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Poetry Friday: Haiku and more postcards
categories: Mrs. McGriff, Personal Writing
Here are a couple of moments from my week, told through haiku:
butternut squash soup
simmers through the afternoon
filling our hearts with love
the full moon hangs low
in the early morning chill
as the chickens chirp
And I was blessed with another postcard this week–just the thing to warm up the bite of winter that has settled in to stay. This one is from Robyn Hood Black:
Each Friday, I am excited to take part in Poetry Friday, where writers share their love of all things poetry. Tara hosts the Poetry Friday Roundup today at Going to Walden. She shares a poem by Linda Pastan that speaks hope to our turbulent times.. Hurry over and check out all the poetry morsels offered up today.
Michelle Kogan
January 28, 2019 at 1:57 am (5 years ago)I love your “butternut squash soup” haiku Kay. It seems to be simmering through the lines, and then out to us, thanks!
Mrs. McGriff
January 28, 2019 at 8:16 pm (5 years ago)Thanks, Michelle! I’d love to share a pot of soup with all the PF community!
Kathryn Apel
January 27, 2019 at 6:57 pm (5 years ago)Loving the warm and comforting alliteration of the butternut squash soup simmering. (Curious fact, but I suspect what you call a squash is what we call a pumpkin – as I discovered when I stayed at an international boarding college for my May Gibbs Fellowship last year. The American student couldn’t believe we ATE pumpkin baked, boiled or mashed. Was calling it everything BUT pumpkin! 😛 )
Mrs. McGriff
January 27, 2019 at 7:19 pm (5 years ago)Thanks, Kathryn! I bet you’re right about the squash/pumpkin. This is a very pumpkin like squash. In fact, I was surprised to learn that much of the canned pumpkin we can buy at the grocery, is actually squash because it has a better flavor than most pumpkins.
Mary Lee
January 27, 2019 at 9:27 am (5 years ago)Thanks for sharing snippets of your week with us! Best wishes for a wonderful final week of January! (How did THAT happen so fast?!?!)
Mrs. McGriff
January 27, 2019 at 7:17 pm (5 years ago)Thanks, Mary Lee! It sure has sped past–and winter is definitely making an appearance this last week of January. Stay warm!
Kimberly M. Hutmacher
January 26, 2019 at 8:12 pm (5 years ago)A warm bowl of soup is so comforting during these frigid wintry days.
Mrs. McGriff
January 27, 2019 at 7:17 pm (5 years ago)Oh, it is! I try to make a pot of some soup every Sunday to enjoy through the week.
Christie Wyman
January 26, 2019 at 8:47 am (5 years ago)Soup does have the power to fill our hearts with love, doesn’t it? Especially homemade soup! This warmed me up, Kay. Thank you! — Christie @ https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/
Mrs. McGriff
January 26, 2019 at 10:07 am (5 years ago)Thanks, Christie. We’ve needed something to warm us up this week. Winter finally arrived.
Jone
January 25, 2019 at 11:46 pm (5 years ago)Comment
Leigh Anne
January 25, 2019 at 8:46 pm (5 years ago)Both of your poems are perfect for these wintery days!
Mrs. McGriff
January 26, 2019 at 10:06 am (5 years ago)Thanks, Leigh Anne.
jama
January 25, 2019 at 1:15 pm (5 years ago)Lovely moments captured in your haiku, Kay. Of course I’m now craving butternut squash soup.
Mrs. McGriff
January 26, 2019 at 10:06 am (5 years ago)Thanks, Jama. This recipe is my husband’s favorite. We’ve enjoyed it all week.
Irene Latham
January 25, 2019 at 9:01 am (5 years ago)Ooh, I am loving all these simmering syllables — not my first from you this week! Thank you, Kay! xo
Mrs. McGriff
January 26, 2019 at 10:05 am (5 years ago)Thanks, Irene!