Slow rain...

Three days like this. slow rain.
blanket gray sky. still air.
dull light.
and slow rain.

you must look for it on purpose.
no announcing rumble or
flashing light blades. only slow rain.

slow rain does not fall in drops, it seems.
but a veil of wet that lays itself
silently, softly across the outside world then gathers
tiny pellets that roll, slide
and dangle off all edges

slipping to the ground below.
slow drip...slow drip...slow drip.

all day. through the night.
slow rain.

featherpillowland...

dream
in dreams

in dreams
float
float

eyes
closed seeing

hushed
muffled echoes

tiny
slipping on and on
dark

dark
ice pellet stars
roll

roll, return
morning.

Haiku Paradise at Sparrow's...

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~~~UPDATE: VOTE before 10 pm Friday.~~~

The lovely lady in charge of Haiku Challenges,
Ms Sparrow at All Atwitter, is on vacation so the
contest has been moved over a day.

The topic for this week is: ~~~~~ PARADISE ~~~~~

Deadline to submit entries is Thursday 10 pm.

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the destination
of all the world's wanderers.
is it end or all?

it's us. together.
anywhere, anytime. Here
or there. now and then.

Missing someone? Loving someone? ...

The mugs also have Pondering....... printed on the back.

Go to the Pondering....... store.

'scuse me. 'scuse me...

has anyone seen my poetry?
Thought I left it laying around here.
No? Not lately? Damn. What is up with that?

I've been so poetically uninspired that I haven't
even entered a haiku at Sparrow's since last month.
That makes me nervous. Hope the well isn't dry.

Not that I haven't been kinda busy, understand.
I entered a writing contest at Susan Katz Keating's
other blog, Uniform EnCounters, and won the
poetry division. I pointed all of you that way but I
think the only one who noticed was Walking Man.

Then, I entered the writing contest at Jason's place,
The Clarity of Night, but didn't even place. *sigh*
I signed up for a full down and dirty critique, though.
Looking forward to that.

Sales at the Pondering....... store have dropped off
completely since just before Christmas. But, never fear,
I will have two new products to offer in about two weeks.
I'm extremely poor but still have some room left on
the charge card. Gonna look for some local arts and craft-type
shows to enter. That's kind of an expensive gamble but I guess
I need to take the risk to get the products in front of the public.
I'm also firming up designs for four more shirts and two mugs.
For later. If I can manage the investment.

Of course, I'm missing Berry but, that can't be helped right now.

Let's see. Anything else?
Oh, yeah... one of the visitors I get is from Canton, Ohio using
RoadRunner. Nancy, is that you?? I sent you an email before
Christmas but you haven't written back.
Hope you're ok, my friend.
(Nancy and I were best friends in elementary school in
Uniontown and I'm sure you're all simply thrilled to know that.)

Last but not least, the job search still sucks. But, I think Florida
is done freezing for the season, so that's a very good thing.

Hope ya'll have a great weekend.
I really do appreciate all of you who visit here.