Haiku

 

New Mexico
High desert Summer

Violet ribbons of grass

Black birds fill the sky

The Ravine

Velvet cloak of Spring grass
cut by red clay; dry ghosts of dirt

Sunflowers light the shade

Desert Cake
Earth laid bare by time,
Decorated by piñons;
sunflower confetti

First Sign of Spring
Longer days now
The pink light of sunset
lingers past six

Don't Go Back to Sleep!
In my Spring garden
A bird not seen before lands,
sings, then flies away

Winter Lingers
Pussy willows bloom

Cold blossoms shiver in the breeze
The stove still warms us

 











Colour Returns
Clouds gone, sun is out
Jeweled hummingbird returns

Apple trees blossom

Dusk's Sweet Song
A new sound at dusk
From the reeds the sweet rasp and

croak of newborn frogs

April Day
Perfect day; dog barks
Children laugh a block away
Songbirds in chorus

Territorial Twitter

Red-winged blackbird
Advertises his great plot

"Cattail fluff for nest!"

Night
Cool sheets against legs
Rumble of the cat nearby
Soft cover of sleep

Another Grey Morning
Graveled eyes open
Sodden light through dirty panes;
Dream fades; day begins

Love's Tomb
Two empty cups and

wilted flowers on the table;

silent testament

Betrayal
Betrayed not by love
But by fear - and the real pain
is that I don't care

Doldrums
Spinning free in time
No bearings to anchor my heart
Sails luft, ship adrift

 



Northbound Train

One hundred wood ducks;
Train passes, ferry arrives,
Slate grey sky threatens

Sunday Haiku

Getz, Miles or Billie;
Coffee cooking on the stove.
Sundays are my day

Sunday Haiku Redux
Mozart on Sunday
Eggs and bacon on the stove
The calm in the storm

Sunday Paper
Sunday newspaper
Offers important world news
First read the funnies

Spiritual Help
Reading the paper
my cat friend sprawls across to

help me not worry










 


Help Wanted
Cat sleeping soundly
Until I need to focus
Then he's wide awake

The Assistant 

The cat types for me
In a language unknown
To any but him

Haiku Rules
A season and cut;
5-7-5 syllables;
Description of now