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| Christina and me geeking out over earthquakes in San Jose while we were on tour last year |
she's often quiet
but if you know her, you know
she has a big voice
Haiku #343 - Badass Women: Sarah
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| At our high school graduation with our buddy Dustin Sarah's & my friendship predates digital photos, but I was dismayed to find that this is the only one of us of which I have a digital copy! Need to document our next visit... |
been counting on her
since 1987
she's one you can trust
Haiku #342 - Badass Women: Tamara
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| making a gingerbread house w/ big sister Tamara (right) |
she stands out a bit
a tall blond woman speaking
fluent Japanese
Haiku #341 - Badass Women: Sarah Elizabeth Foster
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| Joline, left, and Sarah, right, in front of Sarah's Wall o' Powerful Women We recorded Joline singing one of Sarah's songs in her studio |
recording music
in a studio filled with
Haiku #340 - Badass Women: Mom
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| Mom, wearing my nephew's Gryffindor scarf at Christmas |
logodaedalist
keeps the plates and words spinning
big words and small plates
Haiku #339 - Badass Women: Erin
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| My college best friend, Erin, is simultaneously taking on the challenges of law school and motherhood. |
to say at week's end
"I've given it all I've got"
that's satisfaction
Haiku #338 - So Simple, So True
Concluding February's love-themed haiku...
hang onto these words:
do not lose your faith in love
so simple, so true*
*tonight's haiku is in honor of/stolen from a song I really like by a band I really like, the Spring Standards. It's one of my go-to songs for melancholy days; I appreciate that it doesn't try to explain or reassure - just: don't lose faith.
I also really like this song by the Spring Standards. The lyrics, esp the 2nd verse- internal rhymes and faint blasphemy!? Go listen, and buy their CDs so they can keep doing what they do, and I can catch them on tour sometime (I'm bummed I have a rehearsal scheduled during their one NYC gig this spring...)!
hang onto these words:
do not lose your faith in love
so simple, so true*
*tonight's haiku is in honor of/stolen from a song I really like by a band I really like, the Spring Standards. It's one of my go-to songs for melancholy days; I appreciate that it doesn't try to explain or reassure - just: don't lose faith.
I also really like this song by the Spring Standards. The lyrics, esp the 2nd verse- internal rhymes and faint blasphemy!? Go listen, and buy their CDs so they can keep doing what they do, and I can catch them on tour sometime (I'm bummed I have a rehearsal scheduled during their one NYC gig this spring...)!
Haiku #337 - Warmth/Heat
it's so confusing
when a relationship's warmth
leaves before the heat
when a relationship's warmth
leaves before the heat
Haiku #336 - Long Day
it's been a long day
ready to lay down my arms
and fall into yours
ready to lay down my arms
and fall into yours
Haiku #335 - Adventures in Dating (5)
the first time we met
i trembled when you held me
as we danced til three*
*well, it wasn't actually 3, but sometimes one needs to reference Gershwin
i trembled when you held me
as we danced til three*
*well, it wasn't actually 3, but sometimes one needs to reference Gershwin
Haiku #334 - Adventures in Dating (4)
we had just ordered
when he conceded "weakness"
emergency room
when he conceded "weakness"
emergency room
Haiku #333 - Memory
i can still feel your
hand at the small of my back
all these years later
hand at the small of my back
all these years later
Haiku #332 - Absence
there are too many
days in my life that go by
without seeing you
days in my life that go by
without seeing you
Haiku #331 - Adventures in Dating (3)
it was his first date
since the divorce was final
my friend said - after
(he was very sweet
i had a lovely evening
have to start somewhere)
since the divorce was final
my friend said - after
(he was very sweet
i had a lovely evening
have to start somewhere)
Haiku #330 - Fooooooooooood!
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw
bacon is awesome
french fries are pretty great, too
cookies are the best
bacon is awesome
french fries are pretty great, too
cookies are the best
Haiku #329 - Adventures in Dating (2)
forty-five minutes
is a long time to be late
and expect third date*
*you see, he was 45 minutes late both times we went out...and then he told me I was rude when I plead busy to his invitation to a concert the next week. hmm.
is a long time to be late
and expect third date*
*you see, he was 45 minutes late both times we went out...and then he told me I was rude when I plead busy to his invitation to a concert the next week. hmm.
Haiku #328 - Adventures in Dating
a three-day weekend
canal boat, a boy, his friends
great! ...or DISASTER
canal boat, a boy, his friends
great! ...or DISASTER
Haiku #327 - Happy Valentine's Day!
never be alone
learn to do one simple thing:
be your own best friend
I'd like to expand on the 17 syllables today -
1. simple but not easy
2. relationships are great, but I find it irksome that romantic love is exalted so far above any other kind. And, those relationships are not always perfect or permanent either. I have the love of my family, friends near and far, a most awesome kitty cat, and - most important - a me I've taught to take care of myself, draw boundaries, persevere when things don't go my way, relax - and reach out a friend when I alone am not cutting it. All valuable things, single or no. Hooray for love!
learn to do one simple thing:
be your own best friend
I'd like to expand on the 17 syllables today -
1. simple but not easy
2. relationships are great, but I find it irksome that romantic love is exalted so far above any other kind. And, those relationships are not always perfect or permanent either. I have the love of my family, friends near and far, a most awesome kitty cat, and - most important - a me I've taught to take care of myself, draw boundaries, persevere when things don't go my way, relax - and reach out a friend when I alone am not cutting it. All valuable things, single or no. Hooray for love!
Haiku #326 - Better than Perfect
the way we relate
is so far from perfect that
it's even better
is so far from perfect that
it's even better
Haiku #325 - Worth It
i don't cook or clean
i kick and steal the covers
but i am worth it
i kick and steal the covers
but i am worth it