The Alphabet Haiku Project - Part 2

 See my previous post for an explanation of this project and A-J

Enjoying Home in Retirement

Kiss

Dad’s lips on her cheek

Before he left for his day—

Love struck a sweet pose.

Laughter

The walls hold echoes

Of joy couched in merriment

Generously spread.

Moonlight

Silver night halo

Lends a note of gentleness

During sleepless hours.

Noodles

Smooth and slippery fare

To stretch one chicken for all;

Smack your lips—it’s gone!

With My Grandson Adrian at My Mom's

   Organ

   Play a hymn or two

   Making music for us all

   At the end of day.

   Piano

   “Winter Wonderland”

   A tune plunked out at Christmas

   And all year long too.

 

Quiet

Please don’t make a peep

When your father needs to sleep—

Truck driver’s schedule!

Roses

Mom and Her Morning Glories

Garden hybrids bloom—

Climbing red and yellow tea,

And old-fashioned pink.

Strawberries

Shortcake―end of May

Evening meal fresh baked today;

Juicy, red, and sweet.

Trees

Tall, green, wispy, new,

Always finding one to plant—

Shade against the sun.

Universe

God made all you see

And all that lies beyond it—

Do tell Him “thank you!”

On a Visit to the Shenandoah Valley in 2009

Valentine

A day to wear red

And share little candy hearts

And give friends a card.

Woman

“Wonder” doesn’t tell

All the things she does so well

With shining, dark eyes.

eXtra

Why give a little

When you should present your best

And pass life’s great test!

Grandson Josiah and Great-Granddaughter Daisy at Mom's Funeral

Young

The years don’t matter

When your heart is always free

To grow and just be.

Zoo

Busy days at home

With the chimps and imps and all

Life was such a ball!

The use of the alphabet as a rubric for writing, ordering thoughts or information, memorizing, games, and so on is an ancient, honored pattern. In the Old Testament certain chapters of books had verses that began with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, such as Psalm 119 and 145, and Proverbs 31:10-31. 

This device can also be considered a poetic way of saying that a total coverage (or overview) of the subject is being offered. I hope my little haiku alphabet project has given you a lovely overview of who my mother was.