Saturday, October 2, 2021

A few haiku from August and September


we dash to the gate hearing the brass and drums for
Santo Domingo




Doña Yolanda, thinking of what the kids like, 
makes repocheta




car break-downs and bumps slow Carretera Sur's flow;  
the sunset glows though




"who causes such joy?" "the assumption of Mary!" neighbors cheer tonight

[Gritería chiquita]




it's over 90 in the house, my forehead drips 
why am I baking?




light flashed, thunder rolled, rain poured on our metal roof--  
now, only slow drips




I had told our guests I'd do the dishes later 
but they still washed them




two days into school already being tested 
this one's negative




we're so glad she's back from her Río Coco trip 
we got ice cream cones





life's full of puzzles the weekend is a good time 
for one in a box




an old taxi man opens the broken car door 
and tells me stories




a volcanic rock our big, craggy roadside friend 
is ground down for fill
















the evening bread man pedals his bike cart, whistles, 
and calls, "¡trae pan!"




it's the day to light nine candles on a cupcake 
happy birthday, son




these old petroglyphs-- solemn, regal stone figures-- have us wondering

[Granada, Nicaragua]




he paints the planets fourth grade history project 
we see that it's good





here's a fancy place now with their own leaky roof 
like everyone else



he's got bread to sell says, "you didn't believe me!"
true, he surprised me



my bike had a flat got a caponera ride 
a friend gave me change




today I'm thankful Yahaira taught our daughter 
to make tortillas




best moment today was seeing how our youngest 
cuts a paper star



fresh nacatamal leaf-wrapped and tied up with string 
a favorite thing 





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