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friends haiku 3

one person walking on deserted pier with lighthouse at end

Friendships shift like sand But why wasn’t I prepared? Thought you’d stick around

Posted bypdrtz43May 16, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:friendship, haiku, loneliness, memories, musingsLeave a comment on friends haiku 3

Road warrior princess

traffic jam on highway at night

I used to be much braver than this Cruising the Dan Ryan, 80/94, or 295? Piece of cake Blasting some Bob Seger Not sure where that confidence disappeared to Most drivers freak me out now

Posted bypdrtz43January 7, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:memories, musingsLeave a comment on Road warrior princess

haiku 1128

Acting like a child, is that regarded as good? In our family, not…

Posted bypdrtz43November 28, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku, memories, musingsLeave a comment on haiku 1128

sisterhood

silhouette of bridge and sunset

When I read someone else’s memoirs of their sister, I run a mental commentary alongside their words. If this weren’t a library book, if it was my own paperback copy, perhaps I would scribble my reactions in the margins. Describing the author and her sister’s matching outfits in 1960s style, and recalling the fact thatContinue reading “sisterhood”

Posted bypdrtz43October 17, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:memories, memory, musings, sistersLeave a comment on sisterhood

haiku 96

watercolor illustration woman's face, sad expression

Rainstorms pouring down My eyes can’t imitate them Too dry for tears now

Posted bypdrtz43August 7, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:grief, haiku, memories, miss you, musings, sadnessLeave a comment on haiku 96

fireflies by any other name (haiku)

Statue of Liberty photo

Back home, lightning bugs appeared in droves, summer nights, on my fingertip.

Posted bypdrtz43July 30, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku, lightning bugs, memories, musingsLeave a comment on fireflies by any other name (haiku)

haiku bibliotheque

entrance to the New York Public Library

I don’t understand — it’s a building full of books — I can’t stay all day??

Posted bypdrtz43June 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:books, haiku, library, memories, musings, readingLeave a comment on haiku bibliotheque

haiku friday

rose with open book pages forming a heart

Do you think we are influenced most by the books that we can’t forget?

Posted bypdrtz43June 18, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:books, haiku, memories, musings, readingLeave a comment on haiku friday

haiku thursday

Alice in Wonderland: Alice stuck in the White Rabbit's house

You are good enough Don’t listen to the voices that say, “Keep dreams small.”

Posted bypdrtz43June 10, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku, limiting beliefs, memories, musings, overcomeLeave a comment on haiku thursday

scars

peeling paint on wood

A badge of honor Remnants of what you’ve battled Mem’ry evident

Posted bypdrtz43April 24, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:haiku, memories, musings, scarsLeave a comment on scars

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