First Half of May’s Haikus

5/1/2012
A month’s worth is shorn
Cycle of four weeks again
Soon the need will end

5/2/2012
Sleep used to elude
Now comes fast to carry me
You’re the antidote

5/3/2012
Postponing the new
Keeps the future far away
Only for moments

5/4/2012
When we were children
Our youthful exuberance
Invincible shield

5/5/2012
As we grew older
Foolishness opens our eyes
A Buddha is lost

5/6/2012
When late nights creep up
I welcome them with gusto
More time together

5/7/2012
I’m often surprised
When you seem to read my mind
I’m a simple read

5/8/2012
Together we move
Harmonies in the background
Possibilities

5/9/2012
Is the new normal
Infernal headaches that sting?
Frustrated today

5/10/2012
Wasting time with you
It’s an investment in life
Practice for heaven

5/11/2012
Some powerful words
From a leader can mean much
Equality soon

5/12/2012
Running with the wind
Towards a spot to meet you
Such great incentive

5/13/2012
On this Mother’s day
I’m still baffled by anger
Where did that come from?

5/14/2012
Their eyes full of fear
They know to be nice and smile
It is just business

5/15/2012
Streams converge swiftly
A river grows towards the sea
Our canoe ready

Second Half of April Haikus

4/16/2012
Tears ran down their cheeks
Feeling slighted, no reason
I’m a therapist?

4/17/2012
During those late nights
When the travel interferes
Rescue me again

4/18/2012
My head surrounded
By impenetrable fog
Will there be an end?

4/19/2012
At the pool we stay
While my spirit does rebound
Your laughter cures it

4/20/2012
In the sun we move
Towards a new adventure
Time to let it go

4/21/2012
While eating dinner
The thought comes to me in waves
When will time be right?

4/22/2012
Waves crash over us
Playing as if we’re children
The truth of our life

4/23/2012
Warm hand caresses
When the cold descends on me
Green eyes shine like stars

4/24/2012
The Strange Museum
Where my words sit bare, alone
May your eyes bless them

4/25/2012
La vida normal
Encuentra una gran verdad
Todo es nuevo

4/26/2012
To open my eyes
And see your beautiful face
A blessed man, I am

4/27/2012
A simple comment
Knowledge deeper than mere rote
Your brain astounds me

4/28/2012
Searching for meaning
In the sweet chaos of life
An eye for detail

4/29/2012
Your knife deftly cuts
Heat transforms flavors quickly
Your skills sustains us

4/30/2012
Duty comes calling
Lovingly, you support me
Your patience abounds

First Half of April Haikus

Last month one of my readers suggested I break my monthly summary of daily haikus into two. Here are the April 1st to April 15th haikus.

4/1/2012
The streets of our town
Lost the meaning they once had
Forgive me, my friend

4/2/2012
Flowers bloom in Spring
Life swells green below our feet
Vibrations of life

4/3/2012
Your laughter warns me
Like a meditation bell
To appreciate

4/4/2012
When you say my name
My heart soars above it all
You catch me grinning

4/5/2012
I love to watch when
Your hands dance as you speak
You are not Latin?

4/6/2012
Chasing history
Has never been this much fun
Are you surprised too

4/7/2012
Car rides together
When you break into a song
Are a dream to me

4/8/2012
When it is all done
What makes a true holiday
But your hand in mine

4/9/2012
Sometimes I am scared
That the ringing in my ears
Becomes all I know

4/10/2012
What a silly pup
You brighten every morning
With your carefree ways

4/11/2012
I run to stay fit
The truth is much more than that
It’s meditation

4/12/2012
People make choices
How do they arrive to them?
No one is the same

4/13/2012
Pressure in my head
Threatens to rip it open
Make too much of it

4/14/2012
From the other room
I hear you tell life stories
It’s a symphony

4/15/2012
I irritate you
I never mean to do so
Can you forgive me?

February Haikus

2/1/2012

When you headed out

I fell back to sleep quickly

Think you could wake me?

 

2/2/2012

Of all the things said

You always know how to soothe

And make it all right

 

2/3/2012

What were you dreaming?

You moved slowly but peaceful

Have you remembered?

 

2/4/2012

Come closer, it’s time

To tell us the assembled

Mean or happy thoughts

 

2/5/2012

In the light of day

My dreams come true every day

Life is as it should

 

2/6/2012

I read a fortune

Get what you deserve, it said

Lost or meaningless?

 

2/7/2012

In the cold winter

Thoughts rattle around my brain

Without ways to grow

 

2/8/2012

Words are tricky tools

Once wielded in abandon

Upon a poor fool

 

2/9/2012

A day in advance

Time ebbs and flows like water

I am quite confused

 

2/10/2012

Became a new boy

Lost in the woods near his home

Convinced day is night

 

2/11/2012

That day in my mind

I cannot ever forget

Would you be able?

 

2/12/2012

Never to forget

Find ways to always be close

My love, me and you

 

2/13/2012

Way out there, ahead

You smile broadly at how we’ve

Discovered our truth

 

2/14/2012

Me and you are here

And we come closer each day

Gave of each other

 

2/15/2012

Me and you are there

Everything around us knows

Back there they’re waiting

 

2/16/2012

And at the center

More of our lives will be there

How sweet it all is

 

2/17/2012

Can you understand?

I keep running out of words

Ever is just now

 

2/18/2012

Repay what you owe

This day and always, we must

Debt is not comfort

 

2/19/2012

Teach me how to dream

Me in the clouds near your soul

To rise above all

 

2/20/2012

Accept what happens

What doesn’t kill you makes you strong

We are our own proof

 

2/21/2012

Have you said goodbye

Without feeling sense of loss

Examining life

 

2/22/2012

It all reminds me

To be present in now lest

Death breaks us apart

 

2/23/2012

Show me your desires

Me? I only have the one

How do you not know?

 

2/24/2012

To know what is next

Be it tomorrow or not

Myself and yourself

 

2/25/2012

And in the sole end

Just what we have now it can

Be more than everything

 

2/26/2012

Love is what makes us

Me, you, our whole family

The truth is simple

 

2/27/2012

Way in the future

Only the Fates know what’ll be

You know my full hope

 

2/28/2012

Can time wait enough?

Love drives all our desires

Me and you and who?

 

2/29/2012

Hold me tightly, please

My world spins so very fast

Hand steady on mine

January Haikus

1/1/12
On those restful days
When we do nothing at all
I feel we connect

1/2/12
I like our ritual
Even when you’re not around
Just coffee binds us

1/3/12
Cold has descended
To remind us it’s winter
How odd weather is

1/4/12
Tell me what you need
I’ll do my best to serve you
I am truly yours

1/5/12
Coming home so late
Disrupts the rhythm we have
I love your patience

1/6/12
Yes you wanted cake
And in a flurry it came
Fastest cake ever

1/7/12
Another road trip
Our only goal is sharing
and maybe some food

1/8/12
Your hand on my chest
Soothingly you say “relax”
The world stops for you

1/9/12
It’s time to prepare
As we go on a journey
To visit your world

1/10/12
The thought of flying
Never occurs to me here
It’s drug addled brain

1/11/12
Politics aside
Republicans disgust me
It is their dead eyes

1/12/12
True friends are comfort
There’s no judgement, only this
Shared love experience

1/13/12
A day of stories
Families are such fodder
A fascination

1/14/12
When I look at you
It’s the sense of home you bring
That keeps me happy

1/15/12
You don’t dance, you say
But I see you every day
All you do is dance

1/16/12
Your face glows brightly
Your touch heals the deepest wounds
Your lips sweet reward

1/17/12
Sleep comes to take me
I’m aware of you near me
I rest easily

1/18/12
It’s a mystery
How these past few years have flown
Yet time isn’t enough

1/19/12
It’s a dream come true
But it’s a reality
That I never dreamt

1/20/12
It’s the ease of it
How our togetherness flows
Even miles apart

1/21/12
More time for just us
We are deliciously trapped
Snow covers outside

1/22/12
Awareness alone
Improved my outlook on life
Wise one, I thank you

1/23/12
Never be alone
I am always in your soul
Just reach out to me

1/24/12
Days pass and we build
Without knowing our love grows
We get closer still

1/25/12
Yesterday a dream
Today nothing but heaven
Tomorrow all hope

1/26/12
Pensive I see you
You tap your foot to a beat
That only you hear

1/27/12
Reach out to me now
Hold me close I cannot sleep
I’m restful awake

1/28/12
Another morning
That was priceless in my book
You’re the one for me

1/29/12
Can’t remember when
The thought first came to my mind
Very glad it did

1/30/12
How quiet it can be
But I haven’t known silence
Remind me of it

1/31/12
Truth is always here
None of us can hide from it
Just let it happen

December Haikus

12/1/11
December is here
With freezing temperatures
And festive spirit

12/2/11
Your lips I dream of
Even when they’re within reach
Sweetest sweet I know

12/3/11
Being near you each day
I’m filled with inspiration
To be the best man

12/4/11
It’s early Sunday
We are sitting side by side
I love watching you

12/5/11
Today in traffic
Suddenly I was cut off
I calmly forgave

12/6/11
The feeling of dread
Autumn always seems to have
Winter’s cold wipes clean

12/7/11
No matter what’s done
I cannot elude a cold
Each year at this time

12/8/11
I am always struck
By the patience you posses
You’re ever loving

12/9/11
You feed my body
It is my soul you nourish
With your loving food

12/10/11
Popular adage:
“Charity begins at home”
You bring it to life

12/11/11
He shows up sometimes
To remind me of “could be”
My own flesh and blood

12/12/11
Holiday season
Wasn’t like the rest of the year
With you it’s year round

12/13/11
To give you credit
For my own success at work
Is imperative

12/14/11
It’s interesting
How tactile focused you are
It’s delicate love

12/15/11
Some forget kindness
When dealing with those close by
That is never you

12/16/11
Yes, you were bothered
By today’s activities
But I’m proud of you

12/17/11
Your hands gesturing
Hold my eyes captive, bewitched
Enamored in time

12/18/11
Time slips away quick
But I hope there’s enough nows
To last forever

12/19/11
Sweet kisses from you
Envelope my whole being
Like nothing else can

12/20/11
Your very actions
Write a poetry unmatched
By any writer

12/21/11
Embrace me today
I feel a torrent of doubt
Remind me of us

12/22/11
When you are amused
The light is sharper, brighter
For you are the source

12/23/11
No one has to ask
Generosity abounds
When you’re here with me

12/24/11
It’s what you’ve shown me
Family is important
Your love astounds me

12/25/11
The future’s open
But it all scares me sometimes
Don’t want to ruin it

12/26/11
I’d have never thought
Home to be anywhere else
But it’s always you

12/27/11
Many words arise
When I’m thinking about you
But all lead to love

12/28/11
Ask me what I want
There’s nothing more to say
But your lovely name

12/29/11
Now happens again
I can’t get enough of it
It’s featuring you

12/30/11
Days may pass quickly
Becoming a masterpiece
Our lives together

12/31/11
Year’s nearly over
Maybe just another day
Excuse to hold you

October Haikus

Since my birthday in August, I set out to write a haiku everyday. Here are my October Haikus.

October Haikus

10/1/11
Tinges of summer
Left in the air, for you to
Humor me again

10/2/11
When our cozy bed
Only has you within it
Does it feel empty?

10/3/11
Are these verses trite
Do they tell you anything?
Do they just bore you?

10/4/11
A filling vessel
Growing in size everyday
It’s your love inside

10/5/11
Close to tears sometimes
Emotions do multiply
No rhyme and no reason

10/6/11
Roads lead us somewhere
The future spans well ahead
Hoping that it waits

10/7/11
Yesterday you died
The sadness surprises me
For I didn’t know you

10/8/11
Two days in a row
Allow death to the forefront
Goodbye Ireland dear

10/9/11
Above the low clouds
I feel like I’m in heaven
For I’m next to you

10/10/11
All the simple things
Acquire infinite meaning
When you are present

10/11/11
Best way to relax
Spending a long night with you
A heaven on earth

10/12/11
When you aren’t looking
I wonder about focus
With me you look ahead

10/13/11
Platitudes abound
Charity begins at home
You make it real

10/14/11
Returning back home
The happiest time of day
You are there waiting

10/15/11
A monochrome world
Infused with perfect color
In red you arrived

10/16/11
Simple household tasks
Now steeped in endless meaning
For the care you bring

10/17/11
Yes, in a month’s time
I will read this very line
Having seen old Spain

10/18/11
It is not game time
Ideas are required
Still love is the prime

10/19/11
We waited all night
People were angry for it
You made it all love

10/20/11
Do you see through me
When I’m blinded with despair
As when I’m in love

10/21/11
Emotions come forth
When faced with utter beauty
Traveling through ages

10/22/11
At the second pass
The power of ages past
Again overwhelms

10/23/11
Up high in the clouds
As natural now with you
As being home talking

10/24/11
When toiling the fields
Was the way of working men
Politics matter?

10/25/11
“Communication
Always leaves me incomplete”
The boys said it once

10/26/11
Your laugh echoes deep
My heart rejoices above all
You just smile again

10/27/11
And I grow nervous
When all upcoming events
Come to the forefront

10/28/11
You again soothe me
With all your words and your touch
You are all magic

10/29/11
You my special star
Appear in my dreams again
In life and in sleep

10/30/11
I have erred, I know
Please do not let go off me
You’re the air I breathe

10/31/11
In just a few hours
I’ll be where my ancestors
Struggled for eons

August and September Haikus

Haiku Everyday

8/15/2011
A delicious time
That moment when it strikes you
Laugh in abandon

8/16/2011
When I have to rant
You lovingly assure me
That all is not lost

8/17/2011
Even when away
You are thinking about us
How we can be close

8/18/2011
When you are playful
You remind me how serious
I thought you were once

8/19/2011
Holding you so close
Feels like the world unending
You are start and end

8/20/2011
Remember the night
When we were close yet
Thousand miles apart

8/21/2011
Seeing things anew
Your eyes show me more, as I
Get to live again

8/22/2011
Show me what you want
Your gentleness inspires
The night is for us

8/23/2011
Guide my hand, oh Lord
For I want to be the man
That she sees in me

8/24/2011
When you were a child
Did you imagine me here?
Your world is mine now

8/25/2011
Even in silence
We still talk to each other
A waive or smile

8/26/2011
Beautiful face
Curls framing such a smile
Love anew each day

8/27/2011
Your fingers curling
Around the steering wheel
We move through space

8/28/2011
Nervous meeting her
Your friend from long time ago
Not sure the reason

8/29/2011
Hurling through the sky
Has only been fun with you
What’s it about you?

8/30/2011
Home is not a place
It’s nothing less than just you
You are frowning now

8/31/2011
End of the month now
Away from you for hours
Feels like a small death

9/1/2011
In a scale to ten
You are a gazillion
I pick I’m the judge

9/2/2011
I love to watch you
At night sleeping and dreaming
I’m the luckiest

9/3/2011
Astounded by the
Observations you make
It’s a sexy brain

9/4/2011
A calm radiates
As your hands glide over me
Body soul soothing

9/5/2011
We walk hand in hand
Down the crowded city streets
All can see, I’m yours

9/6/2011
When I hold you tight
It’s not that I am clinging
I’m recording life

9/7/2011
Such serenity
Existing within our home
Oh awaken one

9/8/2011
What did you see there?
You drifted, looking away
Such green eyes I thought

9/9/2011
A long night away
Turns into a fun escape
White Mountains ahead

9/10/2011
We went in circles
But as always seemingly
The right direction

9/11/2011
I worried all night
Was it a restful night then,
In cold mountain air?

9/12/2011
“I love you” I say
Words are so inadequate
How can I tell you?

9/13/2011
A unit we form
In repose and in response
To a world of hurt

9/14/2011
Words invigorate
Arriving at mid-morning
And carry me home

9/15/2011
Five seven five verse
Written daily for a month
All for you to read

9/16/2011
When patience knocks
You invite her for coffee
Visit as needed

9/17/2011
Silliness abounds
A force that sustains our life
But yields to our love

9/18/2011
Our journeys become
A way to be together
But always be home

9/19/2011
The city noises
Filter up to our small room
It’s good to be home

9/20/2011
An off-Broadway play
Feels just like one in High School
Were we really there?

9/21/2011
Do you enjoy cabs?
If we lived here I’d be broke
Some way to travel

9/22/2011
Each moment stays fresh
Like it’s to be lived anew
When you are around

9/23/2011
Deftly your hands move
Dance not choreographed
Magic in motion

9/24/2011
When did I last say
That you have been my savior
It has been too long

9/25/2011
I’m much more in now
Since you came into my life
Don’t tell the Buddha

9/26/2011
I’m in awe of you
Is there a thing you can’t do
I bet you’ll speak Greek

9/27/2011
Some days get away
The unimportant takes over
I should stop and write

9/28/2011
The crisp autumn air
Brings me a sense of decay
Your love removes it

9/29/2011
While on the drive home
The anticipation starts
When I think of you

9/30/2011
I can be too much
But your patience with me
Makes me so thankful