March 10, 2020: Cherry Blossoms

more sunlight each day
and the grace of warmer days
cherry blossoms bloom

Near Spring Haiku

hints of spring arrive bursting free of winter’s grasp on this barren branch

Daffodils: Tonight’s Haiku

the daffodils’ gaze
dancing on the near-spring breeze
while the jays chatter

The Past, The Future, Focus

stories of the past

yet I look to the future

I am far from done

Met a really cool guy today. A former Navy nuclear power program sailor, just like me. Though he is quite a bit younger. 

Swapped stories of our respective experiences, which I enjoyed. Yet I often worry in those moments that I’ll become like the subject of Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days”, a relic, trapped in the past. Grave fate, for me, at least. 

A bowl of pho

A warm bowl of pho
the beauty of pho spicy chicken broth heaven healing my body 

A Worn RV

Weathered and worn RV in my local shopping center parking lot

so many miles
weathered and worn by life
a cold biting wind