Haiku for every day of August 2025
August 1 last day, Illinois
Music at Crystal Lake Park
Picnic, “Anxious Bench”
August 2 breakfast, brother John
Logan County Fair art, food
St. Louis Art, Mass
August 3 on the road again
Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh, Grant
Civil War heroes
August 4 Natchez Trace, Grand Gulf
Raymond and at last Vicksburg
Follow army’s path
August 5 trace the battlefield
1400 monuments
Siege, then surrender
August 6 bugs in apartment
Guess we’ve been gone too long
Ants that bite in bed
August 7 times to be with boys
Swim with Diane and friends
School will start next week
August 8 It’s Ice’s game night
Popcorn around the table
Saw deer everywhere
August 9 six years old, Jasper
Ready for Lego party
We got to hold Finn
August 10 sermon, friends, brunch
good to be back at Grace Cov …
Empty Nesters live
August 11 CPAP on order
Kelly at ARC had some tips
Sleep soundly at last?
August 12 brunch with Sheryl A
At Another Broken Egg
And she bought a cup!
August 13 eyelid surgery
Odette’s magic fingers
In April, success!
August 14 thermometer broke?
Is August hot in Texas?
Your next question please
August 15 last time to pet sharks
Aquarium membership
Was worth weight in gold
August 16 I miss my friends here
Must make effort to see them
Get some good strong hugs
August 17 Bears 38 – Bills 0
Yeah, it’s exhibition game
But long time coming
August 18 long days at dentist
Cleaning, filling, crowns and more
Completed at last
August 19 our forty-sixth year
Complete at Estancia
Changing all the time
August 20 approach grandkids’ box
Watch the way they live their lives
Ask – can we come in?
August 21 in pool with Jasper
Each time his joy captures us
Laugh, run, lifting weights,
August 22 Miles wants to play golf
Angry Birds with clubs and balls
first time to TopGolf
August 23 take your time all day
Play card games, rest, read, puzzle
Be with each other
August 24 learn to love like Paul
pray, be present, encourage
walk the Romans road
August 25 think, swim, lift, walk, sleep
What else could I be doing?
Read, write, listen pray …
August 26 no gaslighting here
Clear presence, speak just the truth
Look me in the eyes
August 27 all day rest, singing
Prayer for our neighbors and friends
Singing songs of praise
August 28 britbox expires soon
We’ll binge on Hercules Poirot
Of course Miss Marple
August 29 Miles and Jasper
County Line on the Lake, twice
Feed the turtles, twice
August 30 Ill 52, Western Ill 3
Longhorns looking little rough (OSU 14, Texas 7)
They’ll be back for more
August 31 Heiser’s Unseen Realm
See the bible with fresh eyes
Turn us inside out
