Haiku, Day #28

A few moments from today…

"ANYTHING HELPS"

that's what your sign says

I watch you shiver and wonder

whether anything could

(C) Carol Wilcox, 2015

"On Walking the Dog in Subzero Temperatures"

happy tail never stops

nose searches relentlessly

a gal could get lucky. 

(C) Carol Wilcox

"Just in Case"

Do not just drive away

Goodbye is not enough either

Say, "I love you for always"

Then smile and wave

until he can no longer see you.

(C) Carol Wilcox

Backstory: This month, my family has been touched by a couple of tragedies. Over Thanksgiving Weekend, a friend I grew up with lost his wife, in-laws, and brother-in-law to a drunk driver down in Arizona. Last week, a friend of my brother-in-law was driving his family back from a basketball game and was killed when another car crossed the median and hit their car head on. 

Today, I was dropping my son off at work when a frozen pop can exploded in the back of the car. I was a little distracted, and just kind of said, "Bye" as he jumped out of the car. A few minutes later, I realized what I had done and had to text him to remind him that I loved him. I'm planning on seeing him again at 9, when I pick him up at the end of his shift, but who knows for sure?