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Friday Haiku

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

Friday Haiku

September 14, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

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

Friday Haiku

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

Riderless horses
deceptively still as they
race for finish line

Friday Haiku

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

Friday Haiku

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

Friday Haiku

August 3, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

Friday Haiku

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

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

Friday Haiku

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

 

Friday Haiku

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Lilies in garden
tallest in the neighborhood
reaching for the sky

Friday Haiku

June 22, 2018 / Tracy Abell

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

Friday Haiku

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Brief rest before flight
one diaphanous wing torn
this dragon can fly

Friday Haiku

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Lost in the shadow
ant hill intended subject
photographer looms

Friday Haiku

June 1, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

Tried for bird outside
but it flew from camera
captured son instead


Friday Haiku

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

There’s no escaping
contrast between young and old
Even pinecones age

 

 

Friday Haiku

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

How many guys does
it take to fix a zipper
pre-ceremony?

Friday Haiku

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Yesterday it snowed
my toes saw nothing but fleece
Today the sun’s mine

Friday Haiku

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

A freakish mistake
photo so blurred Loki’s eyes
green caterpillars

Friday Haiku

April 13, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

We’re twins, Honey Bear
our heads filled with sticky thoughts
better smeared on toast

 

Friday Haiku

April 6, 2018 / Tracy Abell

childhood friends guarding
my books, some written by friends
I Go Pogo, yo

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March 30, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Hospitals scare me
but a friend needs me today
Faking brave for her

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March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 / Tracy Abell

Stretching out the neck
before stabbing the next meal
Self-care important.

Friday Haiku

March 16, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 2 Comments

If only I could
punch today’s howling wind in
the face just like this.

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March 9, 2018 / Tracy Abell / 3 Comments

Found in a pasture
Made no difference to them
Whether seen or not

 

 

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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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