On My Mind

Things on my mind
Too many to name
New nephew, floodwaters, Babylon

Things on my mind
Too much to explain
Afraid I will just babble on.

Umbrella Haiku

Hope and I had an impromptu photo shoot with an umbrella as a prop just a few minutes ago. I decided I'd write some haiku to go along with these, from Hope's perspective...

Holding umbrella

Up so high above my head

Will I float away?

Is there rain up there?

My umbrella is ready.

So clouds, bring it on.

Together we stand,

Ready umbrella and I

To endure the rain.

Rainy season here

Under umbrella I wait

For the drops to fall.

I'm safe under here

I hold tight to the handle.

Peekaboo, Mommy.

Daddy, I will share

this big umbrella with you.

Come before it rains.

So happy to share

Daddy and I smile so sweet.

We love each other.

I love you Daddy.

Bunches and bunches and stutch.

All the so muches.

Some of the words used are invented family words, such as stutch, which means more than I can ever say. Muches is plural for much. Hope invented the saying "All the so muches."