The tractor yearning
through hot Leelanau summer
the pull of gold stalks.
through hot Leelanau summer
the pull of gold stalks.
Seasons Haiku Poems
Haiku marking the wheel of the year and nature’s changing character.
576 published haiku
raindrop donnybrook
washing winter's dirty socks
daffodils rejoice
washing winter's dirty socks
daffodils rejoice
fallen autumn leaves
chin on paws on empty boots
come on boy. . .good boy
chin on paws on empty boots
come on boy. . .good boy
framed in shades of blue
billowing white taffeta
summer's midday sky
billowing white taffeta
summer's midday sky
Wooden horses sit
in the ranch house's window
dreaming of spring fields.
in the ranch house's window
dreaming of spring fields.
Ghost wind chills the air
Snow flesh clings to cold tree bones
Winter haunts the streets
Snow flesh clings to cold tree bones
Winter haunts the streets
Adolescent games
Spring anatomy lessons
Opaque ignorance
Spring anatomy lessons
Opaque ignorance
Late summer sun warms
tomato is turning red
earth spins and wobbles
tomato is turning red
earth spins and wobbles
spring in New Hampshire
snow clusters on sundresses
stiff on the clothesline
snow clusters on sundresses
stiff on the clothesline
Cherry blossom trees
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
Rain falls. Leaves begin
to spring. Little lambs skip. Birds
couple, build and sing.
to spring. Little lambs skip. Birds
couple, build and sing.
beyond my screen door
the elms sigh in a spring breeze
school bus rattles by
the elms sigh in a spring breeze
school bus rattles by
tree swallows return
settling into their old home
a spring sky stirring
settling into their old home
a spring sky stirring
So sure of itself
In the dead of the winter;
Dreamless, sleepless night.
In the dead of the winter;
Dreamless, sleepless night.
Warm summer breezes
memories of three sisters
calmness before storm
memories of three sisters
calmness before storm
The fleece of winter,
iced juices and sweetened breeze,
cardinals courting.
iced juices and sweetened breeze,
cardinals courting.
Sauntering mint leaves,
winds of spring swim tenderly,
eager rain taps soft.
winds of spring swim tenderly,
eager rain taps soft.
donned in velveteen
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
Snow-white butterfly
Floats by on a summer breeze
Slowly melts away
Floats by on a summer breeze
Slowly melts away
walking across snow
leaving watery footprints
as winter exits
leaving watery footprints
as winter exits
hanging from a branch
where birds nested in the spring
icicles in pairs
where birds nested in the spring
icicles in pairs
Two storks and a cat
Linens drying on the line
Summer on the farm
Linens drying on the line
Summer on the farm
winter snow melting
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
misty winter wraith
spreads pale and rimy fingers
a cool numbing touch
spreads pale and rimy fingers
a cool numbing touch
rough grass golden fleck
ritual feast for spring plumage ?
male blue tit alights
ritual feast for spring plumage ?
male blue tit alights
Summer rain spatter
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
Bitter autumn wind
Sinks teeth into summer's end.
Leaves visibly flinch.
Sinks teeth into summer's end.
Leaves visibly flinch.
Gray clouds hide the sun?
Snowflakes bustle past my nose?
Winter stomps his feet.
Snowflakes bustle past my nose?
Winter stomps his feet.
freezing rain and wind
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
late summer drowses
a country cemetery
gravestones forgotten
a country cemetery
gravestones forgotten
pink japonica
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
Beneath the orchard
giant fruit tarantulas
sweeten their spring nests.
giant fruit tarantulas
sweeten their spring nests.
Autumn is artwork;
Golden sunsets and cool nights
Leaves fall and take flight
Golden sunsets and cool nights
Leaves fall and take flight
Sleeping in the shade
Messages on falling leaves
No good place to hide
Messages on falling leaves
No good place to hide
Earth turns to winter
Tree line falls; skyline rises
Fresh fallen asphalt
Tree line falls; skyline rises
Fresh fallen asphalt
Diffuse morning light
Cobweb adorned dewy grass
Autumn's early kiss
Cobweb adorned dewy grass
Autumn's early kiss