Haiku Sticky #558

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Text:

three months to go...
fear neck and neck
with hope

Happy Haiga Day!

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Text:

heat wave

old cat appears

to have melted

Haiku Sticky #557

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Text:

Trump's death charts
one more elderly victim:
democracy

Happy Haiga Day!

I found a small bag of Barbie shoes the other day. It immediately made me wince. One of the most painful surprises is to step on a Barbie high heel. It is probably on a par with stepping on a LEGO.

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Text:

little ones at play

mothers warn them:
fashion is pain

no one listens
until the crippling
of their own feet

Haiku Sticky #556

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Text:

waiting...waiting...
promises of summer rain
...waiting...waiting...

Happy Haiga Day!

I join those who mourn the death of Rep. John Lewis. He was an inspiration and his words and actions will be long remembered.

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Text:

too many chickens

he preached instead
to a foul society

he found the fowl
might be better listeners
but the foul could be cleansed

Haiku Sticky #555

© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Text:

looking at graphs
Covid spikes, death stats

the other side of the coin

last night a tree frog
heard in my old city
neighborhood