Dazzled At a loss for words; how to haiku on Christmas? Just enjoy the lights. It’s a Christmas miracle: I have nothing to say. What harm does it do when the clouds cover the sun? I’ll just let it pass and shine on.

Passage Landscapes made of time: maps for the needy conscious, layered in stories.   The End of the Story, by John Aske

Identity II I’m the Universe, all movement and breath, alive — part and parcel known.

Departure II   Jointed leg part two: more hurrying and waiting — hardly the high life. We landed in Denver just in time to board the flight to St. Louis before they closed the boarding ramp. It was a miracle we made it. Then there … Continue reading Haiku: Departure II

Cruising On a slingshot rock: Earth falls away; is this safe? Vaya con dios. The “rules” of haiku often mention that traditionally, the subject is nature. In the span of time since the invention of the form, how has nature evolved to comprise the more … Continue reading Haiku: Cruising

Departure I Hurry up and wait; check-in and security — leaving on a plane. Well, we’re off to spend Christmas in the wild woods of Ozark, Illinois. Things may be sparse for a while; or you may wish you never set up your notifications. Within … Continue reading Haiku: Departure I

A mathematical identity is a relationship of equality which establishes that the entity on one side is the exact same as the entity on the other side; they just look different.