haiku – Choose Joy: Poems, Prayers and Prose

Silence

In the sheer silence

You speak to me, loving God –

I breathe and listen.

Bell Lake, Woodbury, NJ
(photo by: Carla A. Romarate-Knipel)

Ligaya (“Joy”)

My Mom, Ligaya

Joy in the flesh, gave your all –

you live in my heart!

My Mother, Ligaya – holding me, her first-born
( photo credit: Carla Romarate-Knipel)

Awed by joy

Pretty pink blossoms

I watch you bloom, awed by joy –

blessed by your beauty.

Kwanzan Cherry tree
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.

A rainy Wednesday
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.

Heart song

You make my heart sing

songs of joy, gladness and bliss –

on this day of love.

Heart Haiku

My heart sees the world

full of darkness, pain and grief –

longing for healing.

Good Friday haiku

My grandma said, “hush,”

Today God is dead, be still –

Weep, lament and pray.

Heart Prayer

A haiku for the first day of National Poetry month

Streams of water flow
I watch in grateful silence,
praying with my heart.

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Haiku of Trust

In stillness I sit

like an open, empty cup –

waiting to be filled.