Afternoon Flowers: A Haiku

springtime’s presence here
flower’s garish excesses
sunlight fights viri

The First Morning Of Spring

First morning of spring, 2020

first morning of spring
sunlight moving through the trees
tea warms my soul

Ah, Cherry Blossoms!

sunlight’s downward path

as I wander past the fears

ah, cherry blossoms!

Tonight’s Haiku: Eating Sunlight

springtime’s motion glancing upward into the sky eating sunlight

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