we are in awe but / missing loved ones who never / saw Cubs on this day
Chicago haiku no. 183 | October 2016

flashing red orange gold / every year this tree is first / overachiever
Chicago haiku no. 182 | October 2016

riding with strangers / new city childhood norms / they wait for Uber
Chicago haiku no. 181

weekend trip with Dad / “Do trains go faster than planes?” / ‘L’ flies above streets  
Chicago haiku no. 180

cicada carcass / screeched his final mating call / autumn must be soon
Chicago haiku no. 179

Red line commuters / mom and toddler talk of trains / Thomas and Percy
Chicago haiku no. 178

new suits big backpacks / impractical high heels / young summer interns
Chicago haiku no. 177

teen son new to trains / mom grips sealed envelope / what awaits downtown?
Chicago haiku no. 176

teens on Friday train / friends silently copying / calculus homework
Chicago haiku no. 175

on packed train she sings / twinkle twinkle little star / soothing child and us
Chicago haiku no. 174

lost mitten on train / mom and mate wonder if it’s / ever coming home
Chicago haiku no. 173

their car is a bus / Christmastime in the city / no extra tree fare
Chicago haiku no. 172

Sunday night laundry / both my thoughts and clothes tumble / hope for calm new week
Chicago haiku no. 171

she waits at station / not for train but for driver / kiss through his window 
Chicago haiku no. 170 | November 2015

weekend skateboarders / not kids but not yet adults / mom says “home by 8”
Chicago haiku no. 169 | November 2015