Church Bell

The old church bell tolls
The hour Each clang ringing loud
With time's history

 

Joshua Chapel

Old Nooks and Corners

This one is for my Auntie Polly :)

"Old Nooks and Corners"
An English historian's
Source of great delight

Link to Gutenberg public domain book Nooks and Corners of Old England by Allan Fea

Cover of Book

Floating Seed

Seedling floats on air
Currents traveling to place
Where new life is born

Picture of Green Plant by George Hodan

Cottage

Cottage in the woods
Where birds sing their living songs
Place of solitude

Library of Congress Photo Mrs. Wilson L. Smith, house, Stevenson, Maryland

Pancakes and Syrup

Griddle hot pancakes
Dripping in maple syrup
Sweet breakfast delight! 

 Bing Images Pancakes with Syrup Free to modify, share and use


Link to Wikipedia article about all you could ever want to know about pancakes! 

Link to Wikipedia article all about Maple Syrup 

Blade of Grass

Clean sweet fresh green smell
Of one tiny blade of grass
Feeding the earth's soul

Picture of Water Drops by George Hodan

Sun is Setting

Sun is setting low
My friend close your eyes and rest
Await the new dawn

 

Picture of Sunset Of A Lifetime by Linda Murray 

 

I'm back

O k  I am back
Gotten myself together
More Haiku to come!

Picture of Smiley by Paul Lloyd

Tumor Markers

Tumor markers up
Tears of fear and sadness fall
Safeness disappears

Mickey and Minnie

Here is a kind of a Goofy (yuck yuck haha) one but it's fun!

Mickey and Minnie
Mice that wear clothes make us laugh
Mouse in the house doesn't





Screen Capture from Mickey's Surprise Party
- a Disney Short that is in the public domain
 



Screen Capture from Mickey's Surprise Party
- a Disney Short that is in the public domain
 

Hopefully I interpret correctly that I may use screen shots of
a film that is in the public domain. I guess I will find out if I am
asked to remove the screen caps. I hope they can stay!


The Disney Wikia - Mickey's Surprise Party

Mickey's Surprise Party from Wikipedia

The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts Mickey's Surprise Party from web dot archive dot org

Link to Youtube video of Mickey's Surprise Party

Lava Lamp

Sixties lava lamp
Gooey colored bubbling stuff
Mind tripping again





















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1990s_Mathmos_Astro.jpg

And here is some fun and interesting information from Wikipedia on lava lamps.

Lava Lamp

The History of Lava Lamps from About.com

History of Lava Lamps

How Lava Lamps work from Howstuffworks.com

How Liquid Motion Lamps Work

AND.... How to build your very own lava lamp!

Bubbling Lava Lamp from Steve Spangler Science

Blobs in a Bottle from Science Bob

Green Field

Vast green field of grass
Speckled with colored flowers
Natures confetti

Picture of Wildflowers by David Wagner

Mountain Peak

Mountain peak covered
With shimmering pure white snow
A skier's delight

Wikipedia File Breckenridge Ski Area from Dercum Mountain, Keystone Ski Area.jpg

Stream

The cool clear water
Sweeping tumbling over rocks
Never ending flow

Picture of Fast Flowing River by Larisa Koshkina

Burning leaves

Smokey woody air
Twisting and curling aloft
Autumns burning leaves

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BURNING_LEAVES_NEAR_BASS_LAKE_-_NARA_-_547183.jpg

Precious Special One (For My Dog - #1)

Eyes of deep dark brown.
Your little wounded soul. My
Special precious one.

Grilled Cheese - Recipe Haiku #2

Buttered bread in pan.
Cheese on both sides, tomato.
Grill till golden. Eat!
















Grilled Cheese picture by dustytoes

Blanket (For my Dog - #2)

Fuzzy green blanket.
Oh how I adore the soft
Puppy underneath.