Spindly sunlight,
battling the winter of our
orange discontent
Holiday Phrasing
Happy Holidays,
Merry Christmas, just pick one
and be with family
Retrospective Rose
The seasons of Rose – a retrospective collection of eleven haiku
You’re Charming
From bud to flower,
your flaws are your charm to
the sun and your friends
Blooming Confidence
Just look at you now,
confidently opening
up to your friends
Endearing Rose
Smile to the world, Rose,
endearing forever, while
mortals bustle by
Fresh Face
Fresh from a shower,
Rose puts on her face and gets
ready for a night out
Fashionable Do
Oh my goodness, Rose,
it’s a good thing that bed head
is back in fashion.
Rose Cheeks
Time for bed now, Rose,
calls out the attendant.
Colour in your cheeks.
Sun Lover
Hi there, Grandma Rose,
Loving the sun as usual.
Don’t overdo it!
Pink Petals
Will you still be Rose
without your petals? Always
pink in my heart.
Rose Futures
Don’t fret, Rose, for that
glossy sprout. You hold the source
of future blossoms.
Rose Glow
Winter approaches
but Rose takes on a new glow,
certain of Spring
Rubescent Rose
Rubescent Rose, a
glow on your cheek, steels us for
the white of winter
Rubescent Rose
Rubescent Rose, a
glow on your cheek, steels us for
the white of winter
Demanding Muses
Euterpe shuns me
while Melpomene beckons.
Unfinished novels.
Trees Listen
Protestors march and
shout while kids play in the sun.
Trees are unconcerned
Staring Windows
Silent windows stare,
demanding to know what eyes
seek their door’s secrets
Pink Kiss
Your destiny to
fade, but your pink kiss brightens
our every day
Tentative Fall
Fall, so tentative
this year. So much CO2,
so little time?
Dancing Branches
The winds herald the
storm, branches
dance, ignoring fate
