1337

first october rain
falls soft on windows
smells of patient earth

October 19, 2017 by brucejewett Categories: Autumn, Fall, Fasting, haiku, senryuTags: autumn, fall, haiku, senryu

338

mother praises me
for losing 55 pounds
bakes me fudge brownies

August 8, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Family, Fasting, haiku, SenryuTags: brownies, diet, enablers, haiku, mother, reboot, senryu 8 Comments

324

great big white cookie
striped with dark chocolate fudge
–just the moon and clouds

August 1, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Bruce Jewett, Fasting, haiku, SenryuTags: cookie, diet, fudge, haiku, moon, poetry, sugar 3 Comments

Murder, She Wokked

Yes, you gave me life
And now want it back
One deep fried peanut butter
Banana sandwich at a time.

January 30, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Family, Fasting, Health, NutritionTags: dieting, enabling, health, mothers

Resolution Haiku

So many promises
To my fat self this New Year;
So many leftovers!

January 26, 2015 by brucejewett Categories: Chinese poetry inspired, Fasting, haiku, Health, Love, Nutrition, poetry, WinterTags: determination, diet, haiku, health, new year, resolutions

LEGACY

In villages and on farms
Old ones lay themselves down
So their grandchildren
Can eat a little more rice,
Have a little more warmth.

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 by brucejewett Categories: Children, Family, Fasting, poetry, Political, Relationships, UncategorizedTags: family, famine, survival

Juicing

Spinach, celery, kale
Cucumber, ginger, lemon
And any fruit on sale
Goes all into my juicer
And comes out in the loo
As polychromatic poo.

September 4, 2014 by brucejewett Categories: Fasting, Health, poetryTags: fast, fasting, juicer, juicing, reboot with joe, weight loss

Fast

Today I discovered
New bones around my belly.
Pants are beginning to fit better
As I excavate a man
Smothered and forgotten.

August 28, 2014 by brucejewett Categories: Fasting, Nutrition, poetryTags: aging, diet, fitness, health, self, weight