Before I Go

Before I go

Tell me a story:

Remind me of that time we laughed until our faces cramped,

Share an adventure we took,

Talk about your thoughts of when we first met.

Before I go,

Touch me:

Hug me, longer than usual,

Kiss my cheek, my temple, my forehead, 

Hold my hand or rub my feet. 

Before I go,

Promise me:

You will remember how I made you feel,

You will share photos & stories,

You will think of me & smile.

Before I go,

I need you to know:

I've loved you, deeply,

I treasure all time I've spent with you,

You made my life better,

Before I go,

Talk to me, even though I can't answer,

Hold me, even though it may hurt,

Look at me, even though I've changed, 

Because, before I go, 

...I'm still here.

Nails Haiku

Freshly manicured
Shiny, unblemished polish
Nails look great with paint.

Vivian Haiku

Laughter; canasta
Ever loving, ever loved.
Rest now, Grandma T.

Happy Canada Day!

Red stripes on white

Billow in the breeze. I am

full of pride & beer.

Anticipating Haiku

The moon peeks through trees

naked of summer splendour.

Winter's chill is nigh.

Spiritual Haiku

Sunlight is filtered

Through storm clouds and rain showers;

God touches the earth.

Wind Haiku

The scrape of a branch

On my window reminds me

That fall has arrived.

Festival Haiku

Show goes well, crowd laughs.

Acting techniques, lesson learned;

Don't throw your bottle.

Hoar Frost Haiku

Frosty limbs reaching

tentative fingers skyward.

Crisp air surrounds them.

Erosion Haiku

The sun overhead

spies ripples of sand, like waves,

crashing down a ditch.

November Haiku

The gray skies are a

canopy of clouds pregnant

with promise of snow.