It doesn’t matter/
who’s in power. They all do/
good and bad. Seek good.
—Post-election, pre-inauguration wisdom from the Old Woman of the Woods
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Righteous Anger Is Not Mine: Haiku
Righteous anger is/
what God can have and deal out./
I’m not Him. Love peace.
How And When Do We Recalibrate? Haiku
What if the Left is/
right, and good is bad? How do/
we recalibrate?
Swallowing That Black Pill: Revolutionary Haiku
Though that black pill is/
hard and bitter to swallow, /
I must have more faith.
Trump Haters Gonna Hate? Haiku
Now that Trump’s out of/
office, will his haters be
nice, kind and loving?
office, will his haters be
nice, kind and loving?
Government Falters Gardening Haiku
As the government/
falters, I’ll go out and plant/
my veggie Garden.
Tough It Out Poet: Revolutionary Haiku
Your back may scream in /
agony, but poetry /
needs to be written.*
(or)
screams to be written.
Earth + Us: Weeding Out the Bad to Find Treasures Haiku
Weeding out the bad/
that shouldn’t be there makes room/
for the good that should.
Morgen Stund’ Clear The Privet: Haiku
“Morgen Stund’
hat Gold in Mund!”
aka “I’m off to clear the privet!”
Earth + Us: Eco-Lessons from the Land
Lessons from the land, and what I’m learning
Six acres
of hardwoods,
cedars,
meadows,
wildflowers
thorns, thistles, briars and noxious weeds,
fields,
and a creek.
Ours,
yet not.
We are the stewards
of this land,
long ago nurtured by
and nurturing
indigenous peoples.
It is now our turn
to learn
and grow
with,
on,
and from;
to listen,
hear,
and respond,
so nature gets what she needs
as we give,
and receive in return.
[My wife wrote this piece about my efforts on the land, lessons from the land, and how we should treat nature: ]