Haiku

 Witch cloud bends low on

her broom as a wee dragon

tries to steal her hat.

© Osquer Campbell 5 April, 2021 

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#NationalPoetryMonth 

(Look to the right of the oak tree.)

Haiku

 Branches scratch at the

memories of sunsets past.

Some old wounds still itch.

© Osquer Campbell 4 April 2021

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#NationalPoetryMonth

#sunset

Haiku

a chilly morning

a mug full of hot tea and

a lap full of cat

© Osquer Campbell 3 April 2021

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#NationalPoetryMonth

Haiku

 I shared a smile

with some not so shy violets

I met by the road.

© Osquer Campbell 2 April 2021

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#NationalPoetryMonth

Haiku

 Getting garden dirt 

under my fingernails cleans

shadows from my mind.

© Osquer Campbell 1 April 2021

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#NationalPoetryMonth

#haiku

I wrote this a few months before Mr. C and I first "met" on Twitter, before the first time he called me "Sunbeam." Feels prophetic in retrospect.

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#haiku

#dream #haiku

 

Magnetic Poetry

My first composition with the Magnetic Poetry Kit that Mom gave me for Christmas: 

Skylight Garden

I've been working on my skylight garden: succulents in mugs on the left, herbs (🎶 "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme..."🎵) in the middle and flowers on the right (violas and bellflowers). I will take the rosemary and thyme out of the cups when their roots develop. I have about 1,000 baby violas in the planter out front from seeds that dropped from my spring plants; so I dug a few up that would have been crowded out by the geranium anyway and planted them in a pot. 🌱😁

Intangible

 

haiku

Maiden, mother, crone

roses reflect the seasons

of this fruitful life.

© Osquer Anderko 2019 🌞♥️🌻

haiku

shocked by a sudden flash

without even a trenchcoat

all nature exposed

© Osquer Anderko 28 June 2019

haiku

Amaryllis blooms

an unexpected prize to

dazzle snow blind eyes.

Photo by: Osquer

Food by Lyndsey's 2nd Birthday - A Review in Haiku

Food by Lyndsey's fine

catering creates such a

romp for the senses!

Bloody Mary Shrimp Shooters

Bites of shrimp that bite

back a bit skinny dip with

tangy tomatoes.

Goat Cheese and Bacon Lollipops

Goats and pigs play quite

nice together, creamy and

smokey on a stick

Steak Crostini with Arugula and Horseradish Aioli

No cow was ever

so delicate as the steak

on this crostini.

Charcuterie and Cheese Board

Savory, spicy
even stinky, there's a taste
for every taste bud.

Cucumber Smoked Salon Cups

Smoked salmon and cukes

do a cool tango, cheek to

cheek, on my taste buds.

Fancy Deviled Eggs

Heavenly eggs with

devilishly delicious

twists classic and new.

Bakes Brie with Wine Soaked Berries
(not pictured)

Drunken berries and

brie that's baked pair perfectly

on a bed of bread.

Maple Candied Bacon (featuring Paul Farms Maple Syrup)

Sweet maple syrup

turns bacon to dessert to

the delight of all.

Winter Couscoius Salad

Seasonal salad

with pearls of pasta, served chilled,

but warms up the heart.

Spinach Artichoke Mac -n- Cheese

Comfort superfoods

are the heroes of this meal.

No capes are required.

Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells

The butternut squash

is lovingly blanketed

in pasta and cheese.

Assorted Bite Sized Desserts

Miniature sweets
satisfy in a big way -
perfect finale.

*******

La Gourmandine bakes

tiny tastes of magical

treats for happy mouths.

Wineshop at Home with

depth both dark and bright adds to

the festivities.

Paul's Family Farm

brings liquid gold, a sweet gift

from the maple's heart.

Allegheny Inn

provides a sparkling setting

for any event.

National Poetry Month - Day 3 - haiku

It's raining outside -

 

warm pierogi inside for

 

Good Friday dinner.

 

Photo by: Osquer

Natgional Poetry Month - Day 2 - haiku

Planting lettuce by

 

the full moon, imagines life

 

as Rapunzel's witch.

 

National Poetry Month - Day 1 - haiku

 

April weather fools

 

with garden prospects. I must

 

cover early buds.

 

Photo by: Osquer

 

Spring Haiku

 

Such delightful things

 

are uncovered when last Fall's

 

detritus is cleared.

 

Photo by: Osquer

 

Haiku

Today we renounced

 

Winter by cooking burgers

 

on the charcoal grill.

 

Happy PI Day!

Happy PI Day!

Photo and pie by: Osquer

 

Haiku

 

 

Amaryllis stare

 

wistfully at the Winter.

 

Do they dream of Spring?

 

Photo by: Osquer

 

haiku

 

 

Crossing the river

 

recalls childhood leaf races

 

at the old footbridge.

 

Photo by: Osquer (Point Park underpass, Pittsburgh PA)

 

Polar Vortex Haiku

Stuck in traffic on

the West End Bridge, couldn't see

Pittsburgh for the snow!

Photo by: Osquer

haiku

Celebrating PI

Day with an asparagus

and bacon quiche. Yum!

photo and quiche by: Osquer

haiku

 

The snow melts outside

 

while inside butter melts for

 

spanakopita.

 

Photo by: Osquer

Spanakopita by: Nanny

 

tanka

Arctic seagulls, now

vacationing in Pittsburgh,

come to the suburbs

where a kind Polish lady

scatters bread to feed the birds.

Photo by: Osquer

Polar Vortex Haiku

cold enough to make

folding fresh laundry more a

pleasure than a chore

Photo and laundry by: Osquer

haiku

 

I smell the butter.

 

Biscuits bake while the wind whines

 

for crumbs at my door.

 

Photo by: Osquer

 

Polar Vortex Haiku

How cold is it? Cold

enough to freeze your snowglobe!

No, literally!

Photo by: Osquer

(snowglobe frozen in shipping)

Polar Vortex haiku

sunk in a warm bath

while simultaneously

having a cold nose

haiku (for Marley Rain)

 

Anxious as I am

 

to see you blossom, the world

 

is too cold a place.

 

Photo by: Osquer

 

Limerick (inspired by Edward Lear)

There was a fat man from Belize

Whose doorway was quite a tight squeeze.

When they said, "Lose some weight,"

He replied, "I just ate,

But pass the dessert, if you please."