Yesterday was a rainy day sandwiched between two rare sunny days. Unfortunately, I was stuck inside on the sunny days and was out and about on the rainy day. As I left the house, giant wet snowflakes were coming down. By the time I got to Commerical Drive and downtown Vancouver, there was just giant wet. I still ended up enjoying myself — perhaps because haiku kept happening (and creating anything always puts me in a good mood), and perhaps because I was still feeling high from good news I received the day before.
The haiku:
rain on bus windows
blurrs neon and car headlights
into Christmas colours
buildings, sidewalk, street
everything is cloaked in gray
except a red coat
The good news:
My first picture book story has been accepted by Orca Book Publishers (for publication in Fall 2010)!!
wild ink 
December 13, 2008 at 9:37 pm |
Congratulations on the Orca story, Jacquie!!!!
Woohoooooooo!!!!!!
~karen
December 15, 2008 at 10:46 am |
Jacquie,
your blog is so enjoyable to read. It’s like taking a tour around the city and seeing everything through your sensitive and thoughtful perspective. Your haiku are so restorative to my soul. I love today’s one starting “rain on bus windows”. It is very beautiful.
cynthia
December 15, 2008 at 11:43 am |
Thanks KC and thanks Cynthia for your encouraging comments! So glad my haiku touched someone.
January 12, 2009 at 3:24 pm |
A haiku for you
What wonderful news
perseverance does pay off
in glowing results
I agree very much with what Cynthia, above, shares.