Nature Haikus

Love

A little laughter

Tons of tender touching times

Love lights our lives

Spring

Timidly she comes

Trampling the bitter winter

Bringing joy and life

Stars

Twinkling in the night

Seem to be so close by

Deceivers that shine

Clouds

Tufts of floating air

White in sunshine gray in storms

Their tears kiss the Earth

Rain

Dripping drop by drop

It drains my drive to survive

Drowning me in death

Death

All alone in life

Thoughts screaming for someone

I await my death

Moon

Fair in the dark night

With scars on my face I see

Beauty and evil

Fire

Alluring the moth

The hot evil flame dances

Like a pretty wench

Fall

Chilly and trembling

As fall sets in like old age

The leaves bid good-bye

Night

Drives away the light

Druggin us with its darkness

Creeping silently

Dreams

Pricking my gnarled hands

Like broken splinters of glass

I carry my dreams

Ocean

Older than land

Deeper than a woman's heart

Strange secrets she holds

Dear Guys

With all the male bashing going on off late, doled out in plenty by yours truly as well, I figured I'd also put this out there to all the wonderful men in my life...and also those who've sadly left it.

Thank you!

• For being such goofs
• For being my booze buddies
• For educating me about fun, the guy way
• For missing me
• For the midnight chats
• For letting me tag along in my tomboy days
• For making me laugh when I really needed to
• For the pep talks that only a boy can give
• For telling me I look good
• For offering to fight guys off and protect me
• For offering to send goons to beat up the guy who hurt me
• For bringing me feminist literature
• For arranging my bookshelf
• For waking me up with a cup of hot chocolate
• For buying me chocolate
• For making me breakfast
• For washing my dishes
• For lending a shoulder to cry on
• For taking all the bullshit I sent your way
• For putting up with my fickleness and drama
• For not being annoyed when I turned up late or cancelled plans
• For my perfect first date
• For finally letting me bat after endless days of fielding
• For the thrilling bike rides, midnight walks, and treks
• For holding my hand when I was scared shitless
• For walking between me and the road
• For the cherished trinkets and gifts
• For introducing me to amazing food
• For making me a totally delish meal
• For looking so damn good in torn jeans and an old T-shirt
• For the just-off-the-bed hair and bedroom eyes
• For your passionate nerdiness
• For smelling soooooooo good
• For the PJs sooo lame they actually made me laugh
• For the tough love
• For not sugar coating
• And most importantly, for all the lessons