Saturday, February 28, 2015

2015 January 27 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 27

    Haiku Poem


bus ride companion

we have a lot in common
didn't get his name


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#TrueStory #BusRide

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

2015 January 26 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 26

    Haiku Poem


Used to her absence

Some of his pain diminished
photo cut in half


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#breakup #selfie #loneliness

2015 January 25 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 25

    Haiku Poem


Your last words to me

"Forget all I ever said"
A door left ajar.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#breakup #lastwords

Monday, February 16, 2015

2015 January 24 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 24

    Haiku Poem


He hides in silence

Unsure how to say "good-bye"
Yellow rose petals


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#breakup #relationships

2015 January 23 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 23

    Haiku Poem


Valentine wishes

From a frustrated lover
"Now tell THEM I'm yours"


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#ValentinesDay

2015 January 22 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 22

    Haiku Poem


She walks home alone

Fierce gusts follow her inside
Draft under the door.

By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#winter #loneliness #cold

2015 January 21 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 21

    Haiku Poem


She puts the phone away

After reading his text
Then sings a love song.

By Cheryl Crockett 

#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#breakup #romance #heartbreak

Friday, February 13, 2015

2015 January 20 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 20

    Haiku Poem


Landslide victory

The president reminds us
Campaigns are over.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#Obama #StateOfTheUnion

2015 January 19 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 19

    Haiku Poem


Awards season starts

Nominees practice the face
"I'm happy for you!"


By Cheryl Crockett 

2015 January 18 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 18

    Haiku Poem


Wind chill refugee

Curled up on the sofa
Flannel touches skin.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#winter #weather #comfort

2015 January 17 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 17

    Haiku Poem


Exercise teacher

Comes to my side of the room
One perfect side lunge.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#exercise #workout #fitness

2015 January 16 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 16

    Haiku Poem


He professes love

She hides a painful secret
One eyelid twitches.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#Love #senryu #romance

Friday, February 6, 2015

2015 January 15 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 15

    Haiku Poem


Beautiful woman

A slight turn of his left hand

To hide the gold ring


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#senryu #flirtation #deception


2015 January 14 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 14

    Haiku Poem

Tap dance on one foot

I beat a path and kick walls
As the roach escapes


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#exterminator #TapDancer

Thursday, February 5, 2015

2015 January 13 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 13

    Haiku Poem


Without breath support

Long notes can go flat
Accidental-ly


By Cheryl Crockett


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#music #musictheory #humor

2015 January 12 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 12

    Haiku Poem


Insecurity

After a dotted half note

Quarter notes feel small


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#senryu #musictheory #music

2015 January 11 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 11

    Haiku Poem


Leaving the shower

On Tip-toe through her dark room
The bath towel falls.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#senryu #bathroom #humor

2015 January 10 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 10

    Haiku Poem


The quarter rest

In four four time signature
Sets a good example


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#music #senryu #musictheory

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

2015 January 09 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 09

    Haiku Poem


Panting quietly

A dog waits for food to fall
Peas in a child's hand.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#Family #dinner #petfood

2015 January 08 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 08

    Haiku Poem


Notes on a bass clef

Envy the ones above them
Two octaves higher


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2014 #haiku #poem
#musictheory #personification

2015 January 07 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 07

    Haiku Poem


First introduction

He imagines running his
Fingers through her hair


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#romance #loveatfirstsight

2015 January 06 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 06

    Haiku Poem


We make eye contact

Looking across the border
Found in translation


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2015 #haiku #poem
#Lostintranslation #bilingual
#eyecontact #borderpatrol



2015 January 05 * Cheryl's Everyday #Haiku * Day 05

    Haiku Poem


Battered and abused

She hides behind the guest bed.
Safest place for tears.


By Cheryl Crockett 


#1aday2014 #haiku #poem
#domesticviolence #women
#abuse