Posts tagged dog
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.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands in a yard in wintertime sniffing the air.

Still wild and happy,
you basked in the scents of earth,
dreamed of them later.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands in a forest in wintertime with a perfect snowflake on his black eye patch.

Your nose finding life,
happy to root in the snow,
crows calling above.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog rests on the grass in summertime.

Your white eyelashes
stand out as you rest in the grass
warmed by summer sun.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands in the summertime sun with his eyes closed and smiling.

The pull back is strong
to your last best sunny day,
and your life before.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands stands outside in grass looking with soft eyes at the person who loves him most.

The winter solstice,
a start and also an end,
soft-eyed, out ahead.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sits contently with his chin in the hand of the person who loves him most.

Your chin in my hand,
a sign of love between us,
contentment and peace.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands stands contently in the grass among dandelions gone to seed with sun shining on him.

Smiling under sun
among the dandelions
at the forest’s edge.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands stands contently in the grass of a backyard garden with sun shining on him.

In the summer grass,
you stand in early-day sun,
soft-eyed and content.