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Friday, March 8, 2019

The Women Who Made Me Who I Am

The women who made me who I am
gave each other home perms
led Cub Scout dens and Brownie Scout troops
grew asparagus for the challenge of it
ran the swimming pool and coached the swim team.

The women who made me who I am
opened businesses
drove tractors
canned pickles
read voraciously.

The women who made me who I am
put meals on the table
put kids to bed
put petunias in the planter
put family first.

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Today

"The secret of happiness is low expectations."

in Unsheltered, by Barbara Kingsolver. Chapter 17

Today

Today I allow myself to say
it's too cold to go outside.

Instead, I watch the sky
through my window,

imagine the knife blade breeze
that stirs winter-bare branches,

and lie like a cat with the patch of sun
moving slowly across me; time measured in warmth.

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

Postcard Haikus

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Unique

Flickr Creative Commons Photo by Paul Horner

one dandelion

endless expanse of green lawn

unique is lonely

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019

Monday, December 31, 2018

A TRIO FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

A TRIO FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

hark back

(@MerriamWebster word of the day today)

flip through old calendar

new blank replacement

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

New Year's Eve rain

desperate refugee is trapped

mouse in the attic

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

gusty wind

unraked leaves switch yards

vagabonds

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

AFTER A DAY-LONG MARATHON OF GRADING

procrastination

sooner or later you pay

in this case...today

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Time

past meets present

decorations on the tree

time flows two ways

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

School Work

Photo via Unsplash

Christmas Day school work

piles sorted, dross recycled

enough for today

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Monday, December 24, 2018

Full Moon

Photo via Unsplash

full moon

not a star, not in the east

still glorious

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Sunday, December 23, 2018

You will find me

today you will find

notebook, pencil, Christmas tree

cup of tea and me

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

In her Solstice post, Amy LV invited readers to borrow the line, "You will find me." So I did.

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Shut Off My Internal Alarm Clock, Please

why can't I sleep in

longest night of the year

cats have all the fun

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Friday, December 21, 2018

Solstice

Photo via Unsplash

how can Earth orbit

when all revolves around me

preadolescence

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Cutting Snowflakes

I can't believe I took pictures of the mess...but not the finished flakes!

folding thirds is hard

but opening the snowflake

reveals magic

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Priorities

Photo via Unsplash

pruney fingers

almost ready for Solstice guests

school work waits again

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

I'm Already Late So I Might As Well Sing!

Photo via Unsplash

train blocks the crossing

Christmas carol sing along

merry and bright

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Haiku-ish

Photo via Unsplash

avocado toast

(practice mindfulness)

four days until winter break

(sipping my hot tea)

new student today

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

And for the other side of the story, this beautiful response haiku by Amy LV:

Honey Nut Cheerios

(a little scared)

four days until winter break

(drinking orange juice)

will my new teacher be kind?

©Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, 2018

Monday, December 17, 2018

Last Luminaria

six a.m.

the last luminaria

shines bravely on

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Holiday Decorating

micromanager

big job needs supervision

until - yawn - nap time

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

lights and ornaments

evergreen visitor holds

childhood memories

©Mary Lee Hahn, 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

A Visit From Poets!

My class was lucky enough today to visit with Irene Latham and Charles Waters via Zoom! What a generous gift of time for Irene and Charles to answer the students' questions.

Here are two found #haikuforhope from their talk:

nothing will change if

we shut our mouths and refuse

to talk about race

(Irene's words)

writing

is telling

the truth

(Charles' words)