Freezing Fog Advisory

After work,
radio warns of
freezing fog.
Oh no,
my brain has
felt like freezing fog
all day
and now
the internal
will manifest
externally.

A.H.

Parhelion*

During this day
of shrunken light
and bitter air,
a shard of color
cut the sky.

*scientific name for sun dog or sundog

A.H.

Seasonal Alaska Diary  12/1/13

Today, in the dark
I thought of the gingko leaves
and my heart brightened.

A.H.

No Resentment Here

Note: My co-writer Mary is currently in Austria visiting her daughter.

I don't mind
representing poetry
at Saturday group
while Mary
eats pastries
in Vienna.
Guess it's okay
that I toil away
on our blog
while she's
on European holiday.

A.H. 11-30-13

Full Moon Haiku

Fretting and asking
"Does this phase make me look fat?"
Imagine the moon.

A.H. 11-24-13

Tweeting LeBron James

Decide to join Twitterland,
learn I can follow
LeBron James.
Why would I care
what LeBron thinks
and does?
Know he's good
at basketball
and has lots of money.
Maybe I'll just follow
my own life
right now.

A.H. 11-17-13

Not Invited

Didn't get an invitation
to Billy Graham's
ninety-fifth birthday party.
Trump and Palin did.
Missed the unholy trinity
Big Religion flanked by
Big Hair and
Big Head.

A.H.  11-13-13