Tuesday, March 10, 2015

I Can See Gratitude...

I can see
gratitude
from here
but can't
get there,
the road
closed for now,
blocked by a landslide
of worry and fear.
Perhaps it is
enough to keep
looking in the
right direction
ready to
move ahead.

A.H. 3-10-15

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Felony HIPAA Conviction!

Not only do loose lips
sink ships
they might land you
in jail.
Think twice before
blabbing that PHI (protected health information.)
HIPAA -the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-
otherwise known as: sign these papers saying we'll protect your medical information-
reared it's head in a recent Anchorage court case and...
"Attorney Russo said the felony convictions tied to HIPAA are Alaska's first."
Details? A hospital employee gave information to her bad-guy boyfriend regarding a patient he shot (and more.)
Very naughty of her and...
criminal.

A.H.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Sunset Haiku

A wash of fuchsia
smeared across the dying day
surprises the sky.

A.H.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Tired Inside?

Tired inside?
Look outside,
consider the nuthatch
upside down
at the feeder.
He is not
weighted with worry.

Tired inside?
Go outside,
observe the moose
bedded in snow.
She is not
fraught with fear.

Tired inside?
Listen outside,
hear the ravens
in a raucous caucus.
They are not
expressing regrets.

Still tired inside?
Believe in outside,
know the strength
of mountains.
They do not
speak of sadness.

A.H. 2-24-15

Monday, February 16, 2015

The Cat Store

Psst...
Don't tell John but
I have a new love.
We found each other
on Valentine's Day.
Went to the cat store
and am in receipt of:
one male cat,
code name: Oscar.
His last name -
in case a five year-old asks -
is Wild , no e please.
Welcome home Oscar Wild.

A.H.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

LIght Spring

Darkest quarter done
a time for celebration
today is light spring.*

*Today marks the start of "light spring," the point halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox. It means the end of the darkest quarter of the year. Yippee!

More haiku:

The calligraphy
of bare branches written on
a fat, yellow moon.

See the raven slide
into the canyon of wind
spilling blackness now.

A.H.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Winter Haiku

Driving to work:

Starting earlier
thinning of darkness reveals
the promise of light.

Driving home from work:

Already dirty
last weekend's fresh snow suggests
the need for whitewash.

A.H.