Haiku for every day of October 2024
October 1
Two echocardiograms
Margaret’s is better than mine
But just a little
Â
October 2
MS Word, part broke
Learn to type while I wait
May at last use Pages
Â
October 3
Gave Scott an apple
Climbs tall ladders, fix plumbing
One of our good friends
Â
October 4
Miles, Jasper, Legos
They play so well together
Swim, laugh, splash, sunbathe
Â
October 5
Aki’s trip to Congo
Is over. On his way home.
He gave and received
Â
Sunday October 6
Marg’ret flies, I drive
Dropped her off at 5 am (yesterday)
Breakfast – Hillsboro
Â
October 7
Just wake up and drive
Sunrise dawns in eastern sky
Yes – heading that way
Â
October 8
seven meetings, talk,
listen, fly like Icarus
toward rising sun
Â
October 9 (Margaret’s birthday)
Flourless choc’late
For my birthday girl. Evie
Baked in her magic
Â
October 10
Burned a pile of wood
Gorgeous white ashes in grass
More to burn next week
Â
October 11
First day – Evansville
Heather’s kids, our kids, grandkids
Kay and Margaret
Â
October 12
Neal at Saint Meinrad
Only got to the front door
What great joy we share
Â
Sunday October 13
Sunday – three churches:
Methodist, Episcopal
And Gathering Church
Â
October 14
Cooper’s Hawk – Susan
John at Imo’s, we all laughed
DNS Sewer
Â
October 15
White car with black stripes
Sideswiped – took it in last week
Will be good as new
Â
October 16
Teach me not to know
But rest in my ignorance
a child with father (from my friend Chris in Dehradun)
Â
October 17
White car NOT so good (totaled)
Instead NEW Prius, Ben Starks
First new car for us
Â
October 18
Bone density – once
Each two years, watch bones wear out
(returned rental car)
Â
October 19
Ill beat Michigan (21-7)
Chris and Jack came here to watch
They all stormed the field!
Â
Sunday October 20
Three churches again
C-U, Mahomet, Vineyard
(Christian and family)
Â
October 21
Frank fixed ceiling fan!
Dinner with him at Bunny’s
tried his Clic glasses
Â
October 22
Spir dir’s at Mary’s
On day before departure
I’ll sleep well tonight
Â
October 23
new car, joy to drive
holds road, goes fast, turns on dime
sports car, not much space
Â
October 24
Casey at work
Mt. Pleasant parole office
Got home, no keys, yea Andi!
Â
October 25
Bass pro shop with boys
Tried 4-wheelers and bass boats
Lunch at Ikea
Â
October 26
We have so much stuff!
What we need right now is deep
Under what we do not
Â
Sunday October 27
Augustine said that
To live by faith means waiting.
Just leave it. Pray. Breathe.
Â
October 28
Jasper, Miles classroom
We come visit once each year
Get to watch them shine
Â
October 29
When we keep floors clean
And our counters, tables clear
We rest, relax, smile
Â
October 30
Sit outside, pray, sing
When we do this together,
Our love glistens, grows
Â
October 31
Halloween – we sat
At home with candy from our
Neighbors – no kids came