Underneath the Rain

Rain upon leaves

underneath the rain
leaves glistening like jewels
as the sunlight fades

Christmas Cactus


within my office
sunlight warming the cactus 
it embraces joy

Under the street light

under the street light
with the gently falling rain
sipping my coffee

as the snow lingers

as the snow lingers
sunlight hides behind the firs
and western mountains

Under the sunlight

Sunlight in autumn

under the sunlight 
wheels turning over miles
moving through cold air

A Cold Night Haiku

within the cold air
and sunlight gracing  my skin
oh, the memories!

Early Morning Prayers

just a few doors down 
ambulance's flashing lights
early morning prayers

Early: A Haiku

Smokey Sunrise

in the early morn
as the sun's slowly climbing
above smoke-filled skies

Today’s Word of the Day Challenge features “Early”, which I discovered via Woolly Muses’ response. The accompanying photo is one I took this morning. It doesn’t do justice to the red skies this morning. Quite beautiful, even though they’re caused by the smoke.

Early: A Haiku


dawn's grace arising 
dancing across the petals
while the crows calling 

Here’s my contribution to today’s Word of the Day challenge. Today’s word is “early”. Early speaks to me of dawn, of new beginnings, of opportunities.