Tag Archives: haiku

Quietly moving

A silkscreen of mist woven over the trees whispering softly. Encased in silence the tiny seed stirs yawning cotyledons. Worms tunnel beneath my feet — their powerful bodies quiver & shake — quietly moving mountains.

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Next life

On a bed of moss a maple leaf sleeps into the next life.

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Verdant bridges

In the understory ferns stretch their fronds building verdant bridges.

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Space garden

Fertile night sky rich black topsoil seeded with stars.

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The joy of poetry

Thought clouds hover above my head — overcast with a chance of poems. I am a wallflower blooming in the corner — dancing with invisible butterflies. Stars falling without end — golden leaves drifting from dendritic constellations — castaways of … Continue reading

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Canopy of stars

Maple leaves glowing in the dark a canopy of stars.

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Shower of grasshoppers

Walking down a country road not a cloud for miles around shower of grasshoppers.

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Dawn of fireflies

After sunset the lightest dark dawn of fireflies.

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Springtime sensations

Springtime sensations — pollen-laden air induces sneezes — a second wind beneath butterfly wings.

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Unheard haiku

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A dead silence falls conifers stripped of sound their needles pointless.

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