haiku 1/30/09

pearl white glint of light
reflected off a blue shard
of broken bottle

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/20/09

ice cold winter's day
peaceful transfer of power
a new beginning

©2009-Art Belliveau

Molly's Weather Poem

It was sunny Monday,
and we all went out to play.
On Tuesday it was cloudy,
the rain was on its way.
It rained all day on Wednesday,
and everything got soaked.
The fog rolled in on Thursday,
and everything was cloaked.
Friday brought worse weather,
a tornado passed near town.
By Saturday it got colder,
as the weather did calm down.
By Sunday it was snowing,
and we were playing out again.
What a wild week of weather,
I feel bad for weather men.

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/20/09

the children's laughter
bubbles up all around me
playground afternoon

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/20/09

so many questions
always seeking to know more
child's love of knowledge

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/20/09

blackbelt in training
face etched in concentration
my five-year-old girl

©2009-Art Belliveau

haiku 1/17/09

cloud cover–steel gray
icy winds blow and chill bones
inside: warm friendship

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/15/09

so much to get done
I sit, daunted, at my desk
chaos overwhelms

©2009-Art Belliveau

haiku 1/15/09

the impotent sun
burns cold outside the window
winter afternoon

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/15/09

writing this short verse
the words appear on the page
they come from--where?

senryu 1/15/09

invisible teacher
mouthing inaudible words
apathy's warden


©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/15/09

searching for a poem

in answer to a challenge--

I'll find it--I will

©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/13/09

I constanty look
Every time I don't see you
My heartbreak quickens


©2009-Art Belliveau

senryu 1/12/09

Yes? No? Maybe?
the simplest of decisions
are often hardest

©2009-Art Belliveau

haiku 1/12/09

winter chill bites
north wind carries the power
to strip souls bare

©2009-Art Belliveau