first light
her hands already full
of the day’s chores
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Michelle Schaefer
Michelle Schaefer is a member and current President of Haiku Northwest in the Seattle area. She has been published in Frogpond, Acorn and Modern Haiku. She lives in Bothell Washington where she finds inspiration for writing and living.
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first light
her hands already full
of the day’s chores
—MICHELLE SCHAEFER
First light sure is early! I have started both housework and other work through the night, sacrificing my sleep, and already up to witness all the pre-stages to first light! :-)
People underestimate house chores, mistaking them for some mythical 9-5 job, far from it!!!
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dawn to dusk the D letters swimming closely
Alan Summers
note: The early D letters may have may have evolved from the logogram for a fish or a door.
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first light
her hands already full
of the day’s chores
—MICHELLE SCHAEFER
First light sure is early! I have started both housework and other work through the night, sacrificing my sleep, and already up to witness all the pre-stages to first light! :-)
People underestimate house chores, mistaking them for some mythical 9-5 job, far from it!!!
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dawn to dusk the D letters swimming closely
Alan Summers
note: The early D letters may have may have evolved from the logogram for a fish or a door.
planning my day
I budget
a nap ?
2 Hand
10 Fingers…
30 phalanges …
Human is designed for details…
Nice… very nice.
hear, hear. Good work, Michelle. Also apropos of this new year. Onward…