Summer Haiku

Strips of shadowing
shape-shifting across mountains
clouds playing with sun.

Day after solstice
nine seconds light disappears.
When will it return?

A.H. 6-27-15

A Moment

Took inordinate pleasure
in usually taciturn clerk
chuckling at greeting card,
sharing a moment
yesterday, at Freddy's.

A.H. 6-22-15

Frozen -Not the Movie

Seemed like a good idea

to treat visitors

to a meal

at Humpy’s.

Crowded as usual,

it’ll be okay

to sit outside.

Hmm, wish I had my jacket.

Where’s the waitress?

Pleasant conversation

distracts me briefly

from the cold.

Where’s the waitress?

Finally, orders in,

food on the way,

more enjoyable talk

only helps so much.

Husband dispatched to car

for extra layers,

what a godsend.

Hmm, my brother on second beer,

where’s our food?

Waitress said something

about covering eight tables,

orders being slow,

didn’t realize she meant

glacial speed.

My chattering teeth

make talk difficult.

Hmm, wonder if I have a mint

or candy in my purse

to stave off hunger pangs?

Much later,

see waitress careen

around corner with our orders.

Were those my French fries

flying off the plate?

Can still use my partially numb fingers

to eat and gain strength

so I don’t lose consciousness,

frozen at Humpy’s.

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Karma Refreshment

Computer message reports
"karma is refreshed."
Why, thank you!
Didn't even know
it had wilted.

A.H.

Shopping in Fairbanks

"A beaver walked into an Alaska hardware store"
isn't a joke punchline.
The beast visited a Lowe's in Fairbanks.
New Lowe's advertisement?
"Our lumber is so good beavers want it."
And...
"Ducklings wander into Fairbanks hardware."
Five fluffballs waddled into Alaska Industrial Hardware.
No word on what they intended to purchase.

A.H. 6-3-15