Home ›

Haikus

Monday Morning Haiku

Monday Morning Haiku

Patrick Pacacha, accomplished artist, illustrator, and author is a native of Williamsport. As the former promotional copywriter for The Pennsylvania State University and the current Director of Publications for Little League International, Mr. Pacacha has embedded his imaginative seal on a host of notable projects. He has produced creative for Pepsi, Dunkin' Donuts, United Way, Dickinson School of Law, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, to name a few. His award-winning haikus have been featured on USAToday.com.

Monday Afternoon Haiku--Unwelcomed Snowfall

By Patrick Pacacha
in
1 year 32 weeks ago

Unwelcomed snowfall
It's too early for winter
Autumn is outraged

Monday Morning Haiku: A Lunar Nickel

By Patrick Pacacha
in
1 year 47 weeks ago

A lunar nickel
Balanced on the gray ridgeline
A rising night coin

Monday Morning Haiku: Gossamer Glider

By Patrick Pacacha
in
1 year 49 weeks ago

Gossamer glider
Pasted in the cotton sky
A cloud on a string

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 62.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: My Little Green Charge

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 18 hours ago

My little green charge
Your entrusted leaves await
The water I bring

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 61.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: It Was as if Stars

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 1 week ago

It was as if stars

Had written secret scores for

Stellar violins

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 60.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Purple pastel skies

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 2 weeks ago

Purple pastel skies
Canvas the misty background
Of first morning’s light
 

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 59.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Around the Corner

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 4 weeks ago

Around the corner
A whiskered, stalwart sentry
Stalks an unseen mouse
 

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 58.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A gray lemon moon

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 7 weeks ago

A gray lemon moon

Scenting the garden spring sky

The perfume of night

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 57.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku:Scarlet buds appear

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 8 weeks ago

Scarlet buds appear

On the rain-beaded branchling

The birth of blossoms

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 56.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Walking on the grass

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 9 weeks ago

Walking on the grass

Bare feet sense the slurping ground

The spring-soft soil

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 55.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Perched Atop the Tree

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 10 weeks ago

Perched atop the tree

Feathers ruffling with the breeze

The red-tailed hawk waits

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 54.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Soggy and Sullen

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 11 weeks ago

Soggy and sullen

The earth, a brown soiled sponge

Soaks up the winter

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 52.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Tawny Grass Clawing

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 12 weeks ago

Tawny grass clawing

To life from shivered stasis

Greenless abandon

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 53.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A thicket of trees

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 13 weeks ago

A thicket of trees

Crocheted from roots and branches

Wood-woven mountain

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 51.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku 'The aching levies'

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 14 weeks ago

The aching levies

Are flexing against the flood

Unyielding and fierce

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 50.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku "Popping and cracking"

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 15 weeks ago

Popping and cracking

The ice splinters from the sun

The sound of thawing

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 47.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: 'Entombed in the Ice'

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 16 weeks ago

Entombed in the ice

The entire tree enrobed

Frozen diamond rain

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 49.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku "The sky in cold labor"

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 17 weeks ago

The sky in cold labor

Blizzard laden yet silent

Winter’s final birth

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 48.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Crystalline Rivers

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 18 weeks ago

Crystalline rivers

Molasses before the freeze

Cold sluggish water

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 46.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: The chill of fashion

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 19 weeks ago

The chill of fashion

Adorning the leafless ridge

Brown is the new green

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 45 1.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Long gray shadows stretch

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 20 weeks ago

Long gray shadows stretch

Across the smooth-glassed snow bank

Derelict sunshine

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 44 1.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Roaring fire pit

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 21 weeks ago

Roaring fire pit

Valley shrouded in hemlocks

Moon, a silver hearth

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 43 1.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: At crisp attention

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 22 weeks ago

At crisp attention

Snow on green arborvitae

Winter gate keepers

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 42 1.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Gentle splashes

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 23 weeks ago

Gentle splashes of

Cascading silver water

Shine in the basin

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 41.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Snow melts in her hair

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 24 weeks ago

Snow melts in her hair

Standing outside by white ferns

Under naked elms

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 40.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Pearly flakes dancing

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 25 weeks ago

Pearly flakes dancing

Frozen ivory jewels on

The tips of my shoes

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 39.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: The moon seems so ripe

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 28 weeks ago

The moon seems so ripe

A lunar fruit on night’s limb

Celestial orange

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 38.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A flurry of lights

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 29 weeks ago

A flurry of lights

In the seething thunderclouds

Forked electric snakes

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 37.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Golden leaves flutter

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 30 weeks ago

Golden leaves flutter

Arboreal ticker tape

Quiet fall parade

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 36.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Aerial Sentries

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 31 weeks ago

Aerial sentries

Watchful over Pen Island

Aegis of eagles

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 35.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Magnolia Tree

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 33 weeks ago

Magnolia tree

In the storm—twisting dervish

Of leathery leaves

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 33.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Cricket Ensemble

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 34 weeks ago

Cricket ensemble

String section amid the grass

Midnight orchestra

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 34.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Evergreen Valley

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 35 weeks ago

Evergreen valley

Sacramental green chalice

Filled with morning fog

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 32.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Solitary Crow

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 37 weeks ago

Solitary crow

Perched on the stone gable

Feathered finial

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 31.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Dew Glistens on Grass

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 38 weeks ago

Dew glistens on grass

Miniature diamond moons

Just before the dawn

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconHaiku 30.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A crimson sunrise

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 39 weeks ago

A crimson sunrise

Breaks loose from its evening grip

Twelve hour freedom

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 29.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: To evening's rhythm

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 40 weeks ago

To evening's rhythm

Ten thousand fireflies dance

A bossa nova

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 28.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A brook trout splashes

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 43 weeks ago

A brook trout splashes

Out of its hazy creek hole

A fly disappears

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 27.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Kettle drum thunder

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 44 weeks ago

Kettle drum thunder

Pounding through taut, heavy clouds

Pealing percussion

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 26.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Spider Web Lightning

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 45 weeks ago

Spider web lightning
arcs against the blackened sky
night flashes to day

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 25.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Sheets of Liquid Sky

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 46 weeks ago

Sheets of liquid sky
Blankets the thirsting, dry grass
Blades go into life

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 24.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: The Air Is Thick Brown

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 47 weeks ago

The air is thick brown

As this muggy night lumbers

The stars look for shade

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 23.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Festival of Green

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 48 weeks ago

Festival of green

Limbs and leaves and pads and petals

Solstice spectacle

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 22.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Electric Raindrops

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 49 weeks ago

Electric raindrops

Sizzle on the warm highway

The sun now hidden

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 21.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Japanese Beetles

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 49 weeks ago

Japanese beetles

So far from your Honshu shores

Leave my tree alone

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 20.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Peonies and Grills

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 51 weeks ago

Peonies and grills

Grass clippings and gasoline

The scents of summer

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 19.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Pennsylvania

By Patrick Pacacha
in
2 years 52 weeks ago

Pennsylvania

The State of Independence

Colony keystone

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 18.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: A Whitetail Deer Stands

By Patrick Pacacha
in
3 years 6 days ago

A whitetail deer stands

Motionless in night's shadow

Etched against the moon

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 17.mp3

Haiku: Summer's Ruby Red Heart

By Cindy Knier
in
3 years 1 week ago

summer's ruby red heart

sweet sun juice begging me

to pluck and to eat

Monday Morning Haiku: Three Crows on a Wire

By Patrick Pacacha
in
3 years 1 week ago

Three crows on a wire

A triptych on a tightrope

Black and black and black

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 16.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Dreary Shroud of Fog

By Patrick Pacacha
in
3 years 2 weeks ago

Dreary shroud of fog

Creeps to the river valley

Morning procession

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 15.mp3

Monday Morning Haiku: Covey of Wild Grouse

By Patrick Pacacha
in
3 years 3 weeks ago

Covey of wild grouse

Laurel Highland denizens

Camouflaging feathers

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
audio/mpeg iconMonday Morning Haiku 14.mp3
Syndicate content