Posts tagged dog
Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog rolls on his back in the grass on a sunny day in May with the person who loves him most.

The scent of the earth,
the scent of the earth in May —
we’re both in the grass.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sits comfortably on a couch with his front legs outstretched looking thoughtfully at the person who loves him most.

In my mind you’re there,
stretching happily, paws out,
asking me what’s next.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands next on a wooden path next to a pond in a spring forest with the person who loves him most.

Spring leaf bud casings
cover the floor of the woods,
soft under your feet.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands to the side of a path through a snow-covered forest on a midwinter day with the person who loves him most.

In midwinter snow
turned blue we walked the long path
just a year ago.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands lies in the grass looking at a forest on a summer day with the person who loves him most.

In this darkest time,
I’m back in this grass with you,
thinking of our life.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands stands in a forest on a snowy day with snow on his nose with the person who loves him most.

We were out first thing,
curious for the new day,
thankful, together.

Haiku-a-day
A small smoothly shaped piece of ice on a branch at the edge of a deep forest at sunset.

Are you in the ice,
balanced small on a branch,
reflecting the woods?

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands along a meadow path looking at the person who loves him most.

We followed the path
by woods, meadow, river —
never tired of it.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog smiles on a path in the woods in winter with a person who loves him and looking at the person who loves him most.

All smiles, all seasons,
we set out in the sunshine,
seeking — together.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog pauses on a path in the woods to look in the distance in the spring with the person who loves him most.

The spring green brightness
on a path we took often,
quiet, together.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog rests in the grass in the background of a photo of plum blossoms starting to bloom in the spring.

My mother’s plum tree,
around it we were complete:
sun, grass, wrens, zinnias.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sniffs blades of grass among moss on the forest floor with the person who loves him most.

Tiny gentle things
occupied our minds each day,
the tenderest life.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands alert in a patch of white woodland aster with the person who loves him most.

The sun on your ears,
silky as milkweed seed fluff
about to take flight.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands sniffing tall grass in the background with a monarch butterfly feeding on a milkweed bloom in the foreground, with the person who loves him most.

Wildflowers bloom here,
we walked among the creatures,
were creatures ourselves.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands looking in winter in the background and witch hazel blooming in the foreground, with the person who loves him most.

Magical thinking,
it would never be enough —
our daily wonders.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog enters a forest in early summer with the person who loves him most.

We leapt from the car,
you were intent on the woods
and leading us through.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lays on the grass in summertime with the person who loves him most.

Sidewalks blown over,
I’m still with you on this day,
we’re lost to this world.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lays on a colorful afghan looking at the person who loves him most.

The loss of you is deep,
I busy myself all day
with thoughts of our life.