Tag Archives: haiku

Quietly moving

Posted on February 8, 2015 by tyler4turtles

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

Posted on January 28, 2015 by tyler4turtles

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

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Verdant bridges

Posted on January 25, 2015 by tyler4turtles

In the understory ferns stretch their fronds building verdant bridges.

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Space garden

Posted on January 13, 2015 by tyler4turtles

Fertile night sky rich black topsoil seeded with stars.

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The joy of poetry

Posted on September 28, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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

Posted on September 23, 2014 by tyler4turtles

Maple leaves glowing in the dark a canopy of stars.

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Shower of grasshoppers

Posted on September 6, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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

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Dawn of fireflies

Posted on September 6, 2014 by tyler4turtles

After sunset the lightest dark dawn of fireflies.

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Springtime sensations

Posted on April 22, 2014 by tyler4turtles

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

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Unheard haiku

Posted on April 5, 2014 by tyler4turtles

Originally posted on The ancient eavesdropper:
A dead silence falls conifers stripped of sound their needles pointless.

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