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