Teacher

oldest teacher

in spite of her greying hair

you'd never guess

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

Hopeful

sunflower

face turned toward the east

hopeful

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

Relax

Flickr Creative Commons Photo

boiling water

tea leaves understand

relax

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

Unaware

Flickr Creative Common photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli

shagbark hickory 

unaware of scrambling squirrels 

crows stand guard 

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

Enough

candy maker

licks spoon, fills hundredth bag

craves popcorn

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

Old Chocolate

old chocolate

no longer melts well

tastes just fine

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

First Hard Frost

Unsplash photo by Autumn Mott

early morning walk

constant chatter of leaf-fall

first hard frost

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

If Truth Be Told

Unsplash photo by Charles Deluvio

I'm the type

who'd rather have dumplings

than blossoms

Issa, 1814

Unsplash photo by nabil boukala


I'm the type
who'd rather have breakfast
than cocktails

Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

I'm the type
who'd rather have sunflowers
than roses

Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

I'm the type

who'd rather have bikeways

than freeways

Mary Lee Hahn, 2017

I couldn't resist using Issa's haiku as a mentor text. It's so unlike any other Issa haiku that I've received in my email inbox via Daily Issa. 

What type are you? What can you learn about yourself through your "rather haves?"

How Airplanes Fly

Unsplash photo by Ross Parmly

How Airplanes Fly

Actually,
It's the wings!
Rushing air
Pushes up,
Lifts the wing.
Amazing -- it's
Not the
Engine that makes planes fly!


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2017