the haiku diaries


August 6, 2016 by Rachel Dickinson
August 6, 2016, 9:08 pm
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Anniversaries
remind you that time passes
rather too quickly.



September 14, 2015 by Rachel Dickinson
September 14, 2015, 8:51 am
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Made fun of Tim’s shirt–
he was not amused–sometimes
I am a pre-teen.



December 15, 2014 by Rachel Dickinson
December 15, 2014, 7:28 am
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Up before daylight.
Tim is on Abu Dhabi
time. When will he crash?



November 9, 2014 by Rachel Dickinson
November 9, 2014, 10:32 am
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I watch Tim rake leaves
under a dim morning sun.
Man on a mission.



February 27, 2014 by Rachel Dickinson
February 27, 2014, 8:11 am
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A decade ago
the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
flew past my husband.



August 30, 2013 by Rachel Dickinson
August 30, 2013, 1:36 pm
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Exciting morning —
trip to ER with poor Tim
(felled by kidney stone).



August 6, 2013 by Rachel Dickinson
August 6, 2013, 1:31 pm
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For my husband Tim —
Happy Anniversary.
Wish I was at home.



November 27, 2012 by Rachel Dickinson
November 27, 2012, 8:43 am
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A pinched nerve traps Tim —
he sits, squirms, lays flat in bed
wishing for no pain.



August 14, 2011 by Rachel Dickinson
August 14, 2011, 4:05 pm
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My husband’s birthday —
fifty-fifty chance the cake
will be edible.



July 10, 2011 by Rachel Dickinson
July 10, 2011, 10:57 am
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The Romantic Rhine —
not so romantic without
husband by my side.