one day spring appears--
dirt, sun, rain, the tilt of Earth--
it lives beyond words
dirt, sun, rain, the tilt of Earth--
it lives beyond words
Seasons Haiku Poems
Haiku marking the wheel of the year and nature’s changing character.
579 published haiku
the winter magpie
skips by so nonchalantly
everything freezes
skips by so nonchalantly
everything freezes
Spring creeps into streams
their pools breathe deep as each waits
for salmon to leap.
their pools breathe deep as each waits
for salmon to leap.
The crunch of frozen
grass underfoot... awaiting
Indian Summer
grass underfoot... awaiting
Indian Summer
For ten years I write
one poem. Now, pale winter
snow edits my lines.
one poem. Now, pale winter
snow edits my lines.
Greens fading away,
as misty mornings step in-
autumn at my door.
as misty mornings step in-
autumn at my door.
harvest moon aglow
long witchy fingers reach out
brittle leaves tango
long witchy fingers reach out
brittle leaves tango
Winter willow waves
opaled arms, bearing weight, white
of innocent snow.
opaled arms, bearing weight, white
of innocent snow.
Snow falls on lake's shore.
Winter fingers work magic,
turn water to ice.
Winter fingers work magic,
turn water to ice.
summer's fragile reeds
now ice-layered bend to write
our names in the snow
now ice-layered bend to write
our names in the snow
winter's icy feet
pressed in the small of my back
keep me up all night
pressed in the small of my back
keep me up all night
hummingbird's feeding
spring, youth and stolen kisses
taste of sweet nectar
spring, youth and stolen kisses
taste of sweet nectar
vision of Winter:
outline of geese overhead
not making a sound
outline of geese overhead
not making a sound
blanket of fall leaves
foliage of memories
crunching underfoot
foliage of memories
crunching underfoot
Ripe for the Season ~
And I held a reaping tongue ~
For this sweet Harvest
And I held a reaping tongue ~
For this sweet Harvest
Silent company
On this early spring morning
My pensive shadow.
On this early spring morning
My pensive shadow.
flock of wild geese drifts
under the late autumn moon
ghosts of my young life
under the late autumn moon
ghosts of my young life
A purple crocus
springs up through the winter snow.
Daffodils take heed.
springs up through the winter snow.
Daffodils take heed.
An autumn bruised black
leaves swept under the roadside
for winter to bloom
leaves swept under the roadside
for winter to bloom
Huddled together
Pining for sweet summer fruit
Snow-covered Monkeys!
Pining for sweet summer fruit
Snow-covered Monkeys!
summer wanderer
enticed by sticky sweetness ?
uninvited guest
enticed by sticky sweetness ?
uninvited guest
November iris
springtime blue in autumn cool
petals quivering
springtime blue in autumn cool
petals quivering
Grass blades wilt here now
Cold shade in a winter haze
Moon peeks through bramble.
Cold shade in a winter haze
Moon peeks through bramble.
winter snow falling
two crows then three like black snow
hopping on a tree
two crows then three like black snow
hopping on a tree
Old oaks dwarf the house
where seasons change from shade to
acorns, leaves, despair
where seasons change from shade to
acorns, leaves, despair
Perusing fine words
Used pages like winter skies
Then, her lost blonde strand
Used pages like winter skies
Then, her lost blonde strand
On still winter nights
the hunter stirs in slumber
to fawn's quiet sobs
the hunter stirs in slumber
to fawn's quiet sobs
An audacious heart -
alight with the bloom of hope,
she comes as the spring
alight with the bloom of hope,
she comes as the spring
soft merino wool
magenta and vermillion
autumn's overcoat
magenta and vermillion
autumn's overcoat
The dripping night air
Clings in heavy defiance
Of autumn's onset
Clings in heavy defiance
Of autumn's onset
Sailboats wrapped in snow
sigh softly and ache for spring,
dreaming of the sea.
sigh softly and ache for spring,
dreaming of the sea.
crowds of autumn leaves
dance at dusk through graying streets
lifted by the wind
dance at dusk through graying streets
lifted by the wind
winter morning run
quiet, still, silent solace
chase my icy breath
quiet, still, silent solace
chase my icy breath
A glass of iced tea
on a balmy summer night.
Nearby, a graveyard.
on a balmy summer night.
Nearby, a graveyard.
The air is white with
thistledown. The sky is red
with the Harvest Moon.
thistledown. The sky is red
with the Harvest Moon.
looking down-- instead
of up-- to see these apples
the end of summer
of up-- to see these apples
the end of summer