Friday, December 31, 2021

A few haiku from last months of 2021

 
Oct 3

four of us squeeze in
the safety bar is lowered
caponera ride!



Oct 6

today don Victor,
the plumber, shared change with me
at the cooked beans stand



Oct 10

tonight is cloudy
we look up for stars and find
only memories



Oct 11

tiny sea turtles
slowly crawl across the sand
into the ocean




Oct 12

much is in her mind
as she tells her own stories
not bound by books' words



Oct 23

so how many times
did we almost miss our flight?
let me count the ways



Nov 2

I talked to Grampop
his voice was strong on the phone
he told his story



Nov 8

up on a ladder
with two brooms tied together
we reached the frisbee



Nov 9

the doors are swaying
the ground moves under our feet
what more might follow?



Nov 9

Miriam and I
solved the Case of Missing Tape
by buying new tape



Nov 14

for both their birthdays,
Lorena, Marvin's widow,
brought two cakes to share



Nov 19

with one arm, he begs
I see his shirt reads: "The church
has left the building"



Nov 23

she tells of her son
heading north to the border
hoping to get through



Nov 25

I may not have learned
to avoid fines, but I've learned 
the payment process



Dec 3

trumpets and guitars,
harmonies - "¡Ay, ay, ay, ay!"
a birthday surprise!




Dec 7

for love of Mary
doors open between strangers
who share songs and gifts 

[Purísima]



Dec 8

we watch morning birds
among them, an oriole,
orange and black, appears



Dec 11

Miriam brings me 
yellow paper, and shows me 
how to fold a boat



Dec 14

Lia and Grandpa
mixed and flipped breakfast pancakes
before we were up




Dec 15

pumping fuel, he asks:
is it true there's a new way
to go to the States?



Dec 27

we turn off the fan
Miriam's birthday cupcake
number five candle










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