Midwinter Haiku
10 poems from midwinter
Cleaning the Closets
A lifetime marked by entertainment eras in varied plastic shapes.
War and Peace
Two centuries on I mourn them—those smoking ghosts of Borodino.
Screenless
It isn’t lonely the great world outside, beyond pixels, rewilding.
Good Work
Cleaning shelves, sorting socks—so many small actions coalesce as home.
Penpals
How wonderful! True play—writing and doodling letters to the kids.
Inside the Barn
Wrenches hung on nails, work tables, tool chests, a cat perched on an old chair.
Warm Up
The ground, splotched as a cow’s broad side—the dog spraying slush and mud in joy.
Heritage Breed
Among the beefy, reddish Holsteins, a white cow of dual purpose. The farmer’s great-great -grandfather, on this farm, kept a herd—meat and milk. He tells me, nourished that morning by dairy—milk cannot make money.