Winter Storm Psyche-Out #2

Travel plans foiled
Green and gold fans trapped in cheese
state. Hitchhike to Texas.

Dreamin' & Schemin'

Tropicalia
Brazil travel dreams, beaches
Amazon waters

Masquerade #1

Mask preparation
White and bright-colored feathers
Glue gun glitter dots

Dating Online #5

Easy listener
Leather jacket strut, nice lips
Wisconsin native

Spouts Do the Body Good

Sprouts with vinegar
Peppery, salty, sour
Bracing winter food

The Oscars

Oscar list released
King's Speech, Natalie Portman
Haven't seen those films

Afternoon Lull

Late noon food coma
Hope I'm not drooling, nodding
off, someone pinch me

Working

Early morning bells
Frosty airplane departure
Sunshine above clouds

Packers/Bears Game

our Wisconsin "moms"
made trays of wings and chili
share with stragglers all

Snowfall #2

Negative seven degrees.
Snow falls, sparkling like glitter.
Full moon. Quiet streets.

Chinese New Year #1

dropped fortune cookie
cracked on the kitchen tile
fortune still valid?

Compassion

compassion blossoms
in a blink, dark brown branches
contrast hearty blooms

Simple Pleasures #7

Etruscan steam bath
twinkling stars, humidity
enjoy corporate perks

Restfulness

I'm about ready for
an everything hiatus
call me in the spring

Snowfall

shoveling the street
seems a waste of energy
plows come through, ya know

January Distractions

Sunday matinee
sweeping corners squeaky clean
pack Christmas decor

Old Fashioned Cold Weather Activities

Wisconsin sports teams
football, basketball winners
fierce camaraderie

Simple Pleasures #6

cozy warm slippers
lay in waiting at the door
toasty feet matter

Empathy #2

grief's effects flummox
an observer of mankind
unpredictable

Happy Birthday, Liz!

genuine surprise
never had birthday party
impromptu dance fest

Dance Your Heart Out

floor-bouncing rhythm
kinetic intelligence
dance party mash-up

Brrrrrrrrr

Set cozy long johns
Perpetual warm slippers
Two wooly sweaters

100th Haiku

crafted with care, juice
creativity daily
personal milestone

Empathy #1

grandiloquence
can't camouflage a certain
life fragility

Winter #7

winter snow dust haze
hot pink flame on horizon
sun under blanket

Run #5

lifetime shift: distance
instead of minutes. training
program, goals lengthen.

Kittysitting #2

little kitty mind
meld. morning purring fuzz ball
tiny cup of food

Competitive Reader

library book deadline
one-hundred pages a night
fiction page-turner

Sunday Television

glowing jellyfish
adaptable universe
future of protein?

For Ladies of the North

latent conundrum:
how to rock a stocking cap
and not ruin hair

New Years Eve

like Miami Vice
white suit, flash dance. Sushi craft
project with good friends.