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January Haiku: 2009

Author: jak (add to friends)

Thur 1 Jan

Brisk walk in twilight.
Trees make weird and ghostly shapes.
Home is welcoming.

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Fri 2 Jan

Helium account
grows with up-front payments for
my non-exclusives.

Sat 3 Jan

Hum drum hours today:
cleaning, washing, ironing.
Writing put on hold.

Sun 4 Jan

This weekend hums on
with household chores and admin,
all pretty boring.

Mon 5 Jan

Fields crisp and frosty
under my booted feet, while
Groups of sheep huddle.

Tues 6 Jan

Wuxi-Life want a
piece on the solar eclipse.
I start my research.

Wed 7 Jan

I am transported
To Hangzhou in China with
Qining tidal bore.

Thur 8 Jan

Wordless We’nsday pic
of winter landscape provoked
some instant comments.

Fri 9 Jan

Finish the piece on
affiliate marketing.
Submit to CC

Sat 10 Jan

Photograph my Christmas
tree and write about it for
my blog at blogspot.

Sun 11 Jan

Housebound for three days.
I could get used to this. Must
go out tomorrow.

Mon 12 Jan. 09

This drab, grey day was
reprieved by a CC sale,
which brightened my world.

Tues 13 Jan

Sun broke through briefly
as I managed two more sales
and went on the town.

Wed 14 Jan

The tentacles of
fog spread gloom, dispersed by some
friendly people’s smiles.

Thur 15 Jan

Drive the A30.
Muted greens are all around,
plus rude bare branches.

Fri 16 Jan

Write about Salzberg
while gloom turns to sun outside.
Menorca is next.

Sat 17 Jan

Cleaning again. How
quickly the week comes around.
Evening in the pub.

Sun 18 Jan

IBS flare up
takes me back to bed in the
early afternoon.

Mon 19 Jun

CC sales grow:
four since last Monday include
last two submitted.

Tues 20 Jan

Take a gentle walk
and catch up with Lydia
who has a back problem.

Wed 21 Jan

I bought two tickets
for the Sinbad pantomime
and will take Eryn.

Thur 22 Jan

Revise Madeira
article for Helium.
Straight to number one.

Fri 23 Jan

Granddaughter arrives
with money to spend. We buy
books at Shaftesbury.

Sat 24 Jan

Take Eryn to the
panto; her delight as good
as the performance.

Sun 25 Jan

Many moored barges,
colourful but dingy too,
on our towpath walk.

Mon 26 Jan

CC request for
piece on some Berlin hotels.
I research and draft.

Tues 27 Jan

Finish article,
then walk for inspiration.
And write about it.

Wed 28 Jan

Message myLot friends.
Am I spread too thin on the
internet for now?

Thur 29 Jan

Snowdrops in gardens
along our road, offer the
bright promise of spring.

Fri 30 Jan

Drive to Clerks Village
to buy perfume for daughter
whose birthday is soon.

Sat 31 Jan

London party to
celebrate Ruby Wedding
Of hubby’s brother.

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Comments, Pingbacks:

Comment from: marilyn [Member] Email · http://www.writelink.co.uk/blogs/marilyn
Enjoyed the read, Jean - looking forward to the next instalment.
PermalinkPermalink 2009-02-04 @ 08:44
Comment from: chausiku [Member]
A lovely glimpse into your life, again, Jean - looking forward to next month's snowy instalment!
PermalinkPermalink 2009-02-04 @ 19:56

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