Haiku for every day of March 2022
March 1
Springtime, Lent, Ukraine
Cherry blossoms, blood and bone
God, tell them to stop!
March 2
This time, both to church
Ash Wednesday, dust to dust
Deep breaths, close eyes, pray
March 3
Blanton’s Saint Jerome
Reads Matthew with his lion
Red hat on the wall
March 4
Back from Terlingua
George revels in the blue sky
“Big wonderful thing”
March 5
Road trip: Chicago
Tell me you don’t want to go!
Turn up the music
March 6
Friendly farmer’s eggs
They bring them to Sunday School
We take them, eat them
March 7
One-eyed sandwiches
Jasper cuts some perfect bites
His own knife and fork
March 8
Catch up with ourselves
Now I lay me down to sleep
Let my anxious go
March 9
Sweet airport sunset
Leave Margaret, say goodbye
Drive to Sulphur Springs
March 10
Flat on interstate
Angels found two new tires
Say thank you, David!
March 11
Visit, short and sweet
McLeod heaven, Polster Drive
Marg made choc-late pie
March 12
From home to Springfield
Dinner, games, our own bedrooms
Aly’s basketball
March 13
Jack: scholastic bowl
And I think he’s having fun
He’s the go-to guy
March 14
Orphan’s Treasurebox
Thirty boxes of good books
There be ninety more (boxes)
March 15
Talking to Deb, I
Think 10 years is long enough
I’ll delete real racing
March 16
How to use my days:
Time inside myself with God
See what happens next
March 17
At last, some free time
Dashcam, nap, Texas Roadhouse
Practice Examen
March 18
Why do I do this?
Care so much about the team? (Illini in NCAA tournament)
But I do. So there!
March 19
Goodbye, Margaret
Lincoln, Mary Kay and John
And then, alone … sleep
March 20
Munger Moss Motel
Stories From Ramona’s Life
New car tomorrow! (burgundy this time for this 83 year old)
March 21
through driving rainstorm
Texas and New Mexico
hold me quiet, Lord
March 22
Palo Duro ice
Sunshine, black cows eating grass
Could there be a colder wind?
March 23
Bye, Route 66
Mother road embraces us
Sweeps us all along
March 24
All roads lead to Taos
Art, snow, spirit, Lobo, love
Heat between my ears
March 25
Dirt roads to Lama
Thoughts from past become my words
Spoke into the wind
March 26
Wide country, so flat!
Longest train I’ve ever seen
Vaughn, New Mexico
March 27
Sunshine, Mason, Tex
Comanche, Adolph Korn’s grave
German, rescued, sad
March 28
Midnight, AUS
Marg’s planes come from Illinois
Cell phone lot for me
March 29
Jasper, Margaret shop
Kids’ cart FULL of HEB
They had so much fun!
March 30
Oil change, free wash
Even vacuum, four guys swarm
And they found my bag
March 31
Estancia steak
Sweet spring day here in Austin
Let the sun shine in
