Haiku 76-78

fall light through window 

a soft yellowish orange

a chill in the house 

look for a sweater 

the one with some bears on it

there you are my friend 

the geese making plans

for the skies soon to go south 

some birds tough it out

Celebration of Life

The road
does not

go on 

forever 

although sometimes

it seems 

like it does

some people 

like dark clouds 

looking to block 

someone’s sunshine 

somewhere 

in the back of your mind

you have those plans;

you think about 

where’d you go

down the road 

it reaches out its hand

but you keep yours

in your pocket 

the battery of my truck 

died today

Friday night

we will be holding 

a celebration of life 

for it

open bar…

Haiku 73-75

the spirits reside
at the bottom of the sea

their souls remembered

a cold windy day

on the coast of old Belfast

in late November 

‘neath the dark gray clouds 

the pub is a warm respite 

to brighten spirits 

Dark and Darker

the spirit
is having

a rough night 

at the roulette 

table of life

it’s coming down 

down and down 

hard and harder 

always bet on black

red

lay your money down 

on red

black 

puddles of woe

a flash flood 

overflowing my boots 

the broken glass

on the porch

the window now empty 

the soul empty 

darkest before the dawn

now it’s dark

dark and darker

darkest

Haiku 70-72

backyard butterflies
their lifespan is very short
it is so unfair

grass being mowed

their remains lay on the curb

streetlight still shining 

early morning walk

sun rises to greet new day

crows cawing in tree