Author Archives: Jan Morrill
National Poetry Month – Day 25: Unrequited #2
In my Day 16 post, Unrequited #1, I said I would attempt to also write haikus for the remaining two men in my memoir-in-progress, tentatively named Unrequited #2 & Unrequited #3. But tonight, it occurred to me that I only … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 22: Earth
How does one capture Earth and in seventeen syllables? I will say this haiku did not come as easily others, probably because Earth is so immense with its oceans and mountains and cultures and species and colors and scents and … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 21: Ikura
Tonight, we went out for sushi, and as usual, I ordered Ikura, one of my favorites. For those of you unfamiliar with the various kinds of sushi, here’s Copilot’s definition: Ikura nigiri uses salmon roe—large, translucent orange eggs that are … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 20: Que Sera
Maybe it’s a kind of wisdom that comes with age, because over the years, most of what I’ve worried about didn’t come to be. Or, maybe it’s the song my mom used to sing to us when we were children, … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 19: Blue
One of my favorite websites is The Marginalian. Today, I read a post title “Is This Blue: Chilean Philosophers Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela on Love and How We Know the World.” Reading Maria Popova’s post inspired the haiku for … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 18: Airplane
Sometimes, when I look up at airplanes in the sky, I wonder where the passengers are going, and what they’re thinking about their destination. Is it an adventure? Or a business trip? Is it a honeymoon? Or a family reunion? … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 17: Rearview Mirror
The haiku for Day 17 of National Poetry Month is inspired by the quote, “Hindsight is 20/20.” Perhaps that’s why wisdom comes with age — by now, most of our lives are now hindsight. We’ve learned our lessons, and things … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 16: Unrequited #1
In today’s post, I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone: So, here’s Unrequited #1’s haiku. To make a very long story short, it began as a first love and ended, (or, more appropriately, it became “unrequited”) when my … Continue reading
National Poetry Month – Day 15: April
It’s Tax Day. I thought about writing a tax haiku, but how uninspiring is that? So instead, my Day 15 haiku was inspired by something that always causes me to ponder, and from a ponderance comes creativity: the beach! Every … Continue reading
