White Petals
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Haiku sequence
, , ,and the rains came
opening windows
the first rays of sunshine
after a hard rain
showers
splashing down the grassy slope
purple crocus
the blurred shades
of a watercolor garden
rain-streaked window
spring rain
the pond rises
to meet the willows
more rain
April ends
with a new pond
Heritage Hills Newsletter
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
Haibun
What Fits
In a moment of madness, I buy a puzzle depicting The Great Wave, the woodblock print designed by Hokusai. I clear off the dining room table and begin to sift through the pieces looking for the flat sided edges. More light is needed. I place a floor lamp next to the table.
After several days, with some help from my daughter, I have the frame completed. The cartouche in upper left corner is next. Slow progress, but progress. Done. Onto the skiff in the lower right. With help, that is done, almost.
Then. . .a stall, pause, stoppage, no progress. White space, blue waves, splashes, curly lines. dots, all the same, same, same, but each different. Different in shape, different in design.
a jigsaw puzzle
a thousand pieces to join
a lifetime’s work
to find the right connections
and make them fit
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