soft days fade away
feather-soft snow piles in drifts
melting forgotten
(I'm having some strange computer problems, so I don't know if it's my system or blogger that thinks I'm publishing this yesterday, but this is actually Saturday January 1, 2011.)
31 December 2010
one for the new year
from William Wordsworth:
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. -- Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. -- Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
Peace and strength in the new year.
Haiku 2010/365
bright bouquets lined up
(edges just starting to wilt)
everyone has left
(edges just starting to wilt)
everyone has left
30 December 2010
Haiku 2010/364
sun so clear and cold
light burns your eyes, wind your skin
flags snap overhead
light burns your eyes, wind your skin
flags snap overhead
29 December 2010
Haiku 2010/363
window just ajar
so I can hear the rain fall
all night through the trees
so I can hear the rain fall
all night through the trees
28 December 2010
Haiku 2010/362
gold under street lamps
dark puddles ripple with gold
golden darts of rain
dark puddles ripple with gold
golden darts of rain
27 December 2010
Haiku 2010/361
raking leaves again
still silent mist-white morning
my own zen garden
still silent mist-white morning
my own zen garden
26 December 2010
'tis the season 7
Haiku 2010/360
half-moon hanging low
in a wet and windy sky
rain strips the branches
in a wet and windy sky
rain strips the branches
25 December 2010
Haiku 2010/359
the beasts of the field
beggars sleeping in the rain
Christmas for them too
beggars sleeping in the rain
Christmas for them too
24 December 2010
Haiku 2010/358
rain crept in last night
while I was trying to sleep
the world kept spinning
while I was trying to sleep
the world kept spinning
23 December 2010
Haiku 2010/357
some cups of weak tea
and desultory chatter
where did the time go
and desultory chatter
where did the time go
22 December 2010
Haiku 2010/356
arrowhead of birds
shooting through the gloomy sky:
do they still go south
shooting through the gloomy sky:
do they still go south
21 December 2010
Haiku 2010/355
I turn off the news
to stare out the closed window
at twilight dimness
to stare out the closed window
at twilight dimness
20 December 2010
Haiku 2010/354
a streak of blue sky
among days of stretched-out gray
the candles burn low
among days of stretched-out gray
the candles burn low
19 December 2010
Haiku 2010/353
a flash tears the dark
thunder rumbles somewhere near
waiting for the rain
thunder rumbles somewhere near
waiting for the rain
18 December 2010
Haiku 2010/352
drinking wine with friends
flushed, I find the house too warm
outside, the rain falls
flushed, I find the house too warm
outside, the rain falls
17 December 2010
Haiku 2010/351
gray gauzy curtain
dropped over the glaring sun
by the tactful mists
dropped over the glaring sun
by the tactful mists
16 December 2010
Haiku 2010/350
hands thrust in pockets
shaking as in a fever
so long until dawn
shaking as in a fever
so long until dawn
15 December 2010
Haiku 2010/349
waking up at night
alone with my alarm and
half-remembered dreams
alone with my alarm and
half-remembered dreams
14 December 2010
Haiku 2010/348
how vulgar the moon!
shining its flashlight into
dark and restful rooms
shining its flashlight into
dark and restful rooms
13 December 2010
Haiku 2010/347
how tasteful the moon!
shining soft silver above
noisy garish streets
shining soft silver above
noisy garish streets
12 December 2010
Haiku 2010/346
a bird soars -- so free!
momentarily, until
it's hungry again
momentarily, until
it's hungry again
11 December 2010
Haiku 2010/345
little yellow leaves
paving the sidewalk with gold:
a bitch to sweep up
paving the sidewalk with gold:
a bitch to sweep up
10 December 2010
Haiku 2010/344
noticing the stars
should be enough contentment
but some days it's not
should be enough contentment
but some days it's not
09 December 2010
Haiku 2010/343
a few lights shining
in the mist a car rolls by
a few raindrops fall
in the mist a car rolls by
a few raindrops fall
08 December 2010
Haiku 2010/342
briskly passing by:
a flapping black raincoat and
dripping umbrella
a flapping black raincoat and
dripping umbrella
07 December 2010
Einstein on the West Coast
Cal Performances drops a hint that its upcoming seasons will be as exciting as this one: from 19-28 October 2012 they will be presenting the West Coast premiere of the celebrated Philip Glass/Robert Wilson collaboration, Einstein on the Beach. More information here.
Haiku 2010/341
regulated streams
jetting up from the fountain
slashed by falling rain
jetting up from the fountain
slashed by falling rain
06 December 2010
Haiku 2010/340
a burst of yellow
leaves against white bark: drifting
wind-borne to the earth
leaves against white bark: drifting
wind-borne to the earth
05 December 2010
Haiku 2010/339
expanding ripples
break water-reflected worlds
disturbing beauty
break water-reflected worlds
disturbing beauty
04 December 2010
Haiku 2010/338
I thought I shaped you
O garden, but all along
you were shaping me
O garden, but all along
you were shaping me
03 December 2010
Haiku 2010/337
in the dark again
dreading the distant voices
bringing me to day
dreading the distant voices
bringing me to day
02 December 2010
Haiku 2010/336
somewhere in the woods
a branch snaps in the silence
deer look up, startled
a branch snaps in the silence
deer look up, startled
01 December 2010
Haiku 2010/335
why did that man think
today was the day to wear
that acid pink shirt
today was the day to wear
that acid pink shirt
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)