On the horizon
gold-illumined clouds spill light
on a much frayed day.
~~
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Sometimes endings make
clear what was always there:
the dignity of those
often unnoticed and the
crassness of those who feign care.
JDG
Category Archives: haiku and related forms
On Not Knowing
Winter doesn’t know
anything comes after it,
yet Spring always comes.
~~
Not knowing how can’t
be enough to hold us back.
We’ll learn as we go.
JDG
Two Haiku And A Senryu
Sudden slant of sun
pierces through evening’s gray
– wishing it could stay
~~~
After evening rain
a rising mist made golden
by the setting sun
~~~
Rain, shine, night and day
the persistent twittering
of a blocked air vent
JDG
Raven’s Way
Raven pecks his way along shore’s
lapping edge as
red-winged blackbirds
chase each other
through swaying grass. Over-seeing
gulls survey it
all, as do I.
Raven rises
up and squawks at me to let it
be. Why fiddle
with words when you
can just observe?
~~~~~~
Raven pecks his way
along shore’s lapping edge while
others sit and sing.
JDG
The Word Went Out
Apparently the word went out
and a critter
council was held,
as it often
is, in the early morning haze.
Crows, woodpeckers
and jays chimed in,
frogs opined, bees
buzzed, dogs barked, and even the cows
agreed – it was
time for the sun
to fully shine.
JDG
Six Haiku
Bare trees beckon home
setting sun as wild geese
call to waiting moon.
Gold leaves at her feet,
gray tree stands, poised and ready
for winter’s slow dance.
Work done, old man rests.
Still pond catches setting sun.
A far whistle blows.
Among rolling hills
a lone tree stands, arms raised
to catch falling moon.
Deep in sleep until
a nudge, a sigh, a pawing
pull me into day.
Strong wind tosses leaves
to unseen catchers nearby.
Two deer watch the game.
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