can also read our blog at A River of Stones.




We also have a July challenge coming soon, when we’ll be challenging
you to notice one thing every day during July and write it down.




Thank you for listening, and we hope we’ll be returning from our
honeymoon to an inbox crammed with small stones, including yours.




Kaspa & Fiona

May 30, 2011

douglas fir

orange and pink feet

mark the grave

flow space gentle

anastrophe

confusion

a gentle mantle

across space

nice flow a bonus

anastrophe

sister of 

anastasia

wearing mantle

of russia

quiet holiday

new trees

and plants

watchful crow

watched by cats

May 29, 2011

while birds chirp

I ask existential questions

flowers bloom

quiet space

gentle peace

flow of words

day of solitude

flow of calmness

into my gentle space

perhaps

salmagundi

can be vegan

enjoying a

summer day

anhydrous sand

sifting through 

my fingers

is there a 

vegan salmagundi

spelling errors

not mine

two cats

sitting in front of

computer screen

crow drops food

in the bird bath

tosses it, soaks it

drinks, grabs food

flies away

May 28, 2011

new orange and black bird

hopping in my garden

who are you

one chickadee

chasing a second

a long fence

mending bridge

hopes for healing

flowers blossom

a crow

bobbing on the fence

calisthenics

sick with

glottal-itis from

anhydrous living

lovely

sunny day of

quiet solitude

laundry and 

furry companions

with record

rainfalls

our weather has been

anything but

anhydrous

a glottal swelling

prevented talking and

swallowing

making her

very anhydrous

May 27, 2011

green hummingbird

flitting around cypress

new bright green tips

a quidnunc 

kogitates without knowing

he cogitates

early ferry ride

ct scan and doctor’s appointment

surgery scheduled

lovely lunch

quiet evening

May 26, 2011

birds singing
raucous choir announces
spring ends

long day
overwhelming exhaustion
tutor nightmare
wonderful students
gift of a tomato plant

May 25, 2011

black-capped chickadee
in a nesting spruce
rain gently falling

the noceur
with a broken mandible
very very hungry 

dreams of food
still hungry
dogs on a diet

rain, more rain
hungry for
sunshine

staving off
hungry thoughts
with visions of sugarplums
the noceur
broke her mandible

feeling sick
depressed
day gets better
as it
moves along

gentle rain
outside my window
warm and dry
anticipating a
pleasant evening

May 24, 2011

tiny red cones

on oriental spruce

crow swoops by

scent of

pine needles

caws overhead

the blinding flash

before a roar

a dash of panic

lefties

rarely support

deasil activities

even when

impecunious

student no show

serendipitous

wonderful sunny

day at home

pets rejoice

new tutor

oblivious

shoves me out

leaving me

lost and hurt

May 23, 2011

Some of these were written for Twitter word games--I'm sure you'll be able to tell which:

petty tyrants
two dogs three cats
love abounds

the nene
using tall trees
hoodwinks others

the nene
hoodwinked
other birds
with
a lime

beautiful
spring day
sun plays
with greens
across the lawn

maybe the
nene was impecunious
nevertheless
she ate limes
while flying
 

May 22, 2011

silken fur
loud purrs gentle weight
snuggling with three cats

caw caw
caller id shows
telemarketer

son running
50 mile endurance run
sun salutation

a red-purple worm
moving on brown bark
chickadees sing

looking out
kitchen window
a goldfish
in backyard pond
thought to be empty

May 21, 2011

soaring crow
across blue skies
a junco bathes

vietnam vet
learns truth
ardent pacifist

solitude
introvert’s recharging
mechanism
saturday chores done
quiet evening ahead

May 20, 2011

my wonderful
betsy-wetsy doll
who knew
how life
would unfold

the horse
decided to rescind
her roan color
in favor of
purple

listening
to the night
bamboo windchimes

dragonfly darting
masses of blue flowers
sunny spring day

green hummingbird
outside my window
welcome computer break

May 19, 2011

winter frost
lost dreams
never to be


genteel missive
sent
to my daughter
never
a reply

May 18, 2011

out the window
dawn’s pink light
sleep returns

mother gaia
molten lava
moving plates

mother earth
rearranges her home
molten lava and ash

looking in the mirror
flossing
a squirrel runs by

genteel sincerity
always in fashion
gentle actions
never rush
goodness abounds

sun rising
pink skies glowing
too early
back to sleep until
dogs and cats win

May 17

moonbeams

through fir branches

sleep beckons

pepper and salt moth

on a purple door

sunny spring day

the gamine

protects 

the epicene youth

diversity is

encouraged

spring day

sunny and warm

crow struts 

across the lawn

sun and shadows play

May 16

grey skies

wind whipping trees

strawberry blossoms

rainbow flag

flying proud

safe haven

sunbeams

bending through crystals

rainbows abound

dogs on a diet

watching cats being fed

eyes pleading

those who have want more

those without left wanting

May 15

gentle rain falling

birch and firs sway

a heffalump

mixing

pink and white flowers

behind fir branches

delight

in the meadow

sudden storm

dog

on a diet

her eyes

never

leave me

May 14

sow bug

walking along

a purple board

a pebble

suddenly moves

cute bug

poop patrol

a robin

hops by

sasha perky 

sunny day

windows open

kd lang sings

life is good

Catch Up May 11- 13

cats insatiable

need for pets

fur everywhere

baby slug

tentacles waving

new morning

spiders

spinning lacy webs

weaver’s dream

brightest star

not a star

jupiter or saturn

baby robin

wiggly worm

blossoms falling

a robin catches

thirteen worms

on friday

the spider walks

under a ladder

on the thirteenth

robin with 

thirteen worms

no triskaidekaphobia

submitting haiku

hope friday the 13th 

a lucky day

May 10

low tide

three boats aground

morning stillness

licit satisfaction

of canine

insatiable appetite

accomplished with

canned pumpkin

May 9

ups fedex deliver

internet shopping

recluse’s delight

peeking through

hinoki cypress

two yellow tulips

and finishing yesterday:

survived

another mother’s day

how many more

today's 5 lines:

two black-capped

chickadees

trading spots

in the birdbath

and the cypress

yellow, orange,

purple ranunculus

standing tall

amid the blue 

and pink pansies

May 8

mother

if only

you had lived

purrs licks

tail wags meows

surrounded by love

sitting on my 

turtle bench

surprised by

two yellow tulips

mother’s days past

phone rings

mother jumps

caller id shows

telemarketer

hope plummets

survived

another mother’s day

how many more

May 7

space

even here

human debris

small purple flowers

atop green foliage

cocker sniffs

black-capped chickadee

in my bird bath

glorious sun

old cat

undergoing chemo

playing 

like

a kitten

May 6

dragonfly earrings

recycled

soda pop cans

off to the vet

sasha and I

chemo number three

caring vet long morning

safely home again

May 5

weekends

holidays from

construction

grey squirrel

scampers along the fence

falling rain

dragon soaring

through

cloudy skies

fairies

applaud

May 4

sun shines

through dusty windows

new front door

algae

in cat fountain

sunny days

coldest april

on record

seventh 

wettest month 

waiting for spring 

Podiatrist Visit

podiatrist says

foot problems just like 

cancer

live long enough

you’ll have them

podiatrist says

shape of my foot

also my high arch

doom me to 

foot pain 

podiatrist says

once surgery 

required

each surgery sets up

next problem

podiatrist says

all my toes will

become

hammertoes

some sooner than later

podiatrist says

wait until pain

is constant and severe

before next

surgery

podiatrist says

this will slow

inevitable progression

toward more and more

surgeries

podiatrist says

thank you for 

coming in

I leave

limping

May 3

spring shower

yellow pollen on my

soap

students antsy

sun shining

how many more days?

May 2

kittens

a ball of yarn never to be

a sweater

my hummingbird light

keeps me company

blinks rainbow colors

outside the window

all through the long night

May 1

apple blossoms

weave through fir branches

a single caw

may day

spider meets mosquito

on my shower fence

out the window

between fir branches

a star

looking back

at me