I am writing today to say wow! Who knew retirement could be so busy. I have been to Italy, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, Missouri, Iowa. and Minnesota in a matter of 3 months. I have had my poetry manuscript professionally edited, once for grammar and once for the works. My projected launch date is March 8th, 2024.
My writing endeavors continue to grow and diversify. I found that I enjoy writing haikus because they are generally about nature and I love discovering hidden gems in our world.
Today will I share the haikus I wrote during a great retreat with my Kansas Author’s Club family and an ABC Halloween Poem.
(Nature’s Dance)
Man, striding briskly.
No time for frivolity.
Missing nature’s dance.
(Iris)
Luscious purple blooms,
Shimmering droplets of dew,
Reflecting the sky.
(Solitary Mann)
Solitary Man,
Walking, hands shoved in pockets,
Drinking morning brew.
(Water)
Water rippling swift
Soon to mate with white foam sea
Man, and wind full sail
(Leaves)
Green leaves shimmering,
Stirred by the soft morning breeze,
Soon umber and orange.
Halloween ABC’s
Abundance of pumpkins
Black cats and more
Creatures of the dark
Dracula and dragons
Emerge from imaginations
Finding footing in reality
Gargoyles and giants
Horrors and hounds
Inky black-eyed ghouls
Jumping out to frighten
Kids parading from house to house
Little ones as
Mermaids and Merlin’s
Night noises surround them
Opening their bags of loot
Princesses and Pirates
Quarry, “Trick or Treat?”
Reaching into the sugary bounty
Searching for favored treats
Tomorrow will bring bellyaches
Upset mothers will groan,
Vow to limit
What they eat and where they go
X-rays assure they will survive
Zombies’ will come next year
Life Moments 