Letters

                                      vintage pages 
                                      scenting of autumn's pines--     
                                      grandma's words echo like bells           

                                                            ~0~0~

                                                            calligraphy
                                                            on torn pages -- 
                                                            canvas of a stormy sky 


Posted for Haiku Heights - Prompt is Script
and Haiku My Heart


Picture credit:   here

One golden afternoon

gold and lilac  

wafts and pillars an old man's face --

ethereal sky  

~0~0~



Picture credit:   Reena of Missing Moments

~0~0~

the afternoon,

unwrapped burlap, 

shimmers like gold coins under the sun 

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - A Word with Laurie 
Haiku My Heart
and Haiku Heights - New ~   HAPPY NEW YEAR ~

For peace

winter's eve --  

i light a small candle 

to hymn of children's choir

~0~0~

scent of roses

on beaded prayers --

a silent moment

Grace @ Everyday Amazing

~0~0~

a snowflake falls --

the morning blooms 

like white poinsettias 

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Peace on Earth
Haiku My Heart  and Haiku Heights - Snow

Wishing you Happy Holidays, Blessed Christmas and Joyful New Year ~  

Hopes for the land

snow melts

prairie of amber & fiery ash--

charred,  roots awaken    

(Wiki Photograph of Pulsatilla patens growing in Boulder, Colorado.)

~0~0~

sun pulses

the grassland in sepia and and emptiness--

hope blooms in blues

~0~0~

(due to recent news in USA)

blood-inked stains 

on broken blue & pink crayons -- 

the barren sky weeps     

~0~0~

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Fridays

and Haiku Heights and Haiku My Heart - Wishes for peace and love ~

Desert

Namib Desert by Bernhard Edmaier

 

above eagle eyes, 
the desert stretches and weaves -
empty burlap sack 

~0~0~

fire-streaked sands
follow the wind-swept sky -
fine as silk-stitched blooms

~0~0~

once lush and ample
of fruits and blooms, she sleeps -
weary old woman
 

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Burlap
Haiku Heights:   Desert

and Haiku My Heart

Picture credit:   here

Tree

red maple tree

with leaves fiery and shaped of tears,  

silently she mourns  

~0~0~

pine tree 

coated with ivory and midnight moon,  

restless is her sleep

~0~0~

cherry blooms 

on a parasol of forest green -

spring in her step

~0~0~

willow tree

bowing in a dance courtyard - 

boldly she leaps   

Posted for Haiku Heights:  Tree

and Haiku My Heart

Silent forest

morning light
sparkles the rushing river --
restless feet on unmarked trail  

~0~0~

maple trees bow
in silent prayer as  
black scarred leaves float by 

~0~0~

hush of pine forests
with first blush of winter frost -- 
face of bride in lace  

~0~0~ 

forest trees heave
in sigh of fading footsteps -- 
white silence is music  

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Fridays with Hannah Gosselin

and Haiku Heights:  Silence ~  I just came from Blue Mountains where we had our office conference.   There was light snow on the trees and mountains.  And I survived a tough mountain hike/climb this morning ~   Whew ~  Have a good weekend ~  

Also for Haiku My Heart

picture credit:  here

Leaves of autumn

Grace @ Everyday Amazing - beside our house

autumn leaves

cover the ground - soft carpet

of afternoon sky 

~0~0~

cool wind gathers 

pine cones and green needles,

warm bed for winter  

~0~0~

maple tree 

shiver in dress of dying colors - 

she dreams of tulips   

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Shroud and Haiku My Heart

Happy Weekend and Thanks for your visit ~ 

Forest

tall forest treetops,

wide sky and lush maple hills-

where my eyes linger

~0~0

where wildflowers,

bathe in mountain rain -

my words breathe

~0~0

on bed of needles and
blanket of thousand moss,
the moon beguiles

~0~0

under towering pines,

beside river of hundred leaves -

my feet rest

Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Transforming Fridays with Hannah Gosselin
Haiku My Heart and  Haiku Heights:   Home

Street Art

Picture Credit:  Franco Cignelli

splashing colors,

wall comes alive with stories,

haunting stormy sky

~0~0~

in the fading light,

he paints his soul on the wall,

flaming dragon

~0~0~

red and blue oils

mingle with sweat and dust:

art for everyday man

Update:   I am pleased to announce that this poem has been included in the Second Issue of Nain Rouge.

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Birth

and Haiku My Heart

Bittersweet

her love poems,
sweeter than lemon cake
topped with fresh strawberries

~0~0~

his parting words
grated like lemon rinds on cake,
bittersweet fruit  

~0~0~

chocolate dessert,
warm as honey, drips slowly
her hardened heart


Posted for :  Haiku Heights - Creation - Happy Friday ~and Haiku My Heart

Picture credit:   here 

World of ice

Photography credit:   Reena of Missing Moments

Alaska Glacier

remote land,

mountain bell of snow, 
strikes awe and fear

~0~0~

small footprints 

on ancient ice rocks,  
sun-streaked monk   

~0~0~

drumming song

stirring north ghost-sky, 
native cries

Posted for:  Haiku My Heart and Haiku Heights:   Alien

Soulful

fallen leaf 

whispers to the wind: 

i am free

~0~0~0  

white lilies

blooming by gravestone,

scent of you

~0~0~0

guitar strings softly  

 echo her soulful verses,     

 bluer than the sky  

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Soul

and Haiku My Heart

picture credit:   Photorack

Starry night

star-lit sky,

guitar serenade,

shy rose blooms

~0~0~

falling star

on coconut palms,

spell-bound song 

~0~0~

bowl of fruits -

star apples, mangoes - 

welcome leis

~0~0~

demure maid

with lavender rose,

a starburst 

~0~0~

countless stars

can't match your brown eyes,  

 shining yes!  

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Stars

and Haiku My Heart

Note:  The old tradition of Philippine courtship is called harana.  It involves singing to woo the woman at night, and if she likes you, she opens her window and invites you inside her home.

picture and note credit:  here

White memories

white pearl box 

forget-me-not blooms,

frozen kiss

~0~0

arctic land

father's memories,

torch-lit night

~0~0


fur blankets
wrapping wooden sled,
buried cross

~0~0

sea iceberg

drifts as lone white bear,

silent cry

Posted for Real Toads:  Transforming Fridays :  Snow and Ice
and Haiku Heights:   Forget-me-not
and Haiku My Heart

picture credit:   here

By the sea

lighthouse by the sea

stands silent, white sentinel  

braving the black tide   

~0~0

glass windows closing,   

as blue waves crash against rocks,  

unfinished painting 

~o~o

fisherman at dawn,  

scouting for fish and sea weeds,

candle-lit prayer    

Posted for:   Haiku Heights - Meaning

and Haiku My Heart

Happy Anniversary to Haiku Heights !!!

Photography:   Reena of Missing Moments 

Firsts

                                                                             Picture credit: La Rocque Harbour
                                                     Landscape photography by Alex Wallace

first poem

uncharted journey,  

sweet red plums  

~0~0

lover's kiss

soft as butterfly,

summer rain

~0~0

your goodbye,  

frame in black and white, 

stinging bee

Posted for Haiku Heights:   First ~  My first poem in this blog

and Haiku My Heart

Under the sky

                         

morning sun,
soft raindrops on grass,  

  seeds for pen    

~0~0

yellow star   

played in daisy field,   

burnt cornbread 

~0~0

garden blooms:

white, yellow and red,

midnight storm  

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Vital 

and Haiku My Heart

Photography credit:   Uwe Eischens of Moments like these

Morning walk

morning sun

colors the shores gold,

pure honey

~0~0

crushed-shell sands

soft in morning walk,

 perfect gems

~0~0 

calming breeze

bed of rocks and reef,

open sea

Posted for Haiku Heights:   True

and Haiku My Heart

Picture credit:   here

Fruity summer

young woman

pares fruit fast and quick,  

skilled vendor

~0~0

grey haired man 

bites watermelon,

grinning boy   

~0~0

health guru

snacks on summer fruits,

clear river

Posted for Haiku Heights:   Wisdom

and Haiku My Heart

picture credit:  here