November

Creaking front porch steps,

Garden mums, Autumn welcome.

Prickly kale 'round back

Spring II

Wet droplets linger
on the moist backdoor stoop
Muddy boots wait for  sun

July in SF

Wintry Summer dusk,
Songs of Love and Regret drift
o'er the starry Bay

<La Traviata at AT&T Park>

Every five years

Like clockwork, it's time,
Life says throwing barbed reminders,
to reinvent yourself

Water

Pour me through fissures
as I seek to fill the voids
of my life's strata

Piglet

Wee of stature, she
with grit, heart, and bravery
to fill an ocean

Farewell

Warm bundled hugs
European kiss on cheeks
Bittersweet partings

Circles 2

Hand in hand in hand,
three wee girls form a circle --
Friendship, unbroken

Circles prompt #1

Change

Grey mist, like cotton
snagged in tree branches, gently
dissolve in sunlight

Swoon

Unexpected touch
gentle on your lower back
Memories of love

Urban campout

Two red eyes blinking
Warning screams from high branches
Rooftop Safari

Wrinkle

Brow, furrowed, deep thoughts
Eyes, squinting, future gazing
Nose, crinkled, wide smiles

Summer Travels II

Glistening horizon,
Moist air hangs between palm trees,
Grit, hot, between toes

Summer Travels

Dash of red pepper
on juicy melon slices,
Piquant summer days

Weak

A hollow tree trunk,
devoured over seasons,
tumbles in a storm

Flow

Strong active poses
Warm slow breathing through pressed lips
Sun salutations

This OSI prompt made me think of a previous haiku but went a different route here!

Twilight (2)

A dusky sundown,
fireflies gleam at random.
Nature's twinkle lights

Twilight (1)

Spring

He spies the soft down
along the back of her regal neck,
thinking of new awakenings in the now of Spring

She gazes across meadows,
vast, open, fertile, and verdant,
thinking of new births in the future of Spring

Petrov-Vodkin: Spring

Degas - Woman With a Towel

steamy, wet droplets
trace down her scars, red and fierce,
a survival tale

(x)

Easter in LA

dense corn muffin crumbs
a faded recipe card
bright, warm, safe table

<guest poet>