One Single Impression – Flowering

-~-~-~-~ Yellow jasmine scent Lingers at the old porch swing As I think of her -~-~-~-~ Family connections Grow fuller in our sorrow Loss’s blossoming -~-~-~-~ Midwestern transplant Cannot wrap her mind around Flowers in winter -~-~-~-~ Reminiscing she Breathes in the heady lilac Scent of her childhood -~-~-~-~ Delicate blossoms In their transience teach [...]

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One Deep Breath – Vision

-~-~-~-~ Child’s eager fingers Reach for sparkling towns beyond The plane’s smooth window -~-~-~-~ We long for peace but Shout in rage at cars that cut Us off in traffic -~-~-~-~ Schoolyard taunts and jeers Can’t silence her truth-telling She knows she matters -~-~-~-~ Bandages came off Scorched eyes could see again but Ears’ eyes [...]

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One Deep Breath – Rock

  -~-~-~-~ Years of tumbling Bring you rounded to my hand From the river’s grasp -~-~-~-~ Pressed into sandstone The lonely grains recall their Rock-born history -~-~-~-~ Earth’s dark womb opens Glittering rock is pulled forth We forget its age -~-~-~-~ You tossed stones at dawn Into the lake’s dark water The ripples don’t end [...]

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One Deep Breath – Adventure

Dreaming of Asia I breathe air filled with spices But then wake at home -~-~-~-~ Lemon slice in mouth Child’s startled eyes grow wider Sharpness blooms on tongue -~-~-~-~ Who knows what vistas Pass trainside unseen at night While passengers dream -~-~-~-~ Driving through Utah We turn awe-struck faces toward Earth’s unearthly hues -~-~-~-~ Neophyte [...]

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One Deep Breath – Belonging

I recently discovered the pompts at One Deep Breath and decided that a Monday haiku practice would be a lovely, meditative way to start my week.  By no means are these traditional in content, but I very much enjoyed the process of writing them!   The last one is by far my favorite of the bunch. -~-~-~-~-~ I hear [...]

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