from high in the oaks
squirrel-thrown nuts bounce off  the roof
August wake-up call

--at the cottage with Dad, Big Whitefish Lake, Michigan

washed out Bear Canyon
crossing creek on rocks, downed trees
ah, here a new bridge
--composed 24 May 2014 near Boulder, Colorado

Simmering ham bone
I stir occasionally
then resume writing

snow falls upon snow
into smooth and silent
   shapes
will I be ready?

Haiku & photo by David Purdon, a guy who knows Mt. Rainier well

by his merit we
inherit life that runs through
stop signs and red lights

phenolphthalein pink
means titration is over
on to the next one

picnic lunch with dad
under the Descanso oaks
stories of childhood

Degrees

Three - sifting glitter
Thirty - flakes float, skydivers
catching each other

--composed by Jane Hilbrands in Michigan

thousand tangerines
to feed kids on the weekend
packing with Buddhists

deep blue out window 
incandescent breakfast time
morning person, yes

Mexican islands
Drift north imperceptibly
Like whale migration

Seaweed sand castle
withstands December high tide
unfortunately
--composed 26 December 2013, Carpenteria State Beach