Haiku—Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. She is a newly published poet, at age 59. Jennifer has also published commentary about poetry and poetry-related essays. During the pandemic she joined the online poetry community of The Daily Haiku. Poetry has been a lifeline.

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I feel the distance

From earth to heaven

More some days

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Sometimes even

Together we face 

The greatest distance

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The heart's journey

Travels long distances when

You are human

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The shortest distance

To cross sometimes requires

The most steps

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Those tragic phone calls

With life-altering news

We've all answered them

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The distance between

I and we is often just

Serendipity

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Memories don't die

They live on eternally

Our souls connected

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I have cried out

All my tears for you 

All that's left is love

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Sounds that Annoy Me

Dogs barking endlessly

Fingernails on a chalkboard

Discrimination

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Out of focus

I strain to see the lighthouse

Through all of the fog

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Half moon arising

Sharing your light with the dark

Illuminating