Haiku for every day of September 2024
September 1
Moses, Moses, stop!
You are among the holy
Let the bush Fire burn
September 2
Roar of the fire
I believed, but then one night
Flames filled full my soul (Pascal, 1654)
September 3
Gift for all of us
Our flesh burns spirit rises
And fills me … fills me
September 4
listen for crickets
just outside our patio
right here in Texas
September 5
just right day to read
and listen to books on tape
I have thousands left
September 6
Train adventure 4:
Incredible scenery …
Freight train IMAX trip
September 7
Illinois – Kansas
Huge crowd watched last second win
Then they filled the field! (Ill 23-Kan 16. Last year Kan 34-Ill 23)
September 8
Burning bosom’s flame
Engulfs my small strained ego
This is how I die
September 9
Leaves begin to fall
My autumn is personal
Each one might be my last
Savor the yellows
September 10
I breathe in fresh air
Breathe out carbon dioxide
My global warming
September 11
So many years past
Planes crash in New York City
Twin Towers collapse
September 12
Our Aquarium
Feeding fish, play with wallabies
Sting rays, whales, pythons
September 13
Simar food with friends
Monthly game night with more friends
All day with the boys
September 14
Catch-up Saturday
Clean counters, move microwave …
Ill 30, West Mich 9 (Illini 3-0)
September 15
Day Tripper party
Games, snacks, Chet’s family
Sunday in Georgetown
September 16
Contrite, confess, cleanse
Spirit shower, every day
Day by day by day
September 17
Great God’s good morning
Shower, devo, outside, sun
Sing, pray with the birds
September 18
You won’t repent well
Until you feel the full weight
Of your unseen sin
September 19
Texas, tanks and guns
Honor, valor, death displayed
Boys bought toy soldiers
September 20
400th sellout
Nebraska Red football field
But Illini won! (31-24 OT to 4-0)
September 21
At church, bite of lamb
Bitter herbs, bread and red wine
Passover for us
September 22
Lamb’s blood on the door
We will be leaving tonight
Free at last, free at …
September 23
Each day, sweet air, sun
Cool awhile, we sit outside
Read, sing, pray, breathe deep
September 24
Aki’s mission trip
Two weeks generosity
We miss him at home
September 25
First time at Culver’s
There’s only one in Austin
Cheese curds, custard, cones
September 26
Made corn on the cob
Jasper laughed at Miles’ joke
Sunshine in their smiles
September 27
Boys underwater
Miles, Jasper pull me down too
Lie down then, sunbathe
September 28
Bright beach towels cover
Our white skin in October
It will be Cold soon (Penn State 21, Illinois 7 record 4-1)
September 29
Week from Passover
Red Sea splits, walk on dry ground
Toward the Promised Land
September 30
Morning walk, it’s dark
It’s even cold, but we go
Dawn is coming soon
