Mandevilla, several summers ago
Anna Pearl Couch's birthday is August 19. She has been in heaven for ten years.
in a wobbly hand
her thank-you letters--
83rd birthday
--from Connecting Our Houses, 1997
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mid-August cold front
bringing the temperature down
to 90 degrees
--from It's August Already? 2003
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back-handing the rose
to dislodge the walking stick--
now, knuckles with thorns
--from only sky and sand, 2005
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getting together
more often for death
than for lunch
--from fishing in the clouds, 2010
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heavy with water
the hanging mandevilla
barely swivels
--from the lighter side of darkness, 2012
Son Eric's beauty spot, several years ago
The sources mentioned (in order) include a flip calendar of haiku and senryu by PL and Dorothy McLaughlin, New Jersey; the others are monthly calendars made and sent to friends during the years they were published.
c 2016, PL dba lovepat press
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