Haiku a Day

Sunday, December 31, 2017

December 31, 2017

Sun lights up mountain,
like a beacon to guide in
new year- hope anew.


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Labels: art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, haiku, micropoetry, Mount Baker, mountain, mountains, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, scenery, trees, Victoria, view, writer, writing

Saturday, December 30, 2017

December 30, 2017

What has a hole now?
Never-ending cycle of
laundry and mending.


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Labels: art, British Columbia, Canada, December, haiku, housework, kids, laundry, mending, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, sewing, Victoria, west coast, writer, writing, year end

Friday, December 29, 2017

December 29, 2017

Daylight or twilight?
Who can really tell what time
it is in winter.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:13 No comments:
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Labels: art, British Columbia, Canada, dark, daylight, December, haiku, micropoetry, nature, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, trees, twilight, Victoria, west coast, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, December 28, 2017

December 28, 2017

Post holiday binge
means something different to
all- and to me now.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 14:24 No comments:
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Labels: art, baking, binge, Christmas, cookies, dessert, food, haiku, holidays, homemade, micropoetry, new year, photography, poem, poetry, tea, winter, writer, writing, year end

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

December 27, 2017

Passionate red at
time of endless grey- gift from
my Amaryllis.


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Labels: amaryllis, art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, flowers, gardening, gift, haiku, holidays, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, Victoria, west coast, winter, writer, writing

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

December 26, 2017

We’re at the tail end
of Christmas, year- some embrace
it more than others.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 11:18 No comments:
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Labels: animal, animals, art, Boxing Day, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, deer, end, end of year, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, Victoria, west coast, winter, writer, writing

Monday, December 25, 2017

December 25, 2017

A Christmas surprise,
a winter wonderland- new
world for great and small.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 11:15 No comments:
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Labels: animal, animals, art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, cute, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, snow, squirrel, Victoria, west coast, winter, writer, writing

Sunday, December 24, 2017

December 24, 2017

Mount Baker, frosted,
glistens in distance- will we
have a white Christmas?


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:44 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, Christmas Eve, haiku, micropoetry, Mount Baker, Pacific Northwest, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, snow, Victoria, view, west coast, writer, writing

Saturday, December 23, 2017

December 23, 2017

Pirate octopus
gingerbread taunts me with sweet
tentacles-eat me!


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 15:33 No comments:
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Labels: art, baking, Christmas, cookies, cooking, creativity, dessert, food, gingerbread, gingerbread men, haiku, holidays, homemade, micropoetry, octopus, photography, poem, poetry, treats, writing

Friday, December 22, 2017

December 22, 2017

In time for Christmas
Red Lion Amaryllis
blooms- festive splendor.


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Labels: amaryllis, art, beauty, Christmas, December, flowers, gardening, haiku, holidays, macro, micropoetry, natural beauty, photography, plants, poem, poetry, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, December 21, 2017

December 21, 2017

Nothing feels more like
Christmas than decorating-
gingerbread creatures.


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Labels: art, baking, Canada, Christmas, cookies, cooking, dessert, food, gingerbread, gingerbread men, haiku, holidays, homemade, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, treats, writing, yum

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

December 20, 2017

Beautiful on the
outside, but fills me with dread-
must be Christmastime.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 10:43 No comments:
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Labels: art, Christmas, Christmas tree, Christmastime, crafting, crafts, decorating, decorations, flowers, haiku, holidays, ikebana, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, recycled, reuse, writing, zero waste

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

December 19, 2017

Amaryllis gives
splash of colour on grey day-
December scarlet.


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Labels: amaryllis, art, autumn, beautiful, beauty, Christmas, fall, flowers, gardening, haiku, holidays, macro, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, winter, writer, writing

Monday, December 18, 2017

December 18, 2017

Your hands and feet are
tiny, yet were much smaller-
baby less each day.


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Labels: aging, art, babies, baby, children, feet, haiku, hands, kids, micropoetry, mom, moms, mother, motherhood, parent, parenthood, photography, poem, poetry, writer

Sunday, December 17, 2017

December 17, 2017

Rice Krispies squares, curled
up by the fire, a rainy
night- sugar coma.


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Labels: art, baking, Canada, dessert, food, haiku, holidays, homemade, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, rice, Rice Krispies, Rice Krispies Squares, treats, winter, writer, writing

Saturday, December 16, 2017

December 16, 2017

Amaryllis bud
ventures to grasp meagre light-
winter solstice nears.


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Labels: amaryllis, art, bud, bulb, Canada, Christmas, flowers, gardening, haiku, light, micropoetry, photography, plant, poem, poetry, poetry blog, winter, winter solstice, writer, writing

Friday, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017

It’s too warm here for
flurries, so I’ll make my own-
let it snow, snow, snow.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 16:08 No comments:
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Labels: art, British Columbia, Canada, Christmas, crafting, crafts, creativity, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, sky, snow, snowflakes, Victoria, west coast, winter, writer, writing

Thursday, December 14, 2017

December 14, 2017

The tree lit up, small
consolation for endless
nights- winter waxes.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 20:14 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, beauty, Christmas, Christmas tree, decorating, fall, haiku, holidays, living tree, micropoetry, Norfolk pine, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, winter, winter solstice, writer

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

December 13, 2017

A fire doesn’t seem
right without a cat- miss mine,
substitutes don’t work.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:09 No comments:
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Labels: art, arts and crafts, autumn, cat, cats, crafting, crafts, creativity, fall, fire, grief, haiku, love, micropoetry, photography, poem, poetry, recycling, reuse, writer

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

December 12, 2017

Even dull parking
lots can lend a moment of
beauty- just look up.


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Labels: art, beauty, British Columbia, Canada, clouds, haiku, micropoetry, nature, parking lot, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, sky, trees, Victoria, Victoria General Hospital, west coast, writer, writing

Monday, December 11, 2017

December 11, 2017

Laundry is so much
more fun to do with someone
else- play hide-and-seek.


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Labels: art, babies, baby, children, chores, cute, haiku, housework, kids, laundry, micropoetry, mom, moms, mother, motherhood, parent, parenthood, poem, poetry, writer

December 10, 2017

Reading this sweet book
about kittens, by the fire-
life comes full circle.


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Labels: art, babies, baby, cats, children, children's books, haiku, kids, kittens, micropoetry, mom, moms, mother, motherhood, mum, parent, parenthood, poem, poetry, writer

Saturday, December 09, 2017

December 9, 2017

Dark early, gloomy
greys, Christmas creeping closer-
just craft yourself numb.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:29 No comments:
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Labels: art, autumn, Christmas, crafting, crafts, creativity, December, emotions, fall, grief, haiku, micropoetry, photography, poem, poet, poetry, poetry blog, winter, writer

Friday, December 08, 2017

December 8, 2017

Invisible loss
miscarriage is not to mute
crowd- empty wombs, words.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 13:01 1 comment:
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Labels: art, baby, death, embryo, fetus, grief, haiku, loss, love, micropoetry, miscarriage, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, pregnancy, writer

Thursday, December 07, 2017

December 7, 2017

Red poinsettia,
much needed colour in fall-
and holiday feel.


Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 14:35 No comments:
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Labels: art, beauty, Christmas, December, fall, flowers, gardening, haiku, holidays, micropoetry, photography, plant, poem, poetry, poetry blog, poinsettia, writer, writing

Wednesday, December 06, 2017

December 6, 2017

Partridge in a pine
tree nestles amongst sparkling
lights- a living tree.




Posted by April J.E. Gilliland at 12:27 No comments:
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Labels: art, Christmas, Christmas tree, decorating, decorations, haiku, holidays, living tree, micropoetry, Norfolk Island pine, Norfolk pine, ornaments, partridge, photography, pine, poem, poetry, poetry blog, tree, writer

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

December 5, 2017

Ready to embark
on a new adventure with
you- time is flying.


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Labels: adventure, art, babies, baby, food, haiku, highchair, micropoetry, mom, moms, mother, motherhood, mum, parent, parenthood, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, writer

Monday, December 04, 2017

December 4, 2017

Long nights, sun seldom
shines- we all miss the easy
summer days of play.


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Labels: animal, art, autumn, British Columbia, Canada, cute, fall, flowers, haiku, micropoetry, natural beauty, nature, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, squirrel, summer, Victoria, writer

Sunday, December 03, 2017

December 3, 2017

Afternoon stroll in
Père Lachaise Cemetery-
some peace in Paris.


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Labels: art, beauty, cemetery, Europe, France, graveyard, haiku, micropoetry, Paris, peace, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, travel, vacation, walk, writer

Saturday, December 02, 2017

December 2, 2017

Looking up, lion
greets me, sun in lapis sky-
Lisbon afternoon.


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Labels: architecture, art, beauty, buildings, city, Europe, haiku, lion, Lisbon, micropoetry, old photos, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, Portugal, summer, vacation travel, writer

Friday, December 01, 2017

December 1, 2017

More difficult than
being a trial lawyer-
reward much richer.


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Labels: art, baby, child, children, haiku, job, lawyer, micropoetry, mom, mother, mum, parent, photography, poem, poetry, poetry blog, recovering lawyer, self portrait, selfie, writer
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A haiku is a Japanese poem sometimes with the first line consisting of five syllables, the second of seven syllables, and the last line of five syllables.

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