tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post8918318008365034969..comments2023-09-26T06:10:33.629-05:00Comments on Keeping Up With The Smiths: Haiku TimeMiddle America Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03767308789325046736noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-21492628521150390862010-05-24T07:39:53.551-05:002010-05-24T07:39:53.551-05:00AP - I love yours! Good job :>AP - I love yours! Good job :>Middle America Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767308789325046736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-13398388489633016732010-05-23T18:36:00.422-05:002010-05-23T18:36:00.422-05:00I've been thinking about this one off and on f...I've been thinking about this one off and on for several days, mind you just a couple minutes each day. Now, I've found the time to actually send it. I really like Tommy's a lot. <br /><br /><br /> The Gaining of Years<br /><br />Many things have passed<br />Now, we can choose, play, relax<br />Sleep late, sip coffeeAunt Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095513684469512921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-51060266643513588732010-05-20T17:06:43.416-05:002010-05-20T17:06:43.416-05:00Thanks AJ. I love 'em!Thanks AJ. I love 'em!Middle America Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767308789325046736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-57180809977453056732010-05-20T12:11:11.652-05:002010-05-20T12:11:11.652-05:00Some more, saved from last year, this one is A. Pa...Some more, saved from last year, this one is A. Patty's<br /><br />light sprinkles dropping <br /> starry skies twinkling above<br /> my bed is calling<br /><br />Another of your dad's:<br /><br />tomato plants burst<br />from their damp seedling soil nest<br />showing their new leaves<br /><br />Hard to pick out one of your mom's. and hers are funny! Ya gotta love this one:<br /><br />It's hot sitting here<br />The air is still and yucky<br />Gotta do the wash<br /><br />We started getting better and better. We should not have quit. Okay, my last one, this one mine:<br /><br />The three-quarter moon<br />Beaming in a blurry glow<br /> Watching over usA.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05347071723336494146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-89870268789526779222010-05-20T12:00:16.727-05:002010-05-20T12:00:16.727-05:00Here's one of you dad's that I saved from ...Here's one of you dad's that I saved from last year, just so you know he really does get it.<br /><br />Hear the cricket Sing?<br />He plays his one evening song<br />Over and over<br /><br />We had a brief stint with daily haikus last year. Didn't last through the Spring! (That sounds almost Haiku-like.)A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05347071723336494146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-58349545949496795342010-05-20T10:46:55.888-05:002010-05-20T10:46:55.888-05:00When you take these home to T, be sure he knows th...When you take these home to T, be sure he knows that Papa knows his attempt is a poem and not a haiku . . . that he did this in jest!CaliforniaGrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137556336315915924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-78084253082585202922010-05-19T23:45:17.569-05:002010-05-19T23:45:17.569-05:00Good Job ladies! Dad, your poem is pretty good, bu...Good Job ladies! Dad, your poem is pretty good, but not a Haiku. I can't wait to get home and show these to T. He's so funny to watch 'cause he counts each syllable on by tapping his fingers to make sure that you did it right.Middle America Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03767308789325046736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-68985437795626436202010-05-19T17:10:57.565-05:002010-05-19T17:10:57.565-05:00Morning happiness
Caffe Latte in my cup
Cokie on...Morning happiness<br /><br />Caffe Latte in my cup<br /><br />Cokie on my lapA.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05347071723336494146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-33888886178168185572010-05-19T12:23:53.852-05:002010-05-19T12:23:53.852-05:00P.S. Thanks for the link back to the 2007 haiku bl...P.S. Thanks for the link back to the 2007 haiku blog post. I enjoyed another chuckle at your haiku attempt!CaliforniaGrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137556336315915924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-8225487124099024902010-05-19T11:11:05.583-05:002010-05-19T11:11:05.583-05:00This haiku stuff has me in a tizzy.
I just don’t g...This haiku stuff has me in a tizzy.<br />I just don’t get it, I guess.<br />It always comes out rhyming,<br />Even though I do my best.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380238003352811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10077195.post-44740282023802041872010-05-19T11:02:27.218-05:002010-05-19T11:02:27.218-05:00I'm not so hot at this . . . it never comes ou...I'm not so hot at this . . . it never comes out pretty! But here you are.<br /><br />So green are the trees<br />Our spring is finally here<br />But wait, it's too hot!CaliforniaGrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137556336315915924noreply@blogger.com