A haiku a day...

Friday
Soil, seeds and pots,
we gather them all ready
for window box joy.

Saturday
Patchwork of roof tiles,
Bright sunlight; in the distance
vines are waking up

Sunday
Impromptu concert
drifts up through my window, strange
jazz rhythms, lets dance!

Monday
Boughs laden with blooms,
Peek out between market stalls,
nature meets culture.

Tuesday
My limbs are heavy,
my thoughts dulled, sleep calls me back,
dark, empty and strange,

Wednesday
Lemon, honey, thyme
infused together, fragrant
fight against the germs.

Thursday
Lovely lilac bush,
Impossible to capture
its delicate scent.

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A haiku a day...

Friday
Jazz singer lady,
climbs tables, curls up small: love,
pain - she sings it all.

Saturday
Amidst all the noise,
we hold hands in the darkness,
awaiting our dreams.

Sunday
Dark hours of night
linger all day, fairy lights
are happy relief.

Monday
Paper everywhere,
notes typed neatly/scrawled madly,
debris of my mind.

Tuesday
Suddenly darkness,
clouds converge, exposed to the
elements I melt.

Wednesday
Black bile gurgles up
meets the dark cloud; a haze forms,
I cower inside.

Thursday
Windows fog over,
condensation fills this house,
like a dark, damp cave.

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happy little moments... festive times

Happy moments were spent this weekend (in no particular order)...

• Watching the Nutcracker and being totally enthralled by the amazing music and production. Times like that, I wish I was a ballerina...

• Enjoying the tastiest mojitoes in all the land whilst listening to the most amazing jazz singer in a local bar (ahhhh hidden treasures)...

• Basking in the glow of fairy lights on the tree. It is the happiest Christmas tree, with a ho ho ho and a he he he...

• Christmas shopping at Camden market finding treats galore for lots of people. Now I get to wrap them, which is almost the best part of the whole thing...

• Crocheting along to some of my favourite films. Secret project finished :) ...

• Writing Christmas cards. I'll be keeping the Jolly Christmas postman busy...

• Sleeping in, dreaming in technicolour...

• Taking some moments to breathe and just be in the midst of these hectic busy days. Inspirational quotation of the moment:

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

~Omar Khayyán~

Still, no point pretending that I can't wait for it to be the holidays. Just one more week.... x

A haiku a day...

More little glimpses of my days delivered to your computer screen in the form of tiny poems...

Friday
Perfectly blue sky,
The crisp air warmed by sunshine,
As I run along.

Saturday
The first real cold night,
so we pile the blankets high,
and snuggle for warmth.

Sunday
Evenings in autumn
call for jazz: its strange rhythms
get cold toes tapping.

Monday
Gloomy monday blues,
Inexplicable shadows,
cast over my day.

Tuesday
Autumn soldiers on,
the chilly wind announces
her deathly presence.

Wednesday
Sparks are flying like
fireflies, a magic burst
piercing the mundane.

Thursday

Joni in my ears,
the crunch of leaves underfoot,
my morning soundtrack.

I'd love to hear about your day/week/random thoughts of the moment in haiku form... why not leave me one in the comments?
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