This Year’s Been A Good’un Yawp

Preparing to yell
this year’s last yawp, I reckon:
“It’s been a good’un.”

My Pandemic Staying At Normal: IMprov Haiku

A golden-treed sunset; I yawp gratitude for my pandemic normal Every evening,
As the sun hides behind trees,
I yawp gratitude.

Good Dog Yawp: ImproVerse Haiku

Veruca was a good dog -- I honored her with a Yawp My evening yawp at/
the setting sun was his dog’s/
name. Veruuuuuuuuuuuuuuca! Peace.

Drowning Out Machines Yawp: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku

The machine next door/
grinds on and drones loudly, but/
my yawp drowns it out.

Yamping Missing Nature: ImproVerse Haiku

When you feel like you/
can’t yawp, then you need to get /
out in to Nature.

Yes, We Yawp. Free Verse

Their neighbor asked,
with a slight tone of criticism and consternation in his voice,
“Why do you yawp each evening
at the setting of the sun?”

To which she responded,
with a slightly bemused
yet amused smile:
“Why don’t you?”

–From the Wisdom of Marnie Lynn Kuhns

Here is a great scene about Walt Whitman’s Barbaric Yawp from Dead Poets Society. RIP WW and Robin.

We YAWP in thanks to God for the setting sun and the gifts of the day.

Twice-Told Sunset Lesson Told Twice: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku

Today my daughter texted me at about 4 p.m. to ask: “What does Grandpa always say about sunsets?”
(Answer: If you’re too busy to watch a sunset, you’re too busy!)
Ironically, later in the evening, I was outside working on finishing installing/repairing our new (to us) chicken coop. Suddenly, shortly after 8 p.m., I stood up and looked westward … and realized I’d missed most of the sunset. Weird that my daughter and I had JUST DISCUSSED that point … and I’d missed the lesson!
So I wrote this haiku:

Dont get too busy/
and forget to turn around
and watch the sunset.