Haiku for every day of April 2022

Haiku for every day of April 2022

 

April 1

Camp Buckner: Grace men

Churros, great questions, big sky

Carl’s bagpipe to end

           

April 2

Retreat group with George

Happy, thoughtful, open minds

Young men full of joy

           

April 3

Big city Austin

Back driving on dry concrete

No high desert here

           

April 4

Get back to basics

Work, play, eat, sleep, family

Live my life with God

           

April 5

This is doctor week

Checking Marg’s eyes and my teeth

Chai and Rugeley

           

April 6

Jan visits today (Springfield cousin)

Amtrak bedroom for our friend

Our taxes can wait

           

April 7

County line barbie (bbq on the lake)

Hill Country crisp evening air

Peacocks at sunset

           

April 8

Bright boys play with Jan

How much fun can two kids have!

Then Buca di Beppo (Colossal Brownie Sundae)

           

April 9

Birthday week, lament

Shirley passed away last night

Tears streak Andi’s face

           

April 10

Troy’s Palm Sunday scene:

Our Jesus rides in weeping

I feel like weeping too

           

April 11

Kevin’s prayer from Grace

Blessed are you, Lord our God

King of the Universe

                       

April 12

this is Holy Week

Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Holy Triduum

           

April 13

Six full weeks of Lent

Jesus nears Jerusalem

Comes to freely die

           

April 14

Those ugly tax forms

Are done! Not much fighting … now

Can we celebrate?

           

April 15

Good Friday stations

Of the cross, Jesus whipped, killed

Taken from the cross

 

April 16

Silent Sabbath grief

Mother Mary’s muffled sobs

Hidden and afraid

 

           

April 17

Jasper and Miles shout

He is not here; he’s risen!

And we celebrate!!

           

April 18

Exodus 14

Leave at noon, drive till I drop

Sleep and keep going

 

April 19

21 meetings

Plus Deb, plus Marc, plus Lansford

30 car hours

           

April 20

Two great meals with Marc

Huaraches, Ev’ryday … Kitchen

And he makes the drinks

 

April 21

Boxes of good books

Champaign: Orphan’s Treasurebox

All for a good cause

 

April 22

Oh! Cherry blossoms

At Japan House for a week!

Pink, white, sky blue joy

           

April 23

Fifty boxes books,

And fifty more, plus so much else

Mom’s house emptying

 

April 24

Stopped in Lebanon (Mo)

Ticket for no turn signal?

And then, blinding rain

           

April 25

Drive drive drive drive to

Home in Texas once again

Jasper helps unpack

           

April 26

Steak and cremation

Original blessing B

Such a fine full day

           

April 27

Jasper’s knife and fork

Cut a bite, then put them down

Monument Cafe

           

April 28

Quiet when kids leave

We have so much more to do

Will it ever end?

           

April 29

We fight fearlessly

But we know it doesn’t last

Our God rescues us

           

April 30

Sharon’s memorial

Family must say goodbye

David, five daughters