2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 28

Haiku #58
(Feb. 28, 2013) 

As one month ends,
I face my future challenges
More daily haiku.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 27

Haiku #57
(Feb. 27, 2013) 

February ends.
Chocolates chewed; petals fall.
Disenchanted princess.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 26

Haiku #56

(Feb. 26, 2013) 

Resisting change
While welcoming warmth
Spring comes soon.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2016 MAY 11 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

drought discussions end
another day of drizzle

rivers at flood stage

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku 

2016 MAY 10 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

children wish for sun

one more day of indoor play

river waters rise

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 09 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

midnight rainstorm

illuminated drops fall

headlights and roadspray

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 08 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

spring nest at sunrise

robin hatchlings lift their heads
the mother bird returns

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 07 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

maple leaves appear
concealing signs of winter

scent of azalea

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 06 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

rainy impatience

we wait for sunshine
while our gardens flourish

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 05 * #2016CEH

    Haiku

piercing soggy clouds
rays of sun deliver hope

reluctant skies relent

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 04 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

descending through mist

newly fallen raindrops dance

on top of puddles

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem #storm
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 03 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

Gray May skies
Persistent light rains

Sloppy wet galoshes

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 02 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

empty chocolate box

fallen dried petals swept away
disenchantment

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem #Valentines
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

2016 MAY 01 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

Sleet taps the window

That overlooks barren fields

Moon in cloud blanket.

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku

inspired by Stev Hep on Google+

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 23

Haiku #55
(Feb. 23, 2013) 

New way to haiku!
Electricity is out.
Use pen and paper!

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 22

Haiku #54
(Feb. 22, 2013)

Saturday night date
Stumbled in front of the bar.
Broken stiletto.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 21

Haiku #53
(Feb. 21, 2013) 

Staying up too late,
Eating snacks; watching TV.
Waiting for haiku.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 20

Haiku #52
(Feb. 20, 2013) 

Bags packed, early start
Good breakfast, clean clothes and shined shoes
Banana peel.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 19

Haiku #51
(Feb. 19, 2013) 

First signs of spring green
City people start gardens
Money changes hands.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 18

Haiku #50
(Feb. 18, 2013)

small velvet box
satin lining
good things come in black.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 17

Haiku #49
(Feb. 17, 2013)

Soup and warm blankets.
Antibiotics and tea
Empty tissue box.

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 16

Haiku #48
(Feb. 16, 2013)

One HAIKU, two HAIKU
Red HAIKU and blue… YOU too.
All we like FISH!

by Cheryl Crockett

#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 15

Haiku #47
(Feb. 15, 2013)

Spring comes to the wild
Baby deer and bunnies play.
Lions approach their snack.

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 14

Haiku #46
(Feb. 14, 2013)

Burdens discarded
Attention refocused
Ashes, wafers and wine.

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 13

Haiku #45
(Feb. 13, 2013)

Cupid plans his flight
Hopefuls get bulls-eye tattoos
And stand very still.

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem
#ValentinesDay #love

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 12

Haiku #44
(Feb. 12, 2013)

Abandoned graveyard
Overgrown with weeds and brush
Anonymous souls.

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

This haiku was inspired by James Walker’s
haiku, that was posted on the same day in the
Poet-a-tete Facebook Group:

“Forgotten in time”

Visitorless grave...
covered with dirt and all time...
Anonymous soul.

by James Walker

2016 JAN 31 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

Remote on the floor,

A child puts herself to bed

Without loving hugs.

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku 

2016 JAN 30 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

If I could find him

I'd ask about early spring

Groundhog vacation.

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem #haikuchallenge
#CherylsEverydayHaiku 

2016 JAN 29 * #2016CEH

       Haiku

Driver, you see me

Pedestrian in a crosswalk

What's your problem?

By Cheryl Crockett

#2016CEH #haiku #poem
#CherylsEverydayHaiku 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 11

Haiku #43 
(February 10, 2013)

Facing a deadline
Searching for words
Page fright

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 10 (BONUS)

Haiku #42 #NaHaiWriMo Day 10 Prompt: Garden
(February 10, 2013)

Paws move swiftly
Atop a tall wooden fence
Lowered hanging prey

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 8 (BONUS)

Haiku #39 #NaHaiWriMo Day 8 Prompt: Hike
(February 8, 2013)

Daily urban hike
Euphorious gratitude
Passing the graveyard

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 10

Haiku #41 
(February 10, 2013)

step off the scale
remember new year's promise
heart-shaped box

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 9

Haiku #40
(February 9, 2013)

Facing the headstone
She sobs, kicking mounded soil
Then wipes her lips.

by Cheryl Crockett
#grave #cemetery
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 8

Haiku #39
(February 8, 2013)

Saturday mourning
Woman sheds tears by a grave
Dark distant stranger.

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

This was re-mixed (reinterpreted) by
poet, Ed Bremson, on Twitter:

@EdBremson wrote:

by a grave
woman shedding tears
Saturday mourning

(after @poetatete)

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 7

Haiku #38
(February 7, 2013)

Laundered rag ready
Mother pours from a carton
Her toddler wiggles

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 6 (BONUS)

Haiku #37 #NaHaiWriMo Day 6 Prompt: Rice
(February 6, 2013)

Soft strategic steps
Sneaky, stealthy and silent
Feet on rice paper

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 6

Haiku #37
(February 6, 2013)

stealthy crayons
lowered into hell
a boy waits

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 5

Haiku #36
(February 5, 2013)

Full-length mirror
Oscillating fan
Beyonce' hair swish
Sprained my neck

by Cheryl Crockett
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 4

Haiku #35
(February 4, 2013)

Count your syllables
Five-Seven-Five is a "thing".
You cannot stop it.

by Cheryl Crockett
#575 #syllables
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 3 (BONUS)

Haiku #34 #NaHaiWriMo Day 3 Prompt: "Cheese"
(February 3, 2013)

I came teachable
You with knowledge
Now my cheese is missing.

by Cheryl Crockett
#WhoMovedMyCheese #motivation #senryu #humor
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 3

Haiku #34
(February 3, 2013)

I stand to my feet
And watch Sandy Hook kids sing
With tears in my eyes.

by Cheryl Crockett
#SandyHook #masacre #memorial
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem 

2013 ~ Cheryl's Everyday Haiku ~ February 2 (BONUS)

Haiku #33 
(February 2, 2013)

The groundhog's pardoned.
He did not see his shadow;
Therefore stays alive.

by Cheryl Crockett
#GroundhogDay
#1aday2013 #haiku #3YearOldPoem