even in Lisbon seeing pastel de nata I miss Lisbon * pastel de nata — Portuguese egg custard tart pastry *A nod to the great Japanese Haiku poet Matsuo Bashō who passed away on Nov 28, 1694. Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com

What does middle age mean to you? — Middle age is when awakened by a telephone ring at midnight, you wish it were a trash call you hate and ignore during the day. Middle age is when someone chokes up on food, you will give him a glass of water, knowing better than telling him to eat slowly. …

one of those cool days morning glory harbinger ten thousand thoughts Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com

Everyone has secret thoughts, the flashing crumbs and threads of ideas and images that pop up in our heads as quickly and suddenly as they disappear. I’ve had millions of them, and it was remiss of me that I have let most of those thrilling moments slip through my laziness. …

leaf-laden footpath Autumn is saturated — waiting for something Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com

How far is Hell? about a year Where the hell is Hell? behind your blind-folded eyes inside your gagged mouth deep down your amnesia What the hell is Hell? It’s others and yourself

the trickling hours between midnight and twilight — the monotony Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com

summer sun is gone the cool air under the shades untouched — intact Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com

September whispers the foliage green and yellow gently sigh and fall Andawn's Haikus and Senryus Edit descriptionandawnfrost.medium.com