Haiku About Rain and Storms

LEMON TEARSSUNLIGHTFALLING THROUGH RAIN

RAIN

I DREAM IN HAIKUAS IT TAPS AT MY WINDOWIN TART SYLLABLES.

ABANDONED FIELDS WHEREONLY WINDS AND THORNS WILL RIDEHOST THE SILENT RAIN

AT THE SOUND OF THUNDERALL THE TREES LIFT UPTHEIR LIMBS

SUMMER STORM APPROACHESHALYARDS ON THE FLAG POLEBEAT OUT HOLLOW NOTES

THE RETURN

ATLANTIS RETURNSLANDING IN CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAINSLOW TEARS FROM THE SKY

WALKING IN PUDDLESTIME I HAVE AWAY FROM YOULIKE SHARP TIPPED RAIN DROPS

RAINY FRIDAY -THE SOUND OF UMBRELLASSTIRRING ICE

SELF PORTRAIT

MY REFLECTION ON THE WINDOWSHADOWBOXING THE RAINDROPSSELF PORTRAIT

APPROACHING STORM

MOMENTARY SUNAS DEEPENING DARKNESS CALLSTHE DISTANT THUNDER

THIS ANCIENT PEBBLESMOOTHER WITH EACH RAIN,SHINING LIKE YOUR EYES

IN MONSOON CLOUDS

IN MONSOON CLOUDSLONG SHADOWS FROM SKYVILLAHIDE FROM THE SUNSET

RAIN FURIOUSUNDER THE STREETLAMPDAWN

RAIN

AFTER THE RAINAN EXODUSOF EARTHWORMS

IRON CLOUDS REACH DOWNFRACTURE THE FALLEN PRAIRIEWIND SPINNING SWEETGRASS

FALL

DUE EAST COMES THE STORMWIND SHARP AS A BUTCHER’S BLADETHE TREES STIR WHISPER

WIPERS OFF

WIPERS OFFAS RAIN SPRINKLESMONET

CARIBBEAN STORM

FLICKER OF LIGHTNINGBRIEF GLIMPSE OF A SHROUDED CLOUDSLANTING RAIN BELOW

BLACK ANVIL CLOUDMETEORS SPARKCHURCH BELLS RING

SPRING

BEGINNING OF SPRING--EVEN THE RAINDROPS HINT ATGREEN EUPHORIA

EXPOSURE

NIGHT-THUNDER CLIPSTHE QUIET SHADOWS OF THE PEAK -LIGHTNING X-RAY

WRITHING BENEATHNEWLY SPROUTED WEEDS:DROWNING EARTHWORMS.

EVAPORATING RAINA CHILD'S LOST SHOEIN THE PUDDLE

SPRING STORM

A PEAL OF THUNDERAIR ELECTRIC AND ALIVELEAVES BEGIN TO STIR

STORM FRONT

STORM FRONTEVERYTHING BLOWING AROUNDLIKE JAZZ

DISTANT THUNDERNEW NEIGHBORSMOVING IN

NIGHT STORMSEDUCTIVE—PERSIMMON

PETRICHOR

PETRICHOR STIFLES,OVERWHELMS MY EVERY SENSEPARALYZING ME.

RAINDROPS

RAINDROPS BEADED ONSOFT PINK PEONY PETALSSPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT

RAIN FILLS THE STREETBRIGHT LAMP IN GRAY TWILIGHTON THE LAKE, A LONE COOT

APRIL HAIKU 2

THE SALT OF MY BREATHBELIEVES IN THE OCEAN WIND–STORM NEAR HORIZON.

MONSOON

STORM’S PRECIPICEMONSOON STRIKES THE MOUNTAINEVANESCENT

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS

SPARROW WINGS FLUTTERSHAKING AWAY DROPS OF RAINATTITUDE CHANGES

GLOSS

THE SUMMER STORM DRESSESEACH LEAF--GLOSS FOR A DATEWITH THE SUN

A WINDOW WITH NO VIEW

SOMEHOW RISING ABOVETHE DESPONDENT RAINY DAY:JOY FROM THE SMALL THINGS.

AFTER THE STORM

CHRONICLE THE RAIN,ITS GOLD WAX AND ITS GREY WANE,NOTHING LEFT THE SAME.

LOOKING AT GRAY CLOUDSBROWN LEAF IN A PUDDLEREMEMBERS THE TREE

CLOUD HALL READING GARDEN

THE WOUNDED BIG TREEPRESIDES AND PREVAILS OVERSTONE RIVER MINIONSFINALLY, THE RAINTHEN THE GREEN MOSS AND MARROWEATEN LIKE A SEEDTHE SORROW SHOOTS UPTHE CRACKED AND THIRSTY SOILRELIVES ITS LONG LOSSWITH OLD BITTER TEARSNOW WASHED AND SCENTED WITH SAGEA PURPLE HERE, THERE

HAIKU #9

THE CLOUDMAKERS SPINCOTTON IN THEIR PUFFED-OUT CHEEKS,HOLDING RAIN LIKE BREATH.

IMPROMPTU PLANTING

TODAY I PLANT SEEDIN THE RAIN I PLANTED THEMI CAN SMELL THEM GROW

LEAVES

VEINS IN LEAVESLIKE TRACKS OF BIRD’S FEETRAIN CEMENTED TO THE STREET

COFFEE PERCOLATES

COFFEE PERCOLATESRAINDROPS TAPPING WINDOWSILLSSLOW SUMMER MORNING

DESPAIR

IT MUST PASS BY, FRIENDTHE GREY, SLOW PULL OF DESPAIRLIKE FLEETING STORM CLOUDS

MORNING RAIN

HEAVY LANGUID LEAVESMOTIONLESS IN MORNING SUNSURPRISE SPRING SHOWER

DOUSED

GRAVID WITH RAINDROPS,PALE THUNDERCLOUD’S WATER BREAKS,BIRTHING RIVULETS

UNDER MAPLE TREE

UNDER MAPLE TREEPEDESTRIANS RUSHCATCHING RAIN

RAIN AT SUNSET ON A LATE SPRING EVENING

LAST DROPS OF RAIN FALL,SHIMMERING IN THE SUNSET.BEGINNING AND END.

A HARD RAIN

BEATING DOWN, THE RAINUPON MY ROOFTOP CLATTERSI TYPE THE NIGHT THROUGH

THUNDERSTORM

STRONG WINDS, SNOW FLURRIESLIGHTNING STRIKES THE SLEETED STREETSWINTER THUNDERSTORM

LOST IN TECHNOLOGY

INSTA-TWITTER-SNAPBUT DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TASTERAINDROPS ON YOUR TONGUE?

RAINS BEAT

RAINS BEAT UPON HERHE HOLDS OUT AN UMBRELLATHEIR FRIENDSHIP BLOOMING

SPRING

FROM THE BRIGHT GREY CLOUDSTHE RAIN SPRINKLES AND SHIMMERS.I SEE THIS, AND SMILE.

RAINING WHILE THE SUN IS OUT

THERE’S A STORM OUTSIDEAND THERE’S A STORM INSIDE TOO,WAITING FOR A LIGHT.

BEFORE THE DOWNPOURBUTTERFLIES FLUTTER TO EARTH…REBORN AS OAK LEAVES

AFTERNOON PRAYER

HEAVY CLOUDS LINGERWITHHOLDING PRECIOUS BOUNTYTULIPS BOW THEIR HEADS

FORGIVENESS

IN THE HAILSTORM’S WAKETHE SCENT OF BATTERED SAGEBRUSHPERFUMES THE VALLEY

NIGHT STORMS

UNDER THE SAME RAINYOUR HEART STILL BEATS IN MY EARYET SILENCE PREVAILS.

FIREFLIES

THEY ARE NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED -THE FIREFLIESON THIS RAINY NIGHT

IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

WARM RAINWATER POOLS IN ROUGH POTHOLES.DRAWN UP MURK TRAILS BEHIND THE CARAS IF THE DRIVER HAD ART ON THEIR MIND.

A FINE JEST

THE FALLING RAIN, HERSECRETS WHISPERED TO THE LEAVESMAKE THE TREES CHUCKLE.

LUCIDITY

EMERALD MOSS BLANKETSTHE STREAM’S EDGE : : THE AFTERNOONSTILLS FOR STEADY RAIN

18-3

AN INK BLACK WALL CLOUDCERULEAN SKY ABOVEGREY DELUGE BELOW

OMINOUS BEAUTYCHARCOAL CLOUDS COLOR THE SKYLIGHTING UP MY HEART

RAIN HAIKU

SOFT BEADS OF RAINKISS MY SKIN, FALL TO MY FEETLIKE DIMMING STARS.

AFTER

LILTING SIDEWAYS, THEDRUNKEN DAFFODILS GIGGLEDRIPPING RAINWATER