My goal is to write one haiku per day this year, starting on the day before the inauguration. It is meant to be both inspiration and distraction. We’ll see how long it lasts.

February comes -

Rain knocking on the window

Whispering of spring.

The fox’s bright coat

Brings color to my garden -

Early morning treat!

Yesterday’s bird fest

Is over and the robins

Have gone somewhere else

Where are the screech owls?

The new house waits patiently

To welcome them home.

Am I just fiddling

While I watch my country burn?

Don’t know what to do.

Sun turns wings to gold

As the flock descends to feed

Just before the rain

The rain turns to ice

And suddenly the whole yard

Shimmers in the light