2003-1

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=98 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0558dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>~  Owen's Archives  ~</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="061a51b0.png" border=0 width="933" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Go to:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>/   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B>Owen's Page</B></U></A><B>   /    </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lees Pages"><U><B>Lee's Pages </B></U></A><B>  /  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>   </B></FONT><B> /    </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family"><U><B>Our Family</B></U></A><B>    /  </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Book"><U><B>Owen's Book </B></U></A></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________         </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>_________________________________________________________________</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>~  Owen's  Archives  ~</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="061a51b0.png" border=0 width="933" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Go to:   </B></FONT><B>/ </B><B>  </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lees Pages"><U><B>Lee's Pages</B></U></A><B>   /   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Family"><U><B>Our Family</B></U></A><B>   /</B><B>   </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><B> </B><B> </B></FONT><B> /   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Book"><U><B>Owen's Book </B></U></A><B>   /  </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Other Links</B></FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=510 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0558dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>Haiku </B></I><B>- January, </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>2003</B></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="479" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 280 ><NOBR><div> winter rain</div> <div> the smell of smoke and canvas</div> <div> inside our tent</div> <bR> <div> playground</div> <div> concrete gnomes & toadstools</div> <div> wear a new snow hat</div> <bR> <div> frozen playground</div> <div> a stocking cap stuck </div> <div> to the slide's top step</div> <bR> <div> two mallards</div> <div> puffed against the cold</div> <div> lose their necks</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  north wind</div> <div>  a few more fence posts</div> <div>  stubble the snow</div> <bR> <div>  I poke a hole</div> <div>  in the bird bath's ice     </div> <div>  snow moon</div> <bR> <div>  lazy afternoon</div> <div>  watching drops of water</div> <div>  lengthen icicles </div> <bR> <div>  mid January</div> <div>  the neighbor's dog squats</div> <div>  closer to the house</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <B> Back to Owen  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="200211"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Last Month                                            Mar-03</B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20033"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> Last Year</B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20021"><U><B><IMG SRC="03e0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=382 BGCOLOR="#FFCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0aa8dfc3.png"> <div> <I><B>Haiku</B></I><B> - February,</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>2003</B></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="479" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 ><NOBR><div> just showing off</div> <div> wearing grandpa's cigar band</div> <div> on his finger</div> <bR> <div> row houses</div> <div> one after another until</div> <div> the yellow door</div> <bR> <div> somewhere between</div> <div> the trees and painter's palette</div> <div> leaves were lost</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>    river bank</div> <div>    a duplicate oak</div> <div>    right-side up</div> <bR> <div>    underneath</div> <div>    the lily pad</div> <div>    shadows with eyes</div> <bR> <div>    silent forest</div> <div>    ferns and mushrooms</div> <div>    at play</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>_ Senryu_</B></div> <div> snow melt                                               </div> <div> we discover our neighbors have     </div> <div> a very big dog</div> <div> my bed</div> <div> will always have</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tahoma" >her side</FONT><B> </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B><B> </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <B> Back to Owen  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="200211"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Last Month                                            Mar-03</B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20033"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> Last Year</B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20021"><U><B><IMG SRC="03e0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>