Sunday, April 23, 2023

Solo Rengay


 MORNING ROLL CALL

five for breakfast
a full house 
at the bird feeder

come one, come all
no reservations needed

the acrobat
upside down and right side up
downy woodpecker

competition
a squirrel does his routine

choosing a mate
good looks are a plus
his bright red plumage

extended family
two cardinal pairs share a meal

Heritage Hills Newsletter

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Haibun

 

FIRST SPRING

 

In  the Swiss village the first stirrings of spring come early and fast.  Tiny, yellow primroses sprout in the woods through patches of snow. Farmers begin their planting.  Corn, rape, wheat.  Every day, the chug of tractors .  Swiss mist in the air, the liquid fertilizer made from manure, pungent and pervasive. Flower gardens shout spring with daffodils and tulips. Window boxes appear in full bloom like splashes of paint against the gray stone buildings.

 

 the scent of lilacs

fading with dusk

 thoughts of home


World Haiku Review

Saturday, April 8, 2023