tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58112222024-03-18T00:10:06.783-04:00But Wait, There's More!butwait.blogspot.com || At least one haiku I am comfortable sharing. Every day.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.comBlogger4875125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-36285563428990513072024-03-17T22:08:00.001-04:002024-03-18T00:09:06.133-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">cut back and unwind</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">last year's wisteria —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">make room for spring</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-54468177311849264212024-03-16T21:47:00.001-04:002024-03-16T21:47:04.659-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">memorial meeting —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">our stories tracing the shape</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">of the one we've lost</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e21307fd-7fff-cc57-e19d-fde95315e267"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #999999;"><i>(for GM)</i></span></span></p></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-1653639589399908202024-03-15T21:45:00.001-04:002024-03-16T21:46:25.533-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">fish crows overhead</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">crocuses underfoot</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">sunshine all around</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-21750814116858694022024-03-14T21:45:00.001-04:002024-03-16T21:45:47.032-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">more silver showing</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">with every haircut —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">senior discount</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-35815349445481562622024-03-13T23:06:00.000-04:002024-03-16T21:44:56.925-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">driftwood tangle —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the boys make a ship of it</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">using towels for sails</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ade1446a-7fff-050d-bbd8-f8dec2b51a44"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-76732053856939953402024-03-12T21:43:00.001-04:002024-03-16T21:44:24.719-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">bicycles waiting</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">for the garage door</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">to open again</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-47464792852013673322024-03-11T22:39:00.001-04:002024-03-12T12:40:52.081-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">today's howling wind —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">recycling</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the recycling</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-63781328618374059992024-03-10T22:40:00.001-04:002024-03-10T22:41:23.198-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">so windy today</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the soap bubbles</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">blew themselves</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-68530422611702963042024-03-09T22:11:00.001-05:002024-03-10T16:11:29.179-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the morning's first song —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">rasp of a red-winged blackbird</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">scraping the sky</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-18761764061992453272024-03-08T16:10:00.001-05:002024-03-10T16:10:52.901-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">all her recipes</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">meant for a full house —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">leftovers again</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-28401706660187201582024-03-07T16:09:00.001-05:002024-03-10T16:10:23.229-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">every morning</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">a green brighter than the last —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">late for work again</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-83083405485181593672024-03-06T22:52:00.004-05:002024-03-06T22:52:35.787-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">we look away </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">as if that will change something —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">spring's first mosquitos</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-20989341246617067782024-03-05T21:58:00.002-05:002024-03-05T23:13:02.714-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">grief's underground stream —</span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">all the places I expect</span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">and want to see her</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><span style="color: #999999;"><i>(for KD)</i></span></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-54709093362936611092024-03-04T23:16:00.002-05:002024-03-04T23:16:24.798-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">opening act —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">ground level check-in chirps</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">just before the song</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-87449154866341492232024-03-03T23:06:00.004-05:002024-03-03T23:06:47.307-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">stay up late with me —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">when we can't explain how we feel</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">we'll coin a new word</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-65383157202375797622024-03-02T23:05:00.001-05:002024-03-03T23:06:10.296-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">standing water</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">again in the old places —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I dream of swimming</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-90989080597106674342024-03-01T23:05:00.001-05:002024-03-03T23:05:41.554-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">background buzz —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the irretrievable pick</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">inside her guitar</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-17558202478834825832024-02-29T21:06:00.001-05:002024-03-01T21:06:43.188-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">winter melt —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">a steady drip down</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the back of my throat</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-48260576469888356522024-02-28T21:33:00.002-05:002024-02-28T21:33:20.974-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">weirdly warm weather —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I blush at even the idea</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">of her hands</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-55301883979749600652024-02-27T22:18:00.000-05:002024-02-27T22:18:04.883-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">rabbit tracks</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">in the snow by the maple —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">her loosely woven braid</span></span></p><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-77792445874613312262024-02-26T21:44:00.005-05:002024-02-27T22:18:37.804-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">r<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">adio buttons</span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">pre-set to the old songs —</span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">loyal listener</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-33957629229008478582024-02-25T20:26:00.001-05:002024-02-26T20:27:28.108-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">flash of a white wing</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">catching the last rays of sun —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">short-eared owl dazzle</span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8692cb86-7fff-f82c-d8a8-5375d5e0c092"><br /></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-49556888725356393392024-02-24T23:29:00.000-05:002024-02-24T23:29:02.525-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I open the door</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">to let in some moonlight —</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">the cold tags along</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-83933598674885918782024-02-23T22:29:00.001-05:002024-02-24T00:30:28.104-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">leaden sky</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">with the sun</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">trying to burn through</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811222.post-88636111088714481872024-02-22T23:08:00.002-05:002024-02-22T23:08:30.685-05:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">blue jays boxing out</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">as the iced-over bird bath</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">unfreezes at last</span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861427053408203618noreply@blogger.com0