HAIKU BACK

Success through kinship
Volleying across the ‘net
Aiming to advance

Marie Elena

HAIKU TOO

Two shadows at play.
collaborative effort,
success through kinship.


Walt

HAIKU

together they play

as the sun shines brilliantly

casting two shadows

Marie Elena

HAIKU

Sound: rhythmic clicking
Scent: smoldering, blazing flames
wojismeATwork!

Marie Elena 

Write on, Partner!

HAIKU

to honor the call

to love unreservedly

to be a mother

Marie Elena

Happy Mothers' Day to all moms everywhere, but especially to my mom and godmother. I couldn't have asked for more love, nor amazing role models. Mom and Aunt Peg, you are loved and honored every day.

HAIKU (For Uncle Jim)

You were a leader
Who never let followers
Feel less than partners

Marie Elena

Note:  Today's Writer's Digest Poetic Asides poetry prompt challenged us to write about leaders, followers, or both.  How can I hear the word "leader" without thinking of Uncle Jim?

HAIKU

cradling tenderly
a cherished friend’s aching heart
in hands that can’t hold

Marie Elena


My friend, I'm at a loss. I did not make it to FB, PA, or Across the Lake yesterday. On FB this morning, I saw that many of the dear souls at PA were posting words of comfort on your wall. I visited PA to see what was happening.

There is nothing harder than watching in vain as your child struggles with pain that is unfair, out of your control, and inconsolable. My heart is with you and your wife, Andrea, and the family of this lost soul. May he be at rest now in the arms of Jesus.

Your heart is aching for your sweet Andrea, her classmate, lost family, and lost love … it is too much. God give you strength and comfort, Walt. And may He remind me throughout today to hold you all in prayer.

HAIKU

Eerily flaming

Rising into Earth’s night sky

Rare parigee moon

 

Marie Elena

Photos by Keith R. Good

Keith captured these vastly different photos of the March 19, 2011 "supermoon" above the Maumee River.   

HAIKU

While His children sleep

In quiet stillness of night,

God paints purity.

Photo by Keith R. Good

Marie Elena

This is not a black-and-white photo.  This is Keith's un-retouched color photo of our Chinese Red Maple during last night's exquisite snowfall.

HAIKU

God offers heart peace
To the world-weary sinner.
A soothing soul balm.

Marie Elena

Thank you, Jim Donadio, for pointing me to this “heart peace” this morning.  Jim started a new faith-based blog, and it is blessing me greatly.  I love you, Cuz!  http://victoryinhisgrace.blogspot.com/2011/01/identity-crisis-ii.html .

HAIKU

Twenty Ten has scraped

like fingernails on chalkboard.

Time for a clean slate.

Marie Elena

HAIKU

Crash! One at a time
each shoe falls, leaving footprints
when I carried you.


Walt 

HAIKU

i have discarded
the long-held belief that waves
crash one at a time

Marie Elena

HAIKU

Caught up in Challenge.
Come and see for yourself, at
Poetic Asides.

Marie Elena

Check out the rough drafts of many talented poets (some new; some veteran):  Writer's Digest Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer .  Maybe you'll wish to try your OWN hand at poetry!

HAIKU

Belmont Avenue
Nestled among family
Longing to return

Childhood memories.
Joyful. Innocent. Carefree.
Longing to return.

Marie Elena

MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE LAKE ...

Summer Heat lobs a
bolo punch, not yet ready
to throw in the towel.

Marie Elena

...AND SPEAKING OF LAKE ERIE

FISHING AS A HOBBY:  STATISTICS IN HAIKU

Half like it. Half don't.
It all depends on which end
of the line you're on.

Marie Elena

HAIKU

As we consider
Nine-Eleven of ’01,
God, what have we learned?

Marie Elena

HAIKU

towing harvest moon
as the sun sets on summer,
warm friendship sails on

Marie Elena

HAIKU

Ten days of silence
Eerily, Across the Lake
Buoycotting muses?

Marie Elena