A Collection of Haiku
i wake to a dream
the dark fragrance of her hair
encompasses me
Morning comes later
I have passed my exquinox
Night grows knowingly
i am october
laden with summer's rewards
my leaves burning bright
Dry as a gray leaf
He doesn't want to get up
It's getting colder
Sitting together
The last leaf fell on their bench
Sunday turned to snow
Before I was young
When I did not know of age
No past to forget
The vain scythe of faith
Clears a path through reason's field
Leaving chaff behind
It is mostly tail
A fox darts across the road
Jumps into the night
That which matters best
Freely come by as the air
No price is enough
Spring is a fair child
Splashing in April’s puddles
All wet and merry
The fruits of summer
Fall and begin to ferment
Here's to autumn's wine!
Stung by an insect
A door slammed on my finger
Elsewise a good day
See how they scurry
Abert squirrels are gratified
A feast of fresh cones!
She whispered something
That caused me to close my eyes
And thank my fortune
In the wheel of time
There must be revolutions
For there to be change
Surrounded by storm
Slate sky - hills covered in hail
We were high and dry
October's plenty
The pinion jay remembers
Where it stored the seeds
Beyond what we say
You and I are miracles
Of unposed questions
As far as I know
Freedom is not what I thought
It's when I don't think
Stopped in the shadows
Motionless - it stares at me
Its white tail twitches
This fathomless blue
A vault vast and unblemished
But for one crow
Of apprehension
How do you know what you know
Apart from belief
Days fresh as flowers
That wake to bees in morning
Awash with nectar
My experience
I've learned more than I was taught
Known more than I thought
Follow the brown signs
They point to pleasing places
Otherwise passed by
All that I’ve given
Is inconsiderable
Compared to my thanks
My face is a map
Drawn with the slow quill of age
Can you follow it?