tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866928691271928992012-01-22T16:06:43.382-05:00Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-91982631120960711672012-01-21T20:47:00.000-05:002012-01-21T20:47:54.045-05:00&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n2Rd91w3d1c/Txto5K_3tyI/AAAAAAAAAY8/o9Rvk5b6inw/s1600/2010_05_22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n2Rd91w3d1c/Txto5K_3tyI/AAAAAAAAAY8/o9Rvk5b6inw/s400/2010_05_22.jpg" /></a><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MANHATTAN AFTERNOON<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a homeless man<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;plowing through the crowd<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; his life in a cart<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; six dogs on a walk<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a triple round of barking<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at a single leaf<br />&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fashionistas<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on Fifth Avenue<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the skinny is tweed<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upper East side<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a doorman and pigeons<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; come with the rent<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ticket machine<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; choking on coins<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;spits nothing back<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edna, November 2011</em></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; photo:&nbsp; Joseph F. Shaw</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-9198263112096071167?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-80442344484384690402012-01-14T20:42:00.001-05:002012-01-22T10:35:31.805-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9W3N2posXE/TxItv8uSltI/AAAAAAAAAYw/gf9U4hzPu38/s1600/2008_01_14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K9W3N2posXE/TxItv8uSltI/AAAAAAAAAYw/gf9U4hzPu38/s400/2008_01_14.jpg" /></a><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WINTER<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><br /><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> T</span>he house in darkness. I watch thick flakes, descending slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They seem suspended as if in a viscous liquid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Bushes assume a rounded shape; fences appear to sink into the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A deep quiet, without and within.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Even the mechanical voices of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>the appliances subdued and still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I stand transfixed.<br /><br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>falling snow—<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>between dusk and darkness<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>there is no time<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Contemporary Haibun</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Print Journal April 2005</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></em></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8044234448438469040?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-58946745035442913882012-01-08T20:13:00.001-05:002012-01-08T20:14:29.970-05:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7kWoX-9J98w/Two9zmDMz4I/AAAAAAAAAYk/NRNJcbUp_kY/s1600/2010_02_264.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7kWoX-9J98w/Two9zmDMz4I/AAAAAAAAAYk/NRNJcbUp_kY/s400/2010_02_264.jpg" /></a><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Haiku for Winter<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; mid-winter cold-<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a lemon Popsicle<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in the freezer<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a car door-<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; loose windows rattling<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the cold wind<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sleety rain<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the cafe window<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; steamed with laughter<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Riverbed Haiku, autumn 2008</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Simply Haiku, winter 2011</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">3 Lights Gallery, winter 2010</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></em></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5894674503544291388?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-47875829479036530302012-01-01T20:13:00.000-05:002012-01-01T20:13:48.634-05:00New Year's ritual-<br />resolutions written down<br />in a neat hand;<br />so much easier to read<br />and break<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Modern English Tanka, October 2008</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4787582947903653030?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-78119871614127155462011-12-26T13:33:00.000-05:002011-12-26T13:33:52.689-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b5qW6jtWAuY/Tvi9dogeiRI/AAAAAAAAAYY/I3pApQOSPEQ/s1600/2011_01_09.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b5qW6jtWAuY/Tvi9dogeiRI/AAAAAAAAAYY/I3pApQOSPEQ/s400/2011_01_09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Daily Haiga, December 19, 2011</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7811987161412715546?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-46830852386776238632011-12-18T11:11:00.000-05:002011-12-18T11:11:36.764-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nS4_9hf-Gc4/Tu4PtN0ANYI/AAAAAAAAAYM/ockWUPN8F4o/s1600/2009_12_301.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nS4_9hf-Gc4/Tu4PtN0ANYI/AAAAAAAAAYM/ockWUPN8F4o/s400/2009_12_301.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SILENT NIGHT</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our first Christmas in Switzerland is in a cramped two room furnished apartment, my husband and I and three children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We are newly arrived from Los Angeles.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The apartment is on the fourth floor in a building with a broken elevator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A promise from the concierge that it will be repaired <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">toute suite</i> does not come about during the two months we are there.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">wind-blown snow</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">swirling in a paper-weight</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">the high window view</span><br /><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Christmas Eve, after dinner in a restaurant, we climb the three flights of stairs, pour eggnog and open presents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The children fall asleep in their cots, and my husband and I refill our glasses, adding a dram of spirits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>He reads and I write.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">cold moonlight</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I search the sky</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">for a bright star</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Contemporary Haibun On-line, March 2010</em></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4683085238677623863?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-70028739878551034332011-12-11T19:09:00.000-05:002011-12-11T19:09:14.102-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tld_xZMXq4E/TuVEKQDuEjI/AAAAAAAAAYA/elcs_mXY5d4/s1600/2011_10_28.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tld_xZMXq4E/TuVEKQDuEjI/AAAAAAAAAYA/elcs_mXY5d4/s400/2011_10_28.jpg" /></a><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sleety rain<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;waiting on the embers<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; before bed<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fresh snow&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from his upper window<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a neighbor's wave<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; light snow<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; her long cape sweeps<br /><div style="clear: both;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the steps clean&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Simply Haiku, winter 2011</em></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>3 Lights Gallery, January 2009</em></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Presence, winter 2011</em></span><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7002873987855103433?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-38356808777567612222011-12-05T19:10:00.000-05:002011-12-05T19:10:51.305-05:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiTinfiyuFE/Tt1coooLL9I/AAAAAAAAAX0/hlxnYRoYJS4/s1600/2010_12_25.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiTinfiyuFE/Tt1coooLL9I/AAAAAAAAAX0/hlxnYRoYJS4/s400/2010_12_25.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Daily Haiga, </em></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>September 21, 2011</em></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3835680877756761222?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-81497128538234916752011-12-01T09:44:00.000-05:002011-12-01T09:44:44.248-05:00<span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE LIKENESS OF THINGS</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">teenaged girls like talk to each other and like to their friends on their cell phones they like tell each other like everything that they like are thinking and are like trying to like talk above and like over the others without like pausing for like a breath with a sudden movement one girl like gets up and like slings her large bag like over her shoulder and like walks away soon the others like follow and the plaza is like quiet</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; plaza fountain</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a steady sprinkling of drops</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on the pavement</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Simply Haiku, Sept. 2010</em></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8149712853823491675?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-50090504941362730452011-11-26T20:48:00.001-05:002011-12-01T09:46:54.873-05:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-93pbmD9rVc4/TtFdAvC1efI/AAAAAAAAAXo/0FeHqDOA3aM/s1600/2007_11_19.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-93pbmD9rVc4/TtFdAvC1efI/AAAAAAAAAXo/0FeHqDOA3aM/s400/2007_11_19.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />a country road<br />through the dun colored landscape<br />of November<br />chimney smoke stirs a desire<br />to return home<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Magnapoets Antholoogy 2009</span></em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></em></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5009050494136273045?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-2032384234274771252011-11-17T20:00:00.001-05:002011-11-17T20:00:52.998-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nu4i55nYCDA/TsWr8VT_GKI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/rrlRFdeVlNA/s1600/2011_10_131.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nu4i55nYCDA/TsWr8VT_GKI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/rrlRFdeVlNA/s400/2011_10_131.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">HAIKU FOR AUTUMN</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">a shift in the wind</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">all my neighnbor's leaves</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">are now mine</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">morning fog</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">a watercolor wash</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">of maple gold</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">woodland walk</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">all of autumn</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">under my feet</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: xx-small;"><em><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Midwest Haiku, Illinois Times, November 2002</em></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Stylus Poetry Journal, Dece</em></span>mber 2004</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">HSA Wall. Bend, Oregon June 2011</span></em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-203238423427477125?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-9828142670090922322011-11-15T09:24:00.000-05:002011-11-15T09:24:15.913-05:00<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BIG SISTER</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She teases and torments me; plays with me and protects; chases me away and calls me back.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We share a room, toys and clothes, sickness and secrets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We fight, yell and scream, scratch and pinch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I bite her once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The taste of brown soap still remembered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When she’s away at camp I’m lonely.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She explains important matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The “curse,“ an aunt’s growing stomach, how boys are different from girls, why a neighbor divorced her husband.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">sticky night</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">whispering</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">after lights out</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Bottle Rockets, August 2008</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-982814267009092232?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-68209552117615441692011-11-10T20:06:00.000-05:002011-11-10T20:06:11.362-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktH7PxCFi5o/TrxyxM1UDtI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Zst3z-WatVY/s1600/2010_05_162.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ktH7PxCFi5o/TrxyxM1UDtI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Zst3z-WatVY/s400/2010_05_162.jpg" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Haigaonline, December 2010</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Abandoned Series</span></em><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></em></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6820955211761544169?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-63928910313858582402011-11-05T09:25:00.001-04:002011-11-05T09:27:33.081-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YzPnFCE1QHI/TrU4wwU6A1I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/cbawZ-wO3zY/s1600/2010_01_231.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YzPnFCE1QHI/TrU4wwU6A1I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/cbawZ-wO3zY/s400/2010_01_231.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #660000; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Haigaonline, December 2010, Abandoned Series</em></span><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6392891031385858240?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-16841355199416574972011-10-31T09:45:00.000-04:002011-10-31T09:45:16.048-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-89EbdiITIow/Tq6lqNnmQkI/AAAAAAAAAWE/XGB0n9cm9a8/s1600/2010_01_234.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-89EbdiITIow/Tq6lqNnmQkI/AAAAAAAAAWE/XGB0n9cm9a8/s400/2010_01_234.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Haigaonline, December 2010, Abandoned Series</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1684135519941657497?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-22147263309761594072011-10-27T20:17:00.000-04:002011-10-27T20:17:06.857-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U4tLalsbq7E/Tqnz8JB2LeI/AAAAAAAAAV4/1zzMTwu8wKg/s1600/2010_03_212.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U4tLalsbq7E/Tqnz8JB2LeI/AAAAAAAAAV4/1zzMTwu8wKg/s400/2010_03_212.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Haigaonline, December 2010 Abandoned Series</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2214726330976159407?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-72872050366834711832011-10-15T10:04:00.001-04:002011-11-19T10:08:13.010-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zKZQ5u137T8/TpmSTP1D-dI/AAAAAAAAAVs/xu9o4ne_SxM/s1600/2009_11_22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zKZQ5u137T8/TpmSTP1D-dI/AAAAAAAAAVs/xu9o4ne_SxM/s400/2009_11_22.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Simply Haiku, December 2010</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7287205036683471183?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-2059307357992846762011-10-09T12:49:00.000-04:002011-10-09T12:49:28.358-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkzIFI6jWx8/TpHQJPw7dhI/AAAAAAAAAVk/BxDLpugksU8/s1600/2010_06_25.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkzIFI6jWx8/TpHQJPw7dhI/AAAAAAAAAVk/BxDLpugksU8/s400/2010_06_25.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Gean, December 2010</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-205930735799284676?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-86050286536618300242011-10-02T19:15:00.000-04:002011-10-02T19:15:24.928-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RI184R1jNBM/Toju0whZ5jI/AAAAAAAAAVc/vwsFUHymC10/s1600/2011_09_151.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RI184R1jNBM/Toju0whZ5jI/AAAAAAAAAVc/vwsFUHymC10/s400/2011_09_151.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #a64d79;">WHAT THERE IS…</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">in new grass in the scent of lilacs carried by breezes in hills of rocks and wild flowers in the silkiness of a blue sky in a road curving gently down to a green valley in slow moving horses grazing in a field in the smell of black dirt and fresh manure</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; highway rumble–</span></div><span style="color: #a64d79;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the rear-view mirror</span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the fading sunset</span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Hoi Polloi, Autumn 2009<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8605028653661830024?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-51012207929051095422011-09-24T09:52:00.000-04:002011-09-24T09:52:39.880-04:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CALIFORNIA DREAMING<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">October 9, the day we arrive in Los Angeles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Connecticut transplants. Fugitives from cold winters and lack of work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Mom, Dad, older sister and I, 16 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A new life in the ultimate dreamland. </span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; stepping off the train</span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a Santa Anna blows</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;on schedule</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></o:p><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Surprises and changes every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The hot autumn, not the cool, brisk, vivid season of the northeast; eye smarting smog, the sky a dull beige, not the clean, fresh blue we knew; tacos, chili and burritos, not fish and chips or ham with baked beans; bungalows, haciendas and mission churches, not colonial, Georgian and gothic cathedrals.</span></div><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pacific sunset–</span><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-family: Calibri;">cheering to win</span><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="font-family: Calibri;">new school colors </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Gean, June 2010</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5101220792905109542?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-31741375668944978922011-09-17T09:54:00.000-04:002011-09-17T09:54:47.414-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--f-3ythltXY/TnSmQU6b5pI/AAAAAAAAAVM/QjITIip5x-4/s1600/2011_04_091.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--f-3ythltXY/TnSmQU6b5pI/AAAAAAAAAVM/QjITIip5x-4/s400/2011_04_091.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Simply Haiku, July 2011</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3174137566894497892?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-16328706688207466372011-09-10T09:45:00.001-04:002011-09-10T09:51:06.558-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-do1wLdBuEsA/TmtpRBoG3oI/AAAAAAAAAVE/n2pKRNwZFoM/s1600/2009_10_041.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-do1wLdBuEsA/TmtpRBoG3oI/AAAAAAAAAVE/n2pKRNwZFoM/s400/2009_10_041.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Heron's Nest, Sept. 2006</em></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Frogpond, Autumn 2005</em></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Dragonfly, October 1975</em></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>And Unknown Road</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1632870668820746637?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-8842975505517394582011-09-04T16:39:00.000-04:002011-09-04T16:39:37.113-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy-Q2BpNPLo/TmPfyiuFbiI/AAAAAAAAAUk/FyQyjvX0MT8/s1600/2010_09_011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wy-Q2BpNPLo/TmPfyiuFbiI/AAAAAAAAAUk/FyQyjvX0MT8/s400/2010_09_011.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">THE GOOD LIFE</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">everything you need everything you want at the mall clothes for school clothes for work at the mall running shoes party shoes fill your house your garage at the mall come today come tomorrow hang out here meet your friends at the mall short of cash charge it now at the mall <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>everything you need everything you want at the mall </span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; indoor garden</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the artificial color</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of roses</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Simply Haiku, March 2011</em></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-884297550551739458?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-5207023103172434002011-08-28T19:44:00.000-04:002011-08-28T19:44:39.816-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hx5pM1PwOgw/TlrSPsBudCI/AAAAAAAAAUc/1OdrvvhSeLY/s1600/2011_08_18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hx5pM1PwOgw/TlrSPsBudCI/AAAAAAAAAUc/1OdrvvhSeLY/s400/2011_08_18.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />Hurricane Irene<br />in the semi-darkness<br />a cold breakfast<br /><br />heavy time<br />slowly ticking the minutes<br />Hurricane Irene<br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-520702310317243400?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-82231502211349768332011-08-21T11:27:00.000-04:002011-08-21T11:27:58.531-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7RqBv8WnrEU/TlEi_rpIRlI/AAAAAAAAAUU/_uNTmtPehAI/s1600/2010_02_263.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7RqBv8WnrEU/TlEi_rpIRlI/AAAAAAAAAUU/_uNTmtPehAI/s400/2010_02_263.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #073763;">found in a trashpile</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a teapot with a crack</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;making it useless</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; but for the curve of its handle</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the tilt of its spout</span><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Stylus Poetry Journal</em></span><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em>August 2005</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8223150221134976833?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-35112209334961552522011-08-14T10:20:00.000-04:002011-08-14T10:20:26.605-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d64BbrPW_Ag/TkfYzcIV81I/AAAAAAAAAUM/7kJcai4R6-A/s1600/2010_08_29.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d64BbrPW_Ag/TkfYzcIV81I/AAAAAAAAAUM/7kJcai4R6-A/s400/2010_08_29.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; heat wave-<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the unwashed smell <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of city sidewalks;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;under a shaded flower stall<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the coolness of country fields<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Moonset, October 2008</span></em><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3511220933496155252?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-89349198664716228472011-08-07T11:35:00.000-04:002011-08-07T11:35:23.084-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lz49_dC49lA/Tj6vPulkvfI/AAAAAAAAAUE/8OPHJ8HGM6k/s1600/2010_05_07.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lz49_dC49lA/Tj6vPulkvfI/AAAAAAAAAUE/8OPHJ8HGM6k/s400/2010_05_07.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a dry white wine-</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; summer breezes in</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;through an open door</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nothing to do...</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we sit and listen</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to the pulsing heat</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;summer shower...</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the sour smell of marigolds</span><br /><span style="color: #783f04;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; along the path</span><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Wisteria, October 2007</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Haiku Harvest, spring/summer 2006</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Heron's Nest, July 2002</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></em></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8934919866471622847?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-13536052766746983782011-07-31T21:42:00.000-04:002011-07-31T21:42:25.940-04:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">A MORNING IN SUMMER</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>A vivid blue sky with no beginning and no end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Pleasantly warm with low humidity. Doing ordinary tasks of no importance, one at a time, in no hurry to complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I pull weeds in a corner of the yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The sun on my back, pouring strength into my bones, sending an energy to my hands.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>hidden in the trees</div><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>a multitude of birds<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>tuning up<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>No one else about. Just squirrels and chipmunks on private business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We ignore each other and complete our tasks. </div><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>mid-day—<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>my shadow mincing along<br /><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>beside me<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Bottle Rockets, July 2006</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1353605276674698378?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-24931641180009593432011-07-24T19:46:00.002-04:002011-07-24T19:48:01.850-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ervC9j1HtBA/TiyuEaKJXXI/AAAAAAAAAT8/OgbPFmq4r60/s1600/2010_06_072.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ervC9j1HtBA/TiyuEaKJXXI/AAAAAAAAAT8/OgbPFmq4r60/s400/2010_06_072.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; billowing clouds</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in the valley</span><br /><span style="color: #073763;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a bouncing sun</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Gean, August 2009</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #073763;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2493164118000959343?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-1079605486779104962011-07-17T20:45:00.000-04:002011-07-17T20:45:16.198-04:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE HAT<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">It was once my father-in-law's fishing hat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A natural straw with a four inch crown and a three inch rim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It's become a mainstay in my summer attire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Sun shade, fashion accessory and mood adapter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>With part of the rim down and worn at an angle, I'm mysterious and ready for a romantic lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Worn back with the entire rim turned up I'm jaunty and young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Worn centered with rim completely down I'm all business.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>store front window–</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>my reflection in between</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>two mannequins </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Presence, #33, 3007</em></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-107960548677910496?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-50447409176635129692011-07-10T21:54:00.001-04:002011-07-10T21:54:27.104-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gFBDq1WRDQc/ThpXKmWz6dI/AAAAAAAAAT0/PI15g9-OiAQ/s1600/2007_10_191.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gFBDq1WRDQc/ThpXKmWz6dI/AAAAAAAAAT0/PI15g9-OiAQ/s400/2007_10_191.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">day dreaming</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">in the shade of twin pines</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">summer coolness</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Presence, spring 2011</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5044740917663512969?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-41497340208603277222011-07-04T10:34:00.000-04:002011-07-04T10:34:07.630-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLobR5JEB7c/ThEVB7lilkI/AAAAAAAAATs/tlGFluJ52cI/s1600/Collages41.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLobR5JEB7c/ThEVB7lilkI/AAAAAAAAATs/tlGFluJ52cI/s400/Collages41.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Fourth of July<br />watching fireflies<br />on the lawn<br /><br />Fourth of July-<br />billowing thunderheads<br />pass on review<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Snapshots, Feb. 2006, An Unknown Road, 2008</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gean, June 2010</span></em><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4149734020860327722?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-60426101346337293602011-06-26T19:52:00.000-04:002011-06-26T19:52:45.291-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YzMANLhI8Ys/TgfErH6s5KI/AAAAAAAAATk/SRfVp0u0k5U/s1600/2008_10_10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YzMANLhI8Ys/TgfErH6s5KI/AAAAAAAAATk/SRfVp0u0k5U/s400/2008_10_10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">INNESFREE GARDEN,</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">Millbrook, NY</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">uneven path</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">fallen pine needles</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">soften each step</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">rock plinth</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">from the crevice on top</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">a creeping vine</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">jet fountain</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">daisies beaded</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">with water</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">a cactus flower</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">in cracked stone</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">the piercing thorns</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">wind across the pond</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">lily pads collide</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">along the bank</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">Chinese garden</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">the afternoon reches </span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">into its shadows</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>Henry, A Hudson Valley Journal</em></span><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em>spring 2011</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;"><em><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6042610134633729360?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-5340130758291480842011-06-19T21:25:00.000-04:002011-06-19T21:25:00.084-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j4qfOAhJE_o/Tf6g6-7UszI/AAAAAAAAATc/nBT2DgGRGxk/s1600/2010_09_22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j4qfOAhJE_o/Tf6g6-7UszI/AAAAAAAAATc/nBT2DgGRGxk/s400/2010_09_22.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Gean, June 2011</em></span><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-534013075829148084?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-65142961349913645712011-06-12T13:06:00.002-04:002011-06-12T13:09:32.882-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fl0oNxqS0D8/TfLaaqePRYI/AAAAAAAAATU/EzVG_lzAKa8/s1600/2010_09_19.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fl0oNxqS0D8/TfLaaqePRYI/AAAAAAAAATU/EzVG_lzAKa8/s400/2010_09_19.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>CONNEMARA,</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">County Galway, Ireland</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">by Adelaide B. Shaw</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Scarcely populated, an area of lakes and rivers, of melancholy and wonder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>A place of mist and fog with rain nearly every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Lushly green with wet, hummocky ground that never dries up.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">peat bogs–</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">meeting in a pool</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">runnels of rain<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Black-faced sheep with curved horns, the “killer sheep” of Connemara, their rumps and sides splashed with red or blue paint, or both, to identify ownership.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>craggy hills</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>my slow mincing steps</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>behind the flock<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">No trees, but an abundance of plants and shrubs which grow to amazing heights:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>fuchsia, woodbine, hawthorn, rhododendron, ferns and several varieties of thorny plants.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>floating fog</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>the narrow road edged</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>with clipped shrubs<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Short and sturdy Connemara ponies, donkeys and burros work the fields and pull the wagons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>carrots ready</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>the gray mare and black colt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>cease nuzzling<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Rising above Lough Pollacappul in the heart of Connemara is Kylemore Abbey, an 1867 castle, now home to the Benedictine order of nuns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Extensive gardens cover six acres, in marked contrast to the wild landscape surrounding them.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>flower beds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>along a brick path</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>the rolling mist<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>peat smoke</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>from the gardener’s cottage–</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>turning back</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>LYNX, June 2011<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6514296134991364571?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-74323092064681672152011-06-04T09:58:00.000-04:002011-06-04T09:58:52.198-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqxixSVCSyg/Teo5UnRUJyI/AAAAAAAAAS4/6Z8eEAtGbok/s1600/2007-09-17%2BTivoli%2Bphoto%2Bstudio.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqxixSVCSyg/Teo5UnRUJyI/AAAAAAAAAS4/6Z8eEAtGbok/s400/2007-09-17%2BTivoli%2Bphoto%2Bstudio.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: center 3.25in;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>TRAIL WALK<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Early spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The season just opening up along our favorite trail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>My husband has a camera and I a notebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ahead of us is a young boy about 14 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Headset on, totally absorbed within himself, unaware of our presence until we pass him. Within a minute he passes us, then slows down again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Soon we are in front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>For several minutes we race for the lead until age gives way to youth.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; along the trail</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; walking at full speed</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;wildflowers a blur<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">World Haiku Review, Summer 2005</span></em></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7432309206468167215?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-78509728591150262132011-05-29T10:09:00.001-04:002011-05-29T10:11:16.315-04:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">RESPITE<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>An ant is crisscrossing an area of the patio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It navigates the bricks without falling between the cracks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Slow, but continuously moving, covering the same area of about four feet square.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Twenty minutes zigzagging twice across and back to where it began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I turn away and loose sight of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Did it move on to another part of the patio having given up on finding food?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Or did it fall in a crack and can't get out?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Such persistence and determination for no apparent gain.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>the spring evening</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>comes slowly to a close—</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>bird songs fading</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Frogpond, autumn 2005</em></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7850972859115026213?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-38111399642348514852011-05-22T22:26:00.000-04:002011-05-22T22:26:53.201-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RA3QIZmuZe8/TdnDq_l3EJI/AAAAAAAAASk/wwGPhKeY-i0/s1600/2010_05_292.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RA3QIZmuZe8/TdnDq_l3EJI/AAAAAAAAASk/wwGPhKeY-i0/s400/2010_05_292.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">line-dried clothes-<br />a spring morning<br />still in the folds<br /><br />we speak softly<br />in the thick spring fog<br />all edges blurred<br /><br />an old dogwood-<br />the flowering limbs cast<br />a crooked shadow<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">An Unknown Road, 2008</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3811139964234851485?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-33948371030213947412011-05-13T20:52:00.000-04:002011-05-13T20:52:10.843-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AeHJOOtadAI/Tc3RbZ_2WrI/AAAAAAAAASc/FbtZ2lF9G48/s1600/2010_05_02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AeHJOOtadAI/Tc3RbZ_2WrI/AAAAAAAAASc/FbtZ2lF9G48/s400/2010_05_02.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">it was her month</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">this May of blossoms</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">and fragrances:</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">the softness of these days</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;">was in her voice and smile</span><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span><br /><em><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: xx-small;">Ribbons, September 2007</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3394837103021394741?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-58170525945711973652011-05-07T11:49:00.001-04:002011-05-07T11:50:34.911-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v25YO3D0gX8/TcVo7jlw76I/AAAAAAAAASU/fCef4vPqINA/s1600/2010_04_23.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v25YO3D0gX8/TcVo7jlw76I/AAAAAAAAASU/fCef4vPqINA/s400/2010_04_23.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">between morning chores</span><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">I open the door-</span><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">lilacs in the rain</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">morning walk to where lilacs bloom</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">the neighbor's lilacs-</span><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">gathering the fragrance</span><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">to myself</span><br /><br /><em><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: xx-small;">Gean,, autumn 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: xx-small;">Simply Haiku, autumn 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: xx-small;">Ambrosia, August 2010</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5817052594571197365?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-20834750717280080722011-04-30T14:34:00.003-04:002011-04-30T14:38:13.658-04:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OASIS<br /><br />An early spring day extending its promises. We drive along a twisting road through a nature preserve and park by a small pond. Not much greening up or growth yet. More to hear than to see. A croaking bullfrog, the shooshing of pines, sloshing water. We follow that sound along a narrow, rough path in the woods. Through thick trees a glimpse of something glittering, like sequins falling. The sun on water. A rain-filled creek, burbling over rocks. Along the bank a wooden deck with two Adirondack chairs. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; breathing deeply–<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; past, present and future<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tumble away<br /><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Haibun Today, December 2007</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2083475071728008072?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-82346679091209810732011-04-23T22:29:00.000-04:002011-04-23T22:29:19.728-04:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4gvfCEPcrI/TbOKUgp_haI/AAAAAAAAASM/Bc4Iax2i-ng/s1600/2009_10_21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4gvfCEPcrI/TbOKUgp_haI/AAAAAAAAASM/Bc4Iax2i-ng/s400/2009_10_21.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Haiku pub. <em>Magnapoets</em>, winter 2010</span><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8234667909120981073?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-78767454081501662332011-04-16T20:53:00.002-04:002011-04-16T21:02:22.047-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eL1MPEaUIY8/TaoBuogOT3I/AAAAAAAAARw/xANzwA9bb74/s1600/Collages35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eL1MPEaUIY8/TaoBuogOT3I/AAAAAAAAARw/xANzwA9bb74/s200/Collages35.jpg" width="142" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7N8vznXqUiQ/TaoCE0B36LI/AAAAAAAAAR4/dZO5DixhEmw/s1600/2010_04_191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7N8vznXqUiQ/TaoCE0B36LI/AAAAAAAAAR4/dZO5DixhEmw/s200/2010_04_191.jpg" width="142" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is there spring again&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hawthornes in bloom</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the end of our winter&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; her crayon trees</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or is that a tale&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;all the same shape</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spun of gossamer threads&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to sooth the weary?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Ash Moon&nbsp; Anthology, March 2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gean, March 2011</em></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>Dreams Wander Anthology</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7876745408150166233?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-17748429472366094242011-04-12T22:40:00.001-04:002011-04-12T22:43:14.520-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3TAOFv5bJoA/TaUNMb11MRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/hdhbM3cZXSM/s1600/2010_04_03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594892619360842002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3TAOFv5bJoA/TaUNMb11MRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/hdhbM3cZXSM/s320/2010_04_03.jpg" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:78%;">Simply Haiku, Autumn 2010 </span></em><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1774842947236609424?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-9196241276628902352011-04-05T17:24:00.001-04:002011-04-05T17:27:43.817-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J6CdxrFLKZ8/TZuJQp0yiBI/AAAAAAAAAPw/mO3gdcA6skY/s1600/Collages22.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592214281508784146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J6CdxrFLKZ8/TZuJQp0yiBI/AAAAAAAAAPw/mO3gdcA6skY/s320/Collages22.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-919624127662890235?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-3817794102083336572011-03-28T18:30:00.000-04:002011-03-28T18:31:35.007-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qN--43Lepg8/TZEML7ylEBI/AAAAAAAAAPg/15s8qqx_WQU/s1600/Collages32.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589262011711426578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qN--43Lepg8/TZEML7ylEBI/AAAAAAAAAPg/15s8qqx_WQU/s320/Collages32.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-381779410208333657?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-67263821760501791632011-03-16T19:25:00.002-04:002011-03-16T19:33:13.919-04:00oh, this wind!<br />it sweeps me past my gate<br />then spins me home<br /><br />spring clean-up-<br />in the sweat of hard work<br />a settling peace<br /><br />solid gray sky-<br />forsythia buds<br />for a blue vase<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Haiku Highlights, 1971</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">3 Lights Gallery, summer 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Shamrock, summer 2010</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6726382176050179163?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-87102805373772565752011-03-07T21:09:00.001-05:002011-03-07T21:11:10.918-05:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8K0hsOJFRA/TXWP6E1JZ6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/1-xVsiFeJa8/s1600/Collages29.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8K0hsOJFRA/TXWP6E1JZ6I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/1-xVsiFeJa8/s400/Collages29.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8710280537377256575?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-89436992594374286142011-02-21T20:16:00.007-05:002011-02-28T22:24:26.196-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hCerVpWBBtE/TWMOnEJsWoI/AAAAAAAAAPI/L429dGP1NTo/s1600/2010_09_21.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576316827906890370" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hCerVpWBBtE/TWMOnEJsWoI/AAAAAAAAAPI/L429dGP1NTo/s320/2010_09_21.jpg" /></a><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></o:p></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">INISHMOR</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Aran Islands, Ireland<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The ferry docks at Kilronen on the Island of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. Pony carts and traps and taxi minivans wait for the arrival of visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We take a pony trap painted in green and deep mahogany pulled by a sturdy Connemara pony sporting a green harness. A lean, wrinkled old man at the reins takes us to where we shall spend the night, the Kilmurvey House in Kilmurvey.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">a slow clip-clop</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">rising above the wind<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">the old man's song<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Our driver points out the small rock walled fields, several to a homestead, and the carefully placed spaces in the walls to allow the wind to pass through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He slows down and crosses himself when we pass a stone cross along the road.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">lost at sea<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">or gone to the new world<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">prayers for the dead<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Kilmurvey House, built over 200 years ago, is a large and impressive stone farmhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Beyond it is Dun Aonghasa, a prehistoric fort on a cliff above the Atlantic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Stone walls outline a rough path leading to the top.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">half-way there<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">a pause to measure<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">desire and strength<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We turn back and explore a closer and more recent ruin, a seventh century church.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">broken stone altar<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">in the wild flowers<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">a pile of trash<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Stone and more stone, everywhere we pass, bulging through the ground, forming houses, stacked into walls, along the roads, separating fields and houses, representing hundreds of generations of labor required to clear the land needed for building and for grazing livestock.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">wild blackberry vines<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">holding together stone walls-<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">the bitter fruit<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Dark clouds blow in, drop a shower, blow out again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">the rainbow's arc<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">spanning several fields</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">at which end is gold?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Kilmurvey has only a few shops and one café, all of which close early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There is not much to do at night, which is fine with us.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Inishmor night<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">the rush of wind<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">makes no sound<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">passing clouds<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">a wink from the moon<br /></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;">before bed<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Contemporary Haibun On-line, Jan. 2011</span></em></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8943699259437428614?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-69290474370597145722011-02-21T09:49:00.007-05:002011-02-21T22:26:54.712-05:00The house in darkness. I watch thick flakes descending slowly. They seem suspended as if in a viscous liquid. Bushes assume a rounded shape; fences appear to sink into the ground. A deep quiet without and within. Even the mechanical noices of the appliances are subdued and still. I stand tranfixed.<br /><br />falling snow-<br />between dusk and darkness<br />there is no time<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Contemporary Haibun, April 2005</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6929047437059714572?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-42849674897484292652011-02-14T18:20:00.004-05:002011-02-21T21:57:28.867-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yXGpTHPm0qI/TVm4pS-PdXI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/zVx58Hg0Wqs/s1600/2010_02_281.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yXGpTHPm0qI/TVm4pS-PdXI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/zVx58Hg0Wqs/s400/2010_02_281.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4284967489748429265?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-3250319726792501812011-02-08T22:21:00.002-05:002011-02-08T22:23:36.657-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TVIIQkuTvSI/AAAAAAAAAN4/FoQmmFoRIMg/s1600/2010_02_241.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TVIIQkuTvSI/AAAAAAAAAN4/FoQmmFoRIMg/s400/2010_02_241.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Daily Haiga, winter 2010</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-325031972679250181?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-16377459027192511252011-02-03T19:21:00.001-05:002011-02-03T19:23:00.756-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TUtGo0FAy6I/AAAAAAAAANw/Vg4MXaIqi18/s1600/2011_02_02.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TUtGo0FAy6I/AAAAAAAAANw/Vg4MXaIqi18/s400/2011_02_02.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1637745902719251125?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-30382162290092627332011-01-28T11:01:00.004-05:002011-01-28T11:18:02.907-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TULrvuwIGhI/AAAAAAAAANc/Uvo39q78VTY/s1600/IMG_1411.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567271294619621906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TULrvuwIGhI/AAAAAAAAANc/Uvo39q78VTY/s320/IMG_1411.JPG" /></a><br /><div>TO HAVE and to HOLD</div><br /><div><em>dedicated to JFS</em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div>first date-</div><div>he reaches across</div><div>to take my hand;</div><div>in an instant I know</div><div>he will hold it for life</div><div></div><br /><div>the winter sun</div><div>through a window</div><div>warming my back;</div><div>the lazy comfort</div><div>of lunch for two</div><div></div><br /><div>if I could turn back</div><div>I'd revise some stories</div><div>of my life,</div><div>yet, the part in which you come</div><div>would always be the same</div><br /><div></div><div>youthful excitements</div><div>long ago put aside</div><div>for comforts of home;</div><div>my books, my music and wine</div><div>and you in my life</div><div></div><br /><div>all these years</div><div>learning the ins and outs</div><div>of a marriage,</div><div>the last chapter not yet read,</div><div>not yet written</div><br /><div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Red Lights, January 2011</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3038216229009262733?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-50358291382513367922011-01-22T22:52:00.006-05:002011-02-21T21:35:17.463-05:00<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TTumAu89c8I/AAAAAAAAANA/rh6fHP5QzcU/s400/IMG_1711.JPG" /> Wild and raw. rugged and dangerous. Sheer layers of sandstone and black shale rising from the beach 394 feet to 702 feet at the highest point, extending five miles long, formed millions of years ago.<br /><br />a gull's flight<br />the speed in which our lives<br />come and go<br /><br />Jutting rocks, ledges of tufted grass and small crevices shape the sides of the Cliffs, providing nesting places for numerous birds.At the southern end, a cave entrance, a black hole inviting speculation. A hidehout for robbers? A sacred place for Celtic tribes? The lure of legend and myth. At the northern end on the beach, a column of rock rising 230 feet, the giant sea stack called Branaumore.<br /><br />waves and wind<br />washing away the Cliffs<br />now...and now...<br /><br />These majestic Cliffs require my silence to absorb the sights and sounds, the smell of the sea and the dampness of the mist. Sea birds screech and cry; waves pound rocks sending up a roar and heavy spray; the wind teases one minute and bullies the next.<br /><br />shifting clouds<br />in the sequence of a breath<br />the mist clears<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Simply Haiku, winter 2011</em> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5035829138251336792?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-26707791168573583322011-01-17T21:59:00.004-05:002011-02-21T21:36:02.543-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TTUCFsJ2-YI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FbOg89R46kU/s1600/2011_01_12.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TTUCFsJ2-YI/AAAAAAAAAMo/FbOg89R46kU/s400/2011_01_12.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">sleet and rain-<br />stirring extra sugar<br />into hot mush<br /><br />all day long<br />the rhythmic beat<br />of melting ice<br /><br />blank date book-<br />the gray afternoon<br />turns to white </span><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;"><em>Modern Haiku</em></span></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Acorn</span></em></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Chrysanthemum</span></em><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color:#006600;"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></span></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2670779116857358332?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-75645557843963988882011-01-11T10:50:00.003-05:002011-02-21T21:36:26.661-05:00frosted meadow-<br />the white horse turns<br />his rump to the road<br /><br />heavier snow<br />in the afternoon<br />pacing the rooms<br /><br />winter sunshine-<br />eating a tangerine<br />section by section<br /><br />wind down the chimney<br />behind the glass doors<br />old ashes stir<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Daily Haiku</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Stylus Poetry Journal</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Magnapoets</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Acorn</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7564555784396398888?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-81427161086367462812010-12-26T20:27:00.001-05:002010-12-26T20:28:37.563-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TRfrepuRZcI/AAAAAAAAAMg/qvTBiBmMMT8/s1600/2010_12_141.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TRfrepuRZcI/AAAAAAAAAMg/qvTBiBmMMT8/s400/2010_12_141.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8142716108636746281?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-77661951814547938122010-12-20T22:12:00.004-05:002011-02-21T21:41:21.536-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TRAbNAD1-CI/AAAAAAAAAMM/nfWua-wiw_g/s1600/2008_12_28.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TRAbNAD1-CI/AAAAAAAAAMM/nfWua-wiw_g/s400/2008_12_28.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">tree trimming</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">we listen to the music</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">of soft rain</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7766195181454793812?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-69077206709438923122010-12-13T20:46:00.003-05:002011-02-21T21:40:28.101-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TQbMbZlXtVI/AAAAAAAAAME/6GkveyQkDao/s1600/IMG_0159-1.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TQbMbZlXtVI/AAAAAAAAAME/6GkveyQkDao/s400/IMG_0159-1.JPG" /></a><br /><br />it was her day<br />the Feast of Santa Lucia;<br />she, too, had a gift<br />of lighting up lives<br />by just being herself<br /><br />in memory of Lucia on her<br />feast day, December 13 <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6907720670943892312?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-25472700794724337612010-12-07T10:11:00.001-05:002010-12-07T10:14:37.082-05:00<span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">shadow mountains<br />along the lake<br />the mist rising<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Taj Mahal Review, December 2008<br /></span><br />space between trees–<br />the rhythm of two hawks<br />wheeling<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Daily Haiku, cycle 8<br /></span><br />tea with lemon–<br />slipping under the door<br />a cold draft<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ambrosia, #1 fall 2009</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2547270079472433761?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-13230830358091372952010-11-26T17:04:00.003-05:002011-02-21T21:58:00.768-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TPAu34PnMII/AAAAAAAAAL8/CWd5fpaBm04/s1600/2010_11_07.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TPAu34PnMII/AAAAAAAAAL8/CWd5fpaBm04/s400/2010_11_07.jpg" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1323083035809137295?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-81196911585687104322010-11-18T21:36:00.002-05:002010-11-18T21:39:31.210-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TOXitT7EXwI/AAAAAAAAAL0/zwHI6L34gyw/s1600/2010_09_25.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TOXitT7EXwI/AAAAAAAAAL0/zwHI6L34gyw/s400/2010_09_25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dublin Castle<br />Dublin, Ireland<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8119691158568710432?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-69987974496904692592010-11-12T22:47:00.001-05:002010-11-12T22:49:43.613-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TN4KcYs4JhI/AAAAAAAAALs/IfWT06juzOs/s1600/2010_09_20.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TN4KcYs4JhI/AAAAAAAAALs/IfWT06juzOs/s400/2010_09_20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Inis Mor,<br />Ireland<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6998797449690469259?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-26892549895886424942010-11-07T17:40:00.001-05:002010-11-07T17:41:38.500-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TNcq2itCMHI/AAAAAAAAALk/9Vn4uOiW48k/s1600/2010_10_24.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TNcq2itCMHI/AAAAAAAAALk/9Vn4uOiW48k/s400/2010_10_24.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2689254989588642494?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-25178628543291227252010-10-31T18:57:00.001-04:002010-10-31T18:59:35.192-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TM30eXgc6bI/AAAAAAAAALc/MB2r31niq1w/s1600/2010_04_19.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TM30eXgc6bI/AAAAAAAAALc/MB2r31niq1w/s400/2010_04_19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Gean, September 2010</em> </span><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2517862854329122725?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-67796907373470488992010-10-22T22:43:00.013-04:002011-02-21T21:36:54.087-05:00<em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#cc6600;">farm stand</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Jack O'lanterns and pies</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">waiting in line</span><br /></span><em><br /><br /></em><em></em></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 419px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531067236493874946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s320/IMG_0608.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TMJMWMQE1wI/AAAAAAAAALU/kecA0TZfc88/s1600/IMG_0608.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Darkness. A soft rustling in the trees. Wood smoke carried by the wind. The scurrying chase of dried leaves.<br /><br />A door slams. A shout, followed by another. Footsteps starting slowly, then moving faster. More shouts and a stream of light across the cold sidewalk. Gone in a minute. The footsteps continue, getting louder and more frenzied. Running now. Squeals and screams. Another flash of light. Pounding feet coming from all directions.<br /><br />a chilly dampness<br />seeping into the bags and bones<br />of Trick or Treaters<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ff6600;">Contemporary Haibun On-Line, October, 2005<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6779690737347048899?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-85100695664924997722010-10-16T22:10:00.003-04:002010-11-18T21:41:44.566-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TLpbMk_xZ6I/AAAAAAAAALM/BU4SKJ-IAC4/s1600/Collages5.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TLpbMk_xZ6I/AAAAAAAAALM/BU4SKJ-IAC4/s400/Collages5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Dublin, Ireland</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="color:#993399;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8510069566492499772?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-64672499520583422872010-10-10T15:33:00.006-04:002011-06-07T19:34:20.327-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TLIVITk_WlI/AAAAAAAAALE/ob0m8V4bXFw/s1600/Collages.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TLIVITk_WlI/AAAAAAAAALE/ob0m8V4bXFw/s400/Collages.jpg" /></a> <br /><div style="clear: both;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: 0% 50%; border: 0px currentColor; padding: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6467249952058342287?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-18976341343813404882010-10-01T23:06:00.004-04:002011-02-21T21:37:35.179-05:00<strong>Kilmainham Gaol</strong><br /><strong>Dublin, Ireland</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />stone prison cell<br />thin sunlight creates a shadow<br />of iron bars<br /><br />limestone walls<br />dampness seeping into bones<br />and spirit<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1897634134381340488?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-53291499849500637292010-09-12T20:47:00.001-04:002010-09-12T20:49:24.881-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TI10qgH1uHI/AAAAAAAAAK0/qrgyu_al_vM/s1600/2009_10_114.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TI10qgH1uHI/AAAAAAAAAK0/qrgyu_al_vM/s400/2009_10_114.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Haiku Reality, July 2010</span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5329149984950063729?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-69792833577507879792010-09-03T22:48:00.001-04:002011-02-21T21:38:26.293-05:00<span style="color:#000099;">hurricane forecast–<br />from all directions<br />blue sky<br /></span><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">chrysanthemum buds<br />a peek of magenta<br />on the tips<br /></span><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Russian sage<br />bees and butterflies…<br />butterflies and bees</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6979283357750787979?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-75878024060848989532010-08-26T23:35:00.003-04:002011-02-21T21:39:05.940-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/THcyiB7jO8I/AAAAAAAAAKk/JBGfeyGbGuQ/s1600/2010_05_27.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/THcyiB7jO8I/AAAAAAAAAKk/JBGfeyGbGuQ/s400/2010_05_27.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Plant Sale<br /><br /><br />On a cloudy, damp morning in May, a plant sale at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies. A full parking lot already at 10:00 a.m..<br /><br />We walk through the rows admiring the different varieties of plants, reading labels, wishing we knew what we were doing. Familiar and unfamiliar names–spiraea, buxos, hosta, buddleia, euonymus. What we don't recognize outnumbers what we do.<br /><br />Advice is welcome from a master gardener on the staff. We settle on hybrid daylilies in pale yellow.<br /><br />rain chill–<br />a stop at the diner<br />for waffles<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>The Country and Abroad, August 2007</em></span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7587802406084898953?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-38739205376003148992010-08-19T20:15:00.004-04:002011-02-21T21:00:28.584-05:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TG3JHbQVmpI/AAAAAAAAAKU/EeZc48LTy3E/s1600/IMG_0649.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TG3JHbQVmpI/AAAAAAAAAKU/EeZc48LTy3E/s400/IMG_0649.JPG" /></a> </div>TREES<br /><br />We live on top of a hill with trees all around–in a ravine behind the house and in thick rows on the edges of the property. Dogwood, maple, locust, apple, oak, ash, birch, several variety of pine, and others I can’t name..<br /><br />They speak to me all day, every day, in voices soft and sibilant, slurred and shushing, fierce and bold. They whisper, they crash and bang. They can snap and crack when covered with ice; they can sing lullabies when in full leaf.<br /><br />the summer night<br />in the breeze stories told<br />before I sleep<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">frogpond, autumn 2009 </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3873920537600314899?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-87050809223673707652010-08-09T22:14:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:39:05.839-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TGC1_67AgiI/AAAAAAAAAKM/7Gs0y8gtWI0/s1600/Captured+Videos.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TGC1_67AgiI/AAAAAAAAAKM/7Gs0y8gtWI0/s400/Captured+Videos.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Gean, March 2010</span></em><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8705080922367370765?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-21667278555761668852010-07-31T23:37:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:51:17.779-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TFTr6V9mh6I/AAAAAAAAAKE/xhfgAA-mX4w/s1600/2010_02_261.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TFTr6V9mh6I/AAAAAAAAAKE/xhfgAA-mX4w/s400/2010_02_261.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Gean</em>, June 2010</span> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2166727855576166885?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-22773075588200376022010-07-23T22:25:00.001-04:002010-07-23T22:27:24.877-04:00<span style="color:#006600;">deer in the garden</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">unhurried in their walk</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">to the wooded ravine;</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">in this life I share</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">many paths with strangers</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Red Lights, June 2010</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2277307558820037602?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-10949525952591138772010-07-14T14:54:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:51:43.985-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TD4H2vXMV0I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7ygpsEbTD10/s1600/2010_06_07.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TD4H2vXMV0I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/7ygpsEbTD10/s400/2010_06_07.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1094952595259113877?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-31569681316654089712010-07-08T21:36:00.002-04:002010-07-08T21:38:59.816-04:00REGULARS<br /><br />At the local Starbucks we meet. The same customers, not every visit, but often. A smile, a wave. “Hello. Hot enough for you? Cold enough?” Small chit-chat. “Live nearby? Have a nice holiday? See you next time.” Ed, Susan, Jim. First names only. Neither friends nor acquaintances, even. Yet…a contact, a welcome, a recognition, a belonging.<br /><br />unknown wildflowers<br />blending<br />into a bouquet<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Contemporary Haibun On-line, July 2010</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-3156968131665408971?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-57835123129259470982010-06-29T21:27:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:52:09.953-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TCqdh27cp-I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/qxkyOtUkljc/s1600/2010_06_14.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TCqdh27cp-I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/qxkyOtUkljc/s400/2010_06_14.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5783512312925947098?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-49790220320381423012010-06-22T12:38:00.004-04:002010-09-12T20:52:43.250-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TCDnEh7EgEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ITk1doaYV-A/s1600/2010_03_13.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TCDnEh7EgEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/ITk1doaYV-A/s400/2010_03_13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"><em>Daily Haiga, June 13, 2010--</em></span><br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"><em><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></em></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4979022032038142301?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-61755480945837999552010-06-09T20:28:00.006-04:002011-02-21T21:01:17.536-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">HAIKU FOR SPRING</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">new green shoots-</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">the afternoon sun</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">warming my muse</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">more rain</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">ducks explore a new pond</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">of connecting puddles</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">church graveyard-</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">wild violets growing</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">between stones</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">a dandelion</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">growing between bricks-</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">the quiet dusk</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Modern Haiku, Autumn 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Hoi Polloi, Winter 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Hoi Polloi, Winter 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;">Lyrical Poetry, December 2003</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6175548094583799955?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-85599277815190636912010-06-01T21:17:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:53:24.847-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TAWxRxWZI0I/AAAAAAAAAJk/brASYGzXpzQ/s1600/Collages10.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/TAWxRxWZI0I/AAAAAAAAAJk/brASYGzXpzQ/s400/Collages10.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8559927781519063691?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-17018942026921979542010-05-24T21:57:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:53:53.479-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S_sukAhr7YI/AAAAAAAAAI8/_epOgHK2-jw/s1600/2009_10_114-1.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S_sukAhr7YI/AAAAAAAAAI8/_epOgHK2-jw/s400/2009_10_114-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Gean,</em> <em>March 2010</em> </span><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1701894202692197954?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-75788934517574783522010-05-17T20:39:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:54:24.896-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S_HhvRpdBkI/AAAAAAAAAIs/G675kB1FEoE/s1600/2010_05_16.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S_HhvRpdBkI/AAAAAAAAAIs/G675kB1FEoE/s400/2010_05_16.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7578893451757478352?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-65779990482527676492010-05-09T19:46:00.005-04:002011-02-21T21:02:40.375-05:00In memory of Lucy Porrazzo Combattente<br />May 9, 1904 - November 30,<br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Soft sunshine. Soft breezes. A day in May. Scented with new grass and fresh blooms. Filled with bird song. The month of her birthday. Lucy. Lucia. Latin in origin, meaning light. Named after a saint.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">early morning sun</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">the stray cat with yellow eyes</span><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">waits for her</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Moonset, </em>October 2009</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6577999048252767649?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-25513491164551171292010-04-28T21:41:00.000-04:002010-04-28T21:43:10.888-04:00<span style="color:#006600;">42 DAGGETT STREET<br /><br />It was where I lived for my first 16 years, the upstairs flat in a two family house in an Italian neighborhood. I can still hear my grandfather shouting from the first floor as I went up the back stairs.<br /><br />“Chiuda la porta.”<br /><br />“Chiuda la luce”<br /><br />A noisy street and smelly with a Goodyear rubber plant on one corner and a cheese processing plant directly across from our house. Yet, a lively and cheerful street with small front gardens and friendly neighbors.<br /><br />Today, the factories are long closed and empty, along with several of the houses, including ours. The porch roof is gone, the rails sagging. Windows boarded up, concrete where once were hydrangeas, the paint peeling down to bare wood.<br /><br />It is mid-summer. The air heavy and quiet in this semi-abandoned neighborhood. I return to the car.<br /><br />sudden shouts–<br />a man and a woman<br />their words unclear;<br />the sidewalk empty<br />but for shifting litter<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Modern Haibun &amp; Tanka Prose, Issue 2, Winter 2009</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2551349116455117129?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-65506138322525712132010-04-20T18:50:00.005-04:002010-09-12T20:55:14.344-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S84vyUIwbTI/AAAAAAAAAIk/BkOmBZSOkTU/s1600/Collages15.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S84vyUIwbTI/AAAAAAAAAIk/BkOmBZSOkTU/s400/Collages15.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6550613832252571213?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-58446336145185647232010-04-17T09:56:00.005-04:002011-02-21T21:32:30.217-05:00<span style="color:#000099;">In memory of Hector Combattente</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">April 17, 1989 - October 27, 1995</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">why am I still here?</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">the old man asks again;</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">for us, we answer, </span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">to know that the world revolves</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;">and that spring has come again</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5844633614518564723?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-46318292237009041442010-04-05T21:29:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:58:10.348-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S7qOjLJd0fI/AAAAAAAAAIc/LXj9g9vgVUc/s1600/2010_02_21.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S7qOjLJd0fI/AAAAAAAAAIc/LXj9g9vgVUc/s400/2010_02_21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Heron's Nest, June 2008</em> </span><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></span></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-4631829223700904144?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-63114623385875730102010-03-30T14:21:00.001-04:002011-02-21T21:04:28.283-05:00<span style="color:#009900;">last days of March</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">promises made long ago</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">holding true</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6311462338587573010?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-78323191367843321562010-03-22T20:38:00.003-04:002010-09-12T20:55:38.364-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S6gNjBhbIVI/AAAAAAAAAIU/B-vuPlA2Xqo/s1600-h/Collages12.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S6gNjBhbIVI/AAAAAAAAAIU/B-vuPlA2Xqo/s400/Collages12.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7832319136784332156?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-91410033553047172522010-03-15T11:05:00.002-04:002010-03-15T11:14:40.109-04:00a wish to hurry<br />spring's arrival<br />a contradiction<br />I cannot explain<br />when I want to slow time<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Modern English Tanka, July 2009</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br />pear trees blooming<br />in all directions<br />one white petal<br />nestled in my hand<br />fragile as hope<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Everyday Musings, July 2009</span></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-9141003355304717252?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-54902728689685302982010-03-06T23:28:00.002-05:002010-03-06T23:31:28.497-05:00March wind<br />bare trees shaking<br />in a puddle<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Magnapoets, spring/summer anthology</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>2009</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-5490272868968530298?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-11153873045903241772010-02-24T22:33:00.006-05:002010-09-12T20:56:41.037-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S4XvdzblLHI/AAAAAAAAAGY/4FLq87_FFjk/s1600-h/Collages7.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S4XvdzblLHI/AAAAAAAAAGY/4FLq87_FFjk/s400/Collages7.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1115387304590324177?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-64117725396151247192010-02-17T09:20:00.005-05:002011-02-21T21:05:18.935-05:00bare trees<br />silhouetted at sunset<br />the drift of wood smoke<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Daily Haiku,</em> cycle 8, winter 2010<br /><br /></span>power outage<br />guided to a flashlight<br />by lightning<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>bottle rockets,</em> Feb. 2010<br /><br /></span>snow covered tree<br />a squirrel tosses<br />his weight around<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Presence</em>, winter 2010</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-6411772539615124719?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-84882506063074560242010-02-08T21:04:00.001-05:002010-02-08T21:06:50.154-05:00SUNDAY MORNING WITH DAD<br /><br /><br />I'm a young child–five years old, six, seven. My sister, two years older. It is mid-winter, high summer, any and all seasons. We wait with Dad on the corner for the trolley. My sister and I in our best dresses. Dad in a suit.<br /><br />We get off in the center of town at The Green. Dad buys peanuts. Some for us, some for the pigeons. We chase them. Dad attracts them. They land on his hat, his shoulder. They eat out of his hand.<br /><br />tower bells-<br />pigeons ride<br />the vibrations<br /><br />Dad is soon joined by other men, other custom tailors for "shop talk." These other tailors leave their children at home. A few hours of escape, peace. Not Dad. Proud and pleased he is. Our clean faces and healthy bodies. Our freshly pressed clothes sewn by Mom, our smart coats tailored by his hands. Having married late, at age 45, he likes to show off his young daughters. Most of the time we oblige, knowing there may be a stop at Clark's Dairy Bar before going home.<br /><br />sun on her face<br />the little girl sneezes<br />at the tall stranger<br /><em><br /></em><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Presence</em>, winter 2010<br /> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-8488250606307456024?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-79887851423795581952010-02-01T20:00:00.005-05:002010-09-12T21:05:17.478-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S2d5LSTSC1I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/AXCkMHEu0kQ/s1600-h/Collages6.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9r2iq2peMIU/S2d5LSTSC1I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/AXCkMHEu0kQ/s400/Collages6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />winter morning<br />in no rush to leave<br />the breakfast table<br /><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-7988785142379558195?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-28603015411205649592010-01-21T22:02:00.000-05:002010-01-21T22:04:34.804-05:00in ancient poems<br />the highs and lows of desire<br />and human nature;<br />my life a repetition<br />of well-told tales<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Ribbons, </em>winter 2010</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-2860301541120564959?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186692869127192899.post-13662847727437635362010-01-16T09:41:00.001-05:002010-01-16T09:42:48.539-05:00leisurely breakfast-<br />we stifle the world<br />and its pain;<br />yet I watch again<br />what I cannot watch<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/186692869127192899-1366284772743763536?l=adelaide-whitepetals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adelaidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807278813737986532noreply@blogger.com6