Category: haiku
Ligaya (“Joy”)
My Mom, Ligaya
Joy in the flesh, gave your all –
you live in my heart!
( photo credit: Carla Romarate-Knipel)
Awed by joy
Pretty pink blossoms
I watch you bloom, awed by joy –
blessed by your beauty.
Woodbury, New Jersey
(photo credit: Carla Romarate-Knipel)
Table napkin haikus
#1 Hot Latte
“Extra hot,” I asked,
“coconut milk, vanilla –
one sip, “ouch!” burned tongue!
#2 Rainy Wednesday
cold, damp rainy day
somewhere it’s nice and sunny –
not in Woodbury.
Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.A.
#3 Sermon prep
scribble the Gospel
not on paper but your heart
wait for it to speak.
Table Napkin Haikus
#1 Avocado in chicken wrap
Hidden deep in lush
greenness, chunks of white chicken,
meshed in sweet goodness.
#2 Iced Vanilla Latte
Bitter at first sip
delightful ‘dulce-ness,’ glides
down my eager tongue!
#3 Coffee shop vibes
Feeling the rhythm –
the music of energy
shared humanity.
Snow Haiku 3
I gaze at the trees
Their branches covered with snow –
I shiver, in awe.
Prayer Haiku
Carla A. Romarate-Knipel, copyright 2022
Still in bed, praying —
taking deep breaths, reflecting
on God’s faithfulness.
Snow Haiku
Soft, white cold icing
laying on bare tree branches –
newly-fallen snow.
written by Carla A. Romarate-Knipel, copyright 2022
Haiku for the Day
In the stillness, wait
and listen to the birds sing
songs of joy and mirth.
– written by Carla A. Romarate-Knipel, copyright 2022
Three Haikus for the New Year
Haiku 1 –
I welcome today –
the first day of the new year,
thankful for God’s love.
Haiku 2
God’s love gives me hope –
to step out in faith and live
each day with courage.
Haiku 3
Courage to show up,
to keep on going with God
leading, every day.
Choose Joy: Poems, Prayers and Prose 