The park maintenance man
approaches the locked restroom,
carrying a blowtorch.
Posted in Haiku, Monday, Poetry | Tagged fire vs. ice, freezing temperatures, Green Lake, public restrooms, Sorry closed due to ice | Leave a Comment »
Wait. I’m in a house
with free HBO and I’m
reading a book?
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Saturday | Tagged nanny perks, premium cable | Leave a Comment »
An employed freelance
writer closely resembles
an unemployed person.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Thursday | Tagged 1099 form, bowl of cereal, coffee shop, comfortable, headphones, hot bath, laptop, ratty cardigan, slippers | 1 Comment »
Clear blue sky buzzing
with bright sun all birthday long.
(Seattle, is that you?)
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Wednesday | Tagged 27, I almost didn't recognize you., Pacific Northwest weather, sunglasses, winter birthday | 1 Comment »
Full white moon bleaches
our skin tones, sets the stage for
a cold, clean break.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Tuesday | Tagged cold, moon, white, clean, break, SEATAC Airport, insomnia, oxymoron | Leave a Comment »
Kate sends me into
her dark backyard to pick two
sprigs of rosemary.
Posted in Haiku, Monday, Poetry | Tagged chickpea soup, fresh herbs, Good Egg Seattle, Italian food, no flashlight, stumbling, worth the trouble | 2 Comments »
Under my windshield
wiper: a parking ticket?!
Phew. A yellow leaf.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Sunday | Leave a Comment »
Late night car crash. Two
men exchanging legal info.
Seems like a break-up.
Posted in Friday, Haiku, Poetry | Tagged 1:00 a.m., Fremont, hood of the car as a flat writing surface, insurance, semi truck, Volvo | Leave a Comment »
Man in elevator
carries pie crust and garlic.
“Oh, making garlic pie?”
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Thursday | Tagged joke in an elevator, open 'til 6 on Thanksgiving Day, QFC, strangers, Wallingford | Leave a Comment »
Eliminated
in round one was worth Blair telling
me, “Girl, you got robbed!”
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Wednesday | Tagged Blair also won the haiku slam., Blair is a giantly talented poet., Blair was the night's feature poet., Haiku D'etat, Seattle Poetry Slam | 2 Comments »
Insurance form reads:
“Not Married, Never Married”
just to be real clear.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Tuesday | Tagged American Family Insurance, disambiguity, marital status, specific, Thanks guys. | Leave a Comment »
There’s a cat on my
bed! And we don’t have a cat!
Time to invest in screens.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airing out the room, leapt out window, life lesson, neighbor's cat, startled, surprise visitor | 1 Comment »
Say “Hi” to a gal on
the street. She frowns, stares at me.
It’s good to be home.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Sunday | Tagged Seattle Freeze, strangers, unrequited kindness, Wallingford | 3 Comments »
Moving furniture
alone, I think of that one
Rescue 911.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Saturday | Tagged big bed, close call, light fear, reality-based television, Rescue 911, small person, William Shatner | Leave a Comment »
Still unsure which light
switch controls which light fixture.
Humbled by new house.
Posted in Friday, Haiku, Poetry | Tagged confusion, getting one's bearings, light switches, Wallingford | Leave a Comment »
Seattle said “Welcome
Back, Elissa” with a free
screening of Singles!
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Thursday | Tagged Capitol Hill, nostalgia, Cameron Crowe, grunge, rom-com, early nineties, Cairo Art Gallery, first night back in town | Leave a Comment »
The more progress you
make, the louder the echoes
get. Moving day.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Wednesday | Tagged acoustics, deposit, empty, final sweep, footsteps, hardwood floors, Landlord helps carry boxes, Third move in four months, Vancouver to Seattle | 2 Comments »
The real haiku I
want to write would damage my
net reputation.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Tuesday | Tagged honesty vs. responsibility, net reputation, self-censorship | 2 Comments »
Do I dare check the
weather forecast for moving
day? It will only sting.
Posted in Haiku, Monday, Poetry | Tagged heavy at times, high 47, ouch, Pacific Northwest weather, rain | Leave a Comment »
Slowing down to
identify a cool bird,
almost got rear-ended.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Sunday | Tagged orange belly, rest stop, similar to a robin, Whatcom County, yellow head | 1 Comment »
Raised eyebrows, knowing
smile from his roommate in the
kitchen this morning.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Saturday | Tagged granola, overnight guest, shared living spaces | 2 Comments »
Bonding with border
guard about health benefits of
apple cider vinegar.
Posted in Friday, Haiku, Poetry | Tagged Bragg's apple cider vinegar, Customs, Do you mix it with honey and lemon?, health tonic, passport, Peace Arch crossing, student visa, Transporting any goods from Canada? | Leave a Comment »
Promise I won’t tell
if you listen to the album
the day of the concert.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Thursday | Tagged car stereo, concert-going faux pax, Pixies, promise, Surfer Rosa, unspoken rules | Leave a Comment »
We forgot it was
Remembrance Day, scrambled to
find a liquor store.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Wednesday | Tagged Alex, Canadian holiday, closed, last beer in town, Maudite, Nov. 11, open, Remembrance Day, trois pistoles | Leave a Comment »
Party people cheer
and dance to the record I
put on. Proud moment.
Posted in Haiku, Monday, Poetry | Tagged amateur DJ, David Bowie, Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, reading the crowd, Rolling Stones, vegan potluck | Leave a Comment »
Didn’t pack poetry
books because I wasn’t
expecting a breakdown.
Posted in Haiku, Poetry, Sunday | Tagged Adrian Rich, Anne Sexton, Daphne Gottlieb, Kim Addonizio, Mary Oliver, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rita Dove, Sandra Cisneros, Sharon Olds, storage unit in Mom's basement | 1 Comment »
