Posts tagged annarbor
Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sits closes his eyes on a wooded path on a sunny day with the person who loves him most.

Out under the sun,
the trees called to us to become
something different.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sits happily among whildflowers on a sunny day with the person who loves him most.

The days were golden,
following the curving path
through the woods and back.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog inside his home on a bright day, smiling at the person who loves him most.

More than anything,
you were happy, pleased with things,
ready for each day.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog looks out on a balcony of potted flowers in early summer with the person who loves him most.

Last June’s flowers bloomed,
I didn’t see you were tired —
I didn’t want to.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sitting on a couch smiling at the person who loves him most.

All of those bright years
under May, June, July skies —
under suns and stars.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sitting in the grass smiling at the person who loves him most.

Happy in the world,
your stomach on the summer grass,
birdsong in your ears.

Seven months without you, Mack

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sitting in his home in a patch of sun looking thoughtfully at the person who loves him most.

These broken places
somehow, slowly get stronger —
they’re beautiful, too.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog smiling in a forest with the person who loves him most.

We were at home here —
skimming along the wild things,
finding our way through.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sleeping on a couch with morning sun on his face with the person who loves him most.

Memory is strong —
the warmth of those morning suns,
the days still ahead.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog resting on a couch with morning sun on his face looking at the  person who loves him most.

The luck of those days,
not knowing where we came from —
it didn’t matter.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog walking into a lush early summer thicket with the person who loves him most.

In the wilderness,
I think of you deepening
every step in it.

Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lying in the grass under summer sun with the person who loves him most.

The sun on our heads,
I still think of it today —
our shared thankfulness.