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Winter solstice haiku

Poetry January 28, 2018December 31, 2017 by Tom Chester

Winter’s shortest day The sun turns sharp on its heel And steps off toward spring

Living a wild and precious life

Commonplace, Life, Poetry, Wisdom May 10, 2020December 31, 2017 by Tom Chester

Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day,” is a favorite of mine: Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made … Read more

When Death Comes

Commonplace, Life, Poetry May 10, 2020November 26, 2017 by Tom Chester

I had never heard of the poet Mary Oliver until about 1994 when I was browsing the poetry section of a bookstore in Seattle on … Read more

Haiku on dogs

Life, Poetry November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 by Tom Chester

Here are four haiku about dogs. My current dog is Milo, a mongrel I adopted from the Multnomah County Animal Shelter. The haiku follow the … Read more

Writing haiku

Poetry October 25, 2017 by Tom Chester

Haiku instructions: two spare lines setting the mood, then an astute third — perhaps with two more after, a tanka in counterpoint

Dawn haiku

Of the Moment, Poetry October 17, 2017 by Tom Chester

Dawn is my favorite time of day — quiet, lovely, and full of promise for the hours ahead. I offer this haiku in celebration. autumn … Read more

Haiku on truth

Life, Poetry October 10, 2017October 8, 2017 by Tom Chester

Truth a great stone wall Facts piled one on another Doubt is the mortar