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Friday Haiku

Friday Haiku

February 15, 2019 / Tracy Abell / Leave a comment

An intricate dance
many years in the making
elegant grandeur

Friday Haiku

February 8, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Childhood memories
stomping boots on brittle ice
music to my ears

Friday Haiku

February 1, 2019 / Tracy Abell / Leave a comment

One of these things is
not like the others, one of
these things . . . is a sneak

Friday Haiku

January 18, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

Delicate yet fierce
battered, tattered survival
no one gets out whole

Friday Haiku: image by Tracy/words by sister Kate

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 / Tracy Abell / Leave a comment

Mother and daughter
Looking beneath the surface
Share jewel eyed treasure

 

For Judi

January 4, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 4 Comments

You gave me flowers
teased and loved me, laughed with joy
my heart is shattered

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December 28, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

Sun behind the hills
the loneliest time of day
please hurry on back

 

Friday Haiku

December 14, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Looked closer and found
brave blooms in midst of the drab
guess I’ll try the same

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November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Brisk weather bathing
splash fast splash often get out
no need for towel

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November 23, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 4 Comments

Agility test
failure’s not an option here
Strength and persistence

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November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

Hairdresser snips snips
my head lighter than before
hairdresser sweeps sweeps.

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October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Still life with squirrel
rare moment of inaction
in a life of GO!

 

 

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October 12, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

Mate’s garden bounty
he sees food, I see still life
art is nourishment

Friday Haiku

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

I’m Cory Gardner
soulless Republican stooge
look at me not care!

Friday Haiku

September 28, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Able to survive
despite harsh circumstances
flora and women

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September 14, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

Last year’s invasion
Painted Ladies everywhere
wish they’d come again

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September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

Riderless horses
deceptively still as they
race for finish line

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August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Loki’s not amused
found a quiet napping spot
then paparazzi

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August 17, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

Reminder to self
not all orange is grotesque
like the spray-tanned Tr*mp

Friday Haiku

August 10, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Fungal tiki hut
sprouting from the landscape rocks
shelter for insects

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August 3, 2018 / Tracy Abell

One patty pan squash
four mustard green leaves eaten
mate’s garden harvest.

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July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 7 Comments

Caressing fireweed
while hiking ten miles of trail
I’m flower-powered

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July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Waiting for Tesla
Weeks without solar power
Thanks a lot, Elon.

 

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June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Lilies in garden
tallest in the neighborhood
reaching for the sky

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June 22, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Hey guys, never mind!
You can all stop looking now!
Found my contact lens.

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a writer of contemporary middle-grade and young adult fiction who enjoys trail running, hoop dancing, and bird watching. Sometimes, all of the above happen before her first cup of coffee. BLOG KEY: Zippy = spouse. Wildebeest and Zebu = sons. Love and laughter = essential.

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