Haiku #337 - Warmth/Heat

it's so confusing
when a relationship's warmth
leaves before the heat

Haiku #336 - Long Day

it's been a long day
ready to lay down my arms
and fall into yours

Haiku #335 - Adventures in Dating (5)

the first time we met
i trembled when you held me
as we danced til three*

*well, it wasn't actually 3, but sometimes one needs to reference Gershwin

Haiku #334 - Adventures in Dating (4)

we had just ordered
when he conceded "weakness"
emergency room

Haiku #333 - Memory

i can still feel your
hand at the small of my back
all these years later

Haiku #332 - Absence

there are too many
days in my life that go by
without seeing you

Haiku #331 - Adventures in Dating (3)

it was his first date
since the divorce was final
my friend said - after

(he was very sweet
i had a lovely evening
have to start somewhere)

Haiku #330 - Fooooooooooood!

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw

bacon is awesome
french fries are pretty great, too
cookies are the best

Haiku #329 - Adventures in Dating (2)

forty-five minutes
is a long time to be late
and expect third date*

*you see, he was 45 minutes late both times we went out...and then he told me I was rude when I plead busy to his invitation to a concert the next week. hmm.

Haiku #328 - Adventures in Dating

a three-day weekend
canal boat, a boy, his friends
great! ...or DISASTER

Haiku #327 - Happy Valentine's Day!

never be alone
learn to do one simple thing:
be your own best friend

I'd like to expand on the 17 syllables today -
1. simple but not easy 
2. relationships are great, but I find it irksome that romantic love is exalted so far above any other kind. And, those relationships are not always perfect or permanent either. I have the love of my family, friends near and far, a most awesome kitty cat, and - most important - a me I've taught to take care of myself, draw boundaries, persevere when things don't go my way, relax - and reach out a friend when I alone am not cutting it. All valuable things, single or no. Hooray for love!

Haiku #326 - Better than Perfect

the way we relate
is so far from perfect that
it's even better

Haiku #325 - Worth It

i don't cook or clean
i kick and steal the covers
but i am worth it

Haiku #324 - Unexpected

love knocks on your door
it's not quite what you ordered
still, you let it in

Haiku #323 - Loneliness

don't beat yourself up
loneliness is bad enough
without guilt or shame

Haiku #322 - Blizzard

I've got my cat to keep me warm.

the wind howls outside

inside is warm and cozy

time for a snuggle

Haiku #321 - Heartache/Headache

why can't we just say
"I have a heartache" as if
it were a headache?

Haiku #320 - BFFs

precious are the nights

when you blow off work to talk

to your oldest friend

Haiku #319 - Sociopath

note to self: next time,
try not to fall in love with 
a sociopath

Haiku #318 - Rough Edges

sometimes love is pain

smoothing out our rough edges

on one another

Haiku #317 - Implications

i'm contemplating
the implications of not
pushing you away

Haiku #316 - Tour Buddies

Kurt & Cherie made everywhere feel like home.

i could be marooned 

on a bus and truck with you

for decades and smile

Haiku #315 - When I'm Very Old

when I'm very old
I won't have much, but I'll have
loved you for so long