Haiku for every day of October 2024

Haiku for every day of October 2024

October 1

Two echocardiograms

Margaret’s is better than mine

But just a little

 

October 2

MS Word, part broke

Learn to type while I wait

May at last use Pages

 

October 3

Gave Scott an apple

Climbs tall ladders, fix plumbing

One of our good friends

 

October 4

Miles, Jasper, Legos

They play so well together

Swim, laugh, splash, sunbathe

 

October 5

Aki’s trip to Congo

Is over. On his way home.

He gave and received

 

Sunday October 6

Marg’ret flies, I drive

Dropped her off at 5 am (yesterday)

Breakfast – Hillsboro

 

October 7

Just wake up and drive

Sunrise dawns in eastern sky

Yes – heading that way

 

October 8

seven meetings, talk,

listen, fly like Icarus

toward rising sun

 

October 9 (Margaret’s birthday)

Flourless choc’late

For my birthday girl. Evie

Baked in her magic

 

October 10

Burned a pile of wood

Gorgeous white ashes in grass

More to burn next week

 

October 11

First day – Evansville

Heather’s kids, our kids, grandkids

Kay and Margaret

 

October 12

Neal at Saint Meinrad

Only got to the front door

What great joy we share

 

Sunday October 13

Sunday – three churches:

Methodist, Episcopal

And Gathering Church

 

October 14

Cooper’s Hawk – Susan

John at Imo’s, we all laughed

DNS Sewer

 

October 15

White car with black stripes

Sideswiped – took it in last week

Will be good as new

 

October 16

Teach me not to know

But rest in my ignorance

a child with father (from my friend Chris in Dehradun)

 

October 17

White car NOT so good (totaled)

Instead NEW Prius, Ben Starks

First new car for us

 

October 18

Bone density – once

Each two years, watch bones wear out

(returned rental car)

 

October 19

Ill beat Michigan (21-7)

Chris and Jack came here to watch

They all stormed the field!

 

Sunday October 20

Three churches again

C-U, Mahomet, Vineyard

(Christian and family)

 

October 21

Frank fixed ceiling fan!

Dinner with him at Bunny’s

tried his Clic glasses

 

October 22

Spir dir’s at Mary’s

On day before departure

I’ll sleep well tonight

 

October 23

new car, joy to drive

holds road, goes fast, turns on dime

sports car, not much space

 

October 24

Casey at work

Mt. Pleasant parole office

Got home, no keys, yea Andi!

 

October 25

Bass pro shop with boys

Tried 4-wheelers and bass boats

Lunch at Ikea

 

October 26

We have so much stuff!

What we need right now is deep

Under what we do not

 

Sunday October 27

Augustine said that

To live by faith means waiting.

Just leave it. Pray. Breathe.

 

October 28

Jasper, Miles classroom

We come visit once each year

Get to watch them shine

 

October 29

When we keep floors clean

And our counters, tables clear

We rest, relax, smile

 

October 30

Sit outside, pray, sing

When we do this together,

Our love glistens, grows

 

October 31

Halloween – we sat

At home with candy from our

Neighbors – no kids came