| Haikus/Senryus |
| Cold rock still and gray does not feel the curling snake stealing its sunshine |
| Fog departure stalled converstations with dewdrops morning hidden there |
| Tiny chipmunk hears not a muscle dares to move scurries at first chance |
| Green blades stretch for rain corn in metamorphosis waist high overnight |
| field of golden oats dances with a brutal wind then abandoned flat |
| Lush green summer ground lavendar alfalfa blooms cut down in it's prime |
| Blue fingers pluck fruit bucket hangs from rough twine belt thoughts of toast and jam |
| Bounty well preserved ribbons hang from necks of jars judged at county fair |
| Shiny yellow bus mothers sigh as children board first day back to school |
| Moth in errant flight zooms into the front porch light richochets at me |
| Planting time for corn whipoorwill accompanies kernals as they fall |
| Flap of linen sounds corners held by pins laundry hung to dry |
| Jars surround the sink green beans snapped from rocking chair canning season starts |
| Barbecue is out Dad holds tongs with apron on Father's Day attire |
| Gentle firefly out of nowhere neon glows ghost light disappears |
| Sudden flash of fire out of nowhere thunderous boom Independence Day |
| Campfires dot the night Birch smoke blankets every tent voices in the dark |
| Soothing nighttime cools stars wink down in sweet relief warms only the heart |
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| Haiku: (n.) an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having 3 lines usually containing 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively. A poem in this form usually has a seasonal reference. Senryu: (n.) A 3 lined Japanese Poem structurally similar to Haiku, but treating human nature usually in an ironic or satiric vein. Note: Traditionally, Haikus & Senryus are not given titles. |
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