the car too
is ready to travel
wind-blown leaf
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: garage
Category Archives: NaHaiWriMo
‘bird’s nest’ #26 February 2013
bird’s nest –
tangle of memories
in the closet
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: closet
‘unmade bed’ #23 February 2013
.
unmade bed
the chimney sweep avoids
my eye
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: Bedroom
‘cup of tea’ #22 February 2013
cup of tea –
gurgle of the living room
radiator
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: living room
‘how did the sea change’ #21 February 2013
how did the sea change
from wine-dark to turquoise?
paper boats
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: turquoise
‘early arrivals’ #20 February 2013
early arrivals
at the bus shelter
snowdrops
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: white
‘prayer’ #19 February 2013
prayer…
silence of ripe cornfields
against a blue sky
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: blue
‘the living wall’ #18 February 2013
.
the living wall around the cemetery all dried-up
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: green
‘contrails’ #16 February 2013
contrails –
the red vein on the white
of his eye
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: red
‘spring tides’ #15 February 2013
spring tides
the lifeboat crewman’s
hoarse voice
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: orange
‘Piraeus’ #14 February 2013
Piraeus –
glint of the sailor’s
wedding ring
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: harbor/port
‘in the shade’ #13 February 2013
in the shade
of the lemon tree
wild violets
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: shade tree
‘quicksilver through’ #12 February 2013
quicksilver through
mudflat creeks –
terns in flight
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: river
‘out of the woods’ #11 February 2013
out of the woods –
the flock of birdwatchers hunched
behind the fence
.
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: the woods
.
Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea
.
‘harvesting’ #10 February 2013
.
harvesting the quiet of the mussel beds
.
.
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: garden
.
Wells Harbour, Wells-next-the-Sea
‘fishing harbor’ #9 February 2013
.
fishing harbor –
where the glacier
melts
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: glacier
‘olive grove’ #8 February 2013
.
olive grove
the Cretan shepherd shares
his bread with me
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: hiking
‘supermarket aisle –’ #7 February 2013
.
supermarket aisle –
goat’s milk on the highest
——————————–shelf
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: milk
‘each grain’ #6 February 2013
.
each grain of truth (th)rice turned over
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: rice
‘roasting beetroot’ #5 February 2013
.
roasting beetroot —
from my daughter’s recipe
a dash of balsamic
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: vegetable
.
‘seeds of desire’ #4 February 2013
seeds of desire
the way grated nutmeg falls
on my plate
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: spice
‘fettuccini’ #3 February 2013
fettuccini
a girl asks if it means
little feta
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: cheese
‘egg and lemon soup’ #2 February 2013
egg and lemon soup
my family history
in the pot
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: eggs
‘paw prints’ #1 February 2013
paw prints
on the tablecloth –
marinara
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: pasta
‘a lifeline’ #31 January 2013
.
a lifeline follows the quiet path moss garden
.
‘one illusion’ #30 January 2013
.
one illusion after the next pond scum
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: animal
‘rain or shine’ #29 January 2013
rain or shine
a child is born
.
NaHaiWrimo prompt: rain
‘chrysanthemum moon’ #27 January 2013
.
chrysanthemum moon
who said I’m perfect
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: flower
‘a Thames ship’s bow wave’ #26 January 2013
a Thames ship’s bow wave
tosses and rolls the moored boats –
floating leaf
‘autumn river’ #25 January 2013
autumn river
I count the moonbeams
on his hair
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: Male
