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Friday Haiku

Friday Haiku

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 / Tracy Abell

flocks of bicycles
ready to transport riders
fly away on wheels

Friday Haiku

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 / Tracy Abell

It’s a Mourning Dove
not a paper cutout, yo.
Flapped its wings and flew.

Friday Haiku

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 / Tracy Abell

Darting dragonfly
evading my camera
artsy fartsy pic

Friday Haiku

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 / Tracy Abell

I too dress boldly
lipstick and lots of purple
but orange boots? nope!

Friday Haiku

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 / Tracy Abell

the Loggerhead Shrike
impales its prey on barbed wire
dapper predator

Friday Haiku

April 5, 2019 / Tracy Abell

Golf bag umbrella
tiny oasis from sun
or flying machine?

Friday Haiku

March 29, 2019 / Tracy Abell

Zumba in sandals
’cause seniors move slowly, right?
toes now know better

Friday Haiku

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 / Tracy Abell

Overexposure
photographer’s fault not bird’s
hey, no need to jump

Friday Haiku

March 15, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

They should be in school
instead, fighting for their lives
Youth Climate Strikers

Friday Haiku

March 8, 2019 / Tracy Abell

sky greets the water
clouds floating with lily pads
gators lurk below

Friday Haiku

March 1, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

If the sun’s shining
close your eyes and soak it up
cloudy days ahead

Friday Haiku

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 / Tracy Abell / 4 Comments

The roses are dead
but daisies not quite that blue.
Valentine remains.

Friday Haiku

February 15, 2019 / Tracy Abell

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

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

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

Friday Haiku

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

Friday Haiku

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

Friday Haiku

November 23, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 4 Comments

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

Friday Haiku

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

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

Friday Haiku

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

 

 

Friday Haiku

October 12, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

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

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a writer of contemporary middle-grade and young adult fiction & nonfiction 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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