February words

Haikus and short works from the month

A collection of short works from February

All words and photos my own.

photo of Lake Michigan taken the same day

2/2/26

six more weeks:

like the icy waves

feel all your bones settle in

enveloped by blue

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last year’s hibiscus from the garden

2/5/26

happy birthday 🌺:

air fills with slow light

candles count what’s missing now

stillness holds you near

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2/7/26

where motion is birthed

all doubts no longer hold sway

imposter, no more

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frozen grass from a walk after some flooding

2/7/26

patterns:

oh boy, here she goes

talking about the weather

meaning something else

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hand drawn pencil sketch, digitally colored background

2/9/26

deep blue devotion:

reaching from the deep

gentle grip on rusted hulls

love in the abyss

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2/12/26

10-word story:

Underneath the silent frozen lake, a fire rages without permission.

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Hugo in all his glory

2/12/26

Hugo in haiku: 🐾

distinguished fellow

teeth bared, fierce tiger at heart

or maybe, mid-sneeze

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early crocus from the garden

2/13/26

bright blooms in these times?

the audacity of spring

despite dear, despite

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the sky in the neighborhood during a brief warm snap

2/15/26

impossibly blue

the sudden warmth crossing lines

like the sky forgot

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more sky photos from my walks with a little tree peeking in the corner

2/16/26

another blue haiku: 💙

lapis lazuli

swirled in winter’s parting sighs

spring’s deep thaw awaits

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2/18/26

at this time of year

with the change in the weather

I am underneath 🤧

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hand drawn pencil sketch from an old comic I was working on, digitally colorized

2/21/26

sad robot: 🤖

I sent you a heart

error 404 not found

now my circuits ache

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my pothos/not my artwork but it lives in my office

2/22/26

Like the Pothos:

variegated hearts

unwilling to suffer fools

poison if devoured

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2/25/26

Lyrical Day/Thanks Subscribers:

This darkness can’t last,

though the coup is in bloom.

For most of our lifetime,

we’ve lived quite entombed.

A masterclass in silence,

shuttered minds filled with dread.

With desks that stayed clean,

while the lights roared in red.

We buried our kindness,

filed feelings for tax.

But these digital hearts,

found the soul in the cracks.

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2/25/26

Lyrical Day Part II:

Beyond is death,

but the living is harder.

When the debt goes unpaid,

I have nothing to barter.

‘Mean it,’ you dared,

not a threat, but a warrant.

To face down the heat,

of this rhythmic torrent.

I fell for the magic,

then rolled off the floor.

Classic avoidance,

I bolt for the door.

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shadows on my bedroom wall

2/25/26

shadow lullaby:

ink spilled branches sway

silent waving in the dark

lulling me to sleep

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a photo from my walk a few days before the full Blood Moon

2/27/26

the moon on a string

suspending my disbelief

as daylight smiles back

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an insane sky from that same day

2/27/26

knotted hands outstretched

craving a taste of beauty

fleeting as it is

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Thanks for being here.

Until next time,

j

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