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0August 15, 2011Recent Posts by Erica

Householder Haikus – My Weekend In Poetry

Juice of two lemons
To ensure a proper set
I feel every cut.

“Can’t finish the peach.
The juice runs sticky, too far
down my elbow, mom.”

My apricots float
They will do it every time
Maybe more syrup?
(big thanks to Harriet Fasenfest for this one)

Met the orchard man
Blushing fruit, picked by humans.
Food relationships.

Little gray slugs hide
Deep inside lettuce. Let us
Drown them to their death.

Jeweled jars, jam-full
Resting on the folded tea towel.
All seal: plink-plink-plink.

Planning is good but
No substitute for hard work.
Late we can, tonight.

Now it is your turn
Can you haiku your weekend?
Form: Five – seven – five.

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Author: Erica Filed Under: Recent Posts Tagged With: Humor, Food PreservationImportant Stuff: Affiliate disclosure

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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  1. Carolyn Renee says

    August 15, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Hope you don't mind……

    http://krazoacres.blogspot.com/2011/08/householder-haikus-my-weekend-in-poetry.html

  2. Just Nick says

    August 15, 2011 at 9:36 am

    The chickens are fed,
    Tomorrow’s blog post complete,
    Now time for a drink.

  3. medicinesister says

    August 15, 2011 at 10:47 am

    went for a weed roll
    found mullein safe to harvest
    not too near the road

  4. Just Nick says

    August 15, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Right by the office,
    urban blackberry patch:
    surprise harvest time!

  5. Annie Jones says

    August 15, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    New camper christened;
    Rainy start, sunny finish.
    Now back to gard'ning.

  6. dixiebelle says

    August 15, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    You are just too clever… urban homesteader and poet!

  7. harriet Fasenfest says

    August 15, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    The tuna is canned
    That fish sure can stink it up
    Backyard kitchens, Love

  8. Lisa says

    August 16, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Home from vacation
    means taking my vitamins
    with water, not gin.

    • Sarah @ Give-the-Rest says

      August 19, 2012 at 5:08 pm

      HAHA! classic

  9. Anna Quarles says

    August 19, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    Rainy day doings,
    Sew, clean, quilt and TV fun,
    Love, laughter, family.

  10. Asia says

    August 19, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Love the poem and really enjoying your blog! Any resources for you pick apricots in the King, Snohomish, or Skagit counties? Thanks!

    • Erica says

      August 19, 2012 at 5:32 pm

      I’ve been getting my apricots from Valicoff Farms in Eastern Wa. I think they are done now. But I’d keep them in mind for next year. For you-pick, I’ve never done apricots but http://www.pickyourown.org/ has a good list of farms that participate. Their web design is painful, but their info is usually good.

  11. Bekki says

    August 19, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    Einkorn wheat pasta
    Ancient, safe for so many.
    Me? Narcolepsy.

    Winter squash sprouting,
    root veggies planted – it rained!
    Beans, cukes, tomorrow.

  12. Anisa/The Lazy Homesteader says

    August 19, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Cleaned chicken coop out,
    Moved so many yards of mulch
    Sore muscles abound.

    And, not homestead related, but…

    At bass recital,
    Botched my solo so badly.
    Did not drink enough.

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