Week 4 of NaHaiWriMo 2023

22. EVENING

first open the doors

letting the cool air inside —

then shut out the dark

23. VESPERS

Vespers, no —

I pray informally

any old time.

24. BEDTIME

elderly cat

inspects to make sure

I’m tucked in safe

25. ELEVENTH HOUR

my 83 years

feel lovely, but I wonder —

should I write faster?

26. MIDNIGHT SNACK

just one bite

of dark chocolate

before bed

*

if I can’t sleep

toasted raisin bread

and hot cocoa

27.  DEAD OF NIGHT / WITCHING HOUR / 

WEE SMALL HOURS.

second wind

I stay up ’til three

in secret

I like being

the only one awake

in the quiet 

28. THE LAST HOUR

friends tell me

that unconvincing lie:

plenty of time

*

the last hour but

so many books still to read –

and to write

Week 3 of NaHaiWriMo 2023

15. HAPPY HOUR

alone now

I raise a glass to you

happily

16. DINNER/SUPPER

‘Come to supper!’ —

puzzling ‘til we found

she meant dinner

(dinner: evening meal

supper: the snack before bed —

but in which country?)

17. GOLDEN HOUR / MAGIC HOUR

that long moment

when light intensifies —

just before dark

18.SUNSET

sunset —

the long night

stretches 

19. BLUE HOUR

the blue hour

the closing door 

the silence

20. TWILIGHT

interface

between light and dark —

space for magic

21. DUSK

gradual dusk —

the hills across the way

begin to dim

Week 2 of NaHaiWriMo 2023

8: ELEVENSES

time to stop

for a hard-earned cuppa —

elevenses

9: NOON:

midday pause —

a breath before afternoon’s

flattening heat

10: LUNCH

ladies who lunch –

I joined them after

widowhood

11: MIDDAY

walking away

casting no shadow —

disappearing

12: NAPTIME

my cat and me —

two old girls napping

together

13: TEATIME

hot scones, jam and cream —

not in sub-tropic summer

thanks very much!

14. AFTERNOON

afternoon rain

a hint of thunder —

don’t go out!

Week 1 of NaHaiWriMo 2023

OMG just realised it’s February — NaHaiWriMo month, which I usually participate in — and I could have been doing all my micropoems this month to those haiku prompts. OK, I’ll jump right in and catch up with what I’ve missed. (Confession: some are senryu.)

1: DAYBREAK

cooling air

after the long hot night —

brief rest

2: DAWN BIRDSONG

one magpie

sings in the dawn

briefly

3: CROWING ROOSTER

shrill call

of the rooster —

still dark

4: SUNRISE

sunrise —

my cat landing on the bed

informs me

*

sunrise —

I open one eye

and roll over

5: BREAKFAST

first of all

the morning coffee —

long and black

6: MORNING

pounding rain

suddenly interrupts

this hot morning

7: BRUNCH

out for brunch

before the day warms up —

old friends chat