how the nighttime looks
during a power outage
is how night should look
—Terri Guillemets
senryu
human-nature haiku
Westerly
sunset casts shadows
yet we see only colors
and glorious light
—Terri Guillemets
Storm story
princess lightning reigned
it was a dark and stormy
knight to fall in love
—Terri Guillemets
Perimenopause
freed pubescent girl
finally crawls out of time
into middle age
—Terri Guillemets
City night
oh my gosh is that a star
in bright city sky?
nope! police helicopter
—Terri Guillemets
Finally a bath!
watching birds splash in
morning-after rain puddles
cleanses my spirit
—Terri Guillemets
Writing up a storm
phoenix monsoon storm
haboob isn’t dirty word
it is dusty though
—Terri Guillemets
Inflame
the world we abuse
roasting us like marshmallows
in a fire we lit
—Terri Guillemets
Accelerant
our apocalypse
once in ultra slow motion
now on fast forward
—Terri Guillemets
Phoenix skies
we can see the air
praying monk choking in orange
begging for clean breaths
—Terri Guillemets
$ick
in this day and age
dealing with health insurance
worst disease of all
—Terri Guillemets
“All complaints about life today will be ignored unless they are submitted in the format of elegant haiku poetry.” ~Dr. SunWolf
Days end
my life is a mess
but this moment is perfect
my life is perfect
—Terri Guillemets