http://www.haikubytwo.com Alison Kehler and Kelly Westhoff alternate turns posting one new haiku each day. Reviews of haiku-themed products, interviews with haiku authors and guest haiku artists. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] Before the cold snap a pheasant ducks through the woods -- Thoughts of my grandpa. Unusual warmth, so the dogs and I press on -- Still, though, that pheasant... Wild turkey, yes fox, deer, coyotes I've seen Pheasants? Not pheasants. Grandpa hunted them. Stuffed pheasants flew through his house -- Was that one ... http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-1000-nahaiwrimo-7-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] What if we lived here? Or here? I waste hours clicking on houses, dreaming . . . http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-998-nahaiwrimo-6-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] Superbowl Sunday -- Madonna so improves my mood I watch the game.   http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-997-nahaiwrimo-5-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Alison"][/caption] cold winds and the Super Bowl - we stay home and bake http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-996-nahaiwrimo-4-by-alison/ [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] last night's fog freezes -- morning is a fairy land of white, white, white, white http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-995-nahaiwrimo-4-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Alison"][/caption] Her sculptures populate our house - Soon, spring!. This is a sculpture that Penny did a year ago. You can see that it includes: one package of paper towels, an assortment of blocks + one ring box. That is the ring box that once contained my engagement ring. This ... http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-994-nahaiwrimo-3-by-alison/ [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] waiting for news of his promotion and our son -- we shiver in bed http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-993-nahaiwrimo-3-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Alison"][/caption] At night, in bed we whisper of our daughter: "She's an artist..." http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-992-nahaiwrimo-2-by-alison/ [caption id="attachment_110" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Kelly"][/caption] trying to fix it, hubby breaks the microwave -- one more bill piles on http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-991-nahaiwrimo-2-by-kelly/ [caption id="attachment_109" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="by Alison"][/caption] bright moon makes the woods seem so familiar Okay, so Kelly has convinced me. I am taking on the NaHaiWriMo challenge, too! And I've decided to add my own resolution along with it. For some time I've been interested in experimenting with the short form of haiku, also ... http://www.haikubytwo.com/haiku-990-nahaiwrimo-1/