Tuesday, April 30, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ May 1

Haiku #127

A lone deer at dawn
Lies down beside the forest.
Hit and run driver.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 30

Haiku #126 (Bonus)

misty afternoon
starlings aloft
perforated clouds

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 30

Haiku #125

I am Boston Strong And can go out on a limb For those missing theirs.

by Cheryl Crockett

Monday, April 29, 2013

Sunday, April 28, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 28


Haiku #123

Great-grandmother
Sees reflections of her life
In the children's eyes.

by Cheryl Crockett
for Eleanor Crockett's 100th Birthday



(pictured with her oldest son Warren Jr.)
#ECROCKETT100


Friday, April 26, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 26


Haiku #122 (Extra)

sleeping wolves
vampires disappear
moon-set

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 26

Haiku #121

My hair looks pretty
But my neck and scalp are sore.
Angry beautician?

by Cheryl Crockett

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 25


Haiku #120 (Bonus)

Climbing the mountain
I don't know what I will find.
God beyond the clouds?

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 25


Haiku #119

mountain descent
clouds below
leaving heaven

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 24


Haiku #118

Asian mountain view
Pristine crystal lake surface
Birds tweet "good morning"

by Cheryl Crockett


Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 22


Haiku #116

Frost advisory
With May just one week away?
Groundhog push-ups NOW!

by Cheryl Crockett

Sunday, April 21, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 21


Haiku #115 

Bullet holes are filled
Windows, cars and boats replaced
Before limbs grow back.

by Cheryl Crockett

Friday, April 19, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 19

Haiku #1112

High profile arrest
All breathe a sigh of relief
Guilt still unproven.

by Cheryl Crockett

Thursday, April 18, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 19

Haiku #16a Remix

Clandestine deeds
Abused power
Broken society

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 19

Haiku #111

Where are my car keys?
There's nothing wrong with my mind;
I chose to forget!

by Cheryl Crockett

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 18

Haiku #110

Hospital playground
Children hide, seek, run and play;
A nose presses glass.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 17b


Haiku #109

Wind-whipped flag
half-mast
steady rain.

by Cheryl Crockett
(inspired by Wylanda E Harris'
post in Mijikai Haiku on Facebook)

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 17 (#17a)


Haiku #17a
“I have to meet you!”
Says the fish, leaping upward.
Surface reflections.
by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 17a

Haiku #108

riverside
smooth stones
idle hands

by Cheryl Crockett

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 17

Haiku #107

Miraculous day
The best of humanity
Becomes commonplace.

by Cheryl Crockett

Monday, April 15, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 16

Haiku #106 

Boston Marathon
Again we reconsider
Our powerlessness.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 15a

Haiku #105

Mid-air collision
Pollen and mist fall to earth
All breathe easier.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 15 (#3a)


Haiku #3a Remix

Bare, brittle branches
Reach past spring's dawn horizon
To don new green clothes.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 15

Haiku #104

Yearly figures dance
They're not supposed to do that.
Tax form hangover.

by Cheryl Crockett

An on-line "paper" published this haiku!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 14

Haiku #103

Eyes point like daggers
At neighborhood dog walkers
Who don't pooper-scoop.

by Cheryl Crockett






Friday, April 12, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 13 (Extra)


Haiku #102

Shoes dangle overhead
After bloody turf wars
They are better off.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 13


Haiku #101

Lone shoe hangs from wires
Hung by urban enemies.
Marked territory.

by Cheryl Crockett


2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 12

Haiku #100

After the rainfall
Spring petals dust the pathway
Like scented snowflakes

by Cheryl Crockett

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 11

Haiku #99

High narrow pathway
Railings keep me from fainting
Breath-taking view

by Cheryl Crockett



Tuesday, April 9, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 10


Haiku #98

Cicadas so soon?
Give me all seventeen years
Or my money back!

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 9


Haiku #97

Watch dandelions
They change from yellow to white
When does that happen?

by Cheryl Crockett

Monday, April 8, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 8


Haiku #96

Cicadas! They're coming!
Their sound may be brief.
Then there's lots of sweeping.

by Cheryl Crockett
(6-5-6)

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 5

Haiku #93

Back yard tidy-up
Preparing for cicadas
When will I hear them?

by Cheryl Crockett

Sunday, April 7, 2013

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 7

Haiku #95

Outdoor exercise
Is highly underrated:
Urban adventure.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 6

Haiku #94

I told you Good-bye!
Why are you not gone by now?
Winter, LEAVE TODAY!

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 4 (Extra)

Haiku #92

Strap on your ice skates
Let's go make some figure eights
Next to forsythia.

by Cheryl Crockett
Haiku #92 (version 2)

Strap on your ice skates
Let's go make some figure eights
Under pink blossoms.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 4 (Bonus)

Haiku #91

Happy, sunny day
Maybe the old man will let
Children cross his yard.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 4

Haiku #90

Dandelions
Pretend to be flowers 
Until I start my mower.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 3

Haiku #89

Clearing my conscience
Fulfilling forgotten vows
I said I'd do what?

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 2

Haiku #88

She sent him away
But he did not want to go
Spring took Winter back.

by Cheryl Crockett

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ April 1

Haiku #87 (April 1, 2013)

Bunnies, chicks and fawns
are still quite adorable
near the empty tomb.

by Cheryl Crockett