Haiku About Spring

RED HAIKU

MOSCOW IN THE SPRINGRED SQUARE GOOSE STEP, SHARPLY RIGGEDMILITARY ROW

APRIL’S RISE REVEALSCHERRY BLOSSOMS’ SPLATTERED EYESIN STONE’S LONG WHITE FACE

SPRING RAIN. DEAD AT FIRSTBREATH. STILL, I MOURN HIS LIFE, THEDAYS HE DID NOT SEE.

PURPLE HYACINTHSSTAGGER UP THROUGH THE WET SNOW —ICE DROPLETS FALLING.

PINK PETALS COVERTHE SILVER STRANDS OF HER HAIR –KNITTING NEEDLES CLICK

FLIRTING WITH SUN

THAWED BY WARMING SUNWE FLIRT ON DAMP GRASS AND FEELBUTTERFLIES DANCING

ORCHARD

LUSH PINK BLOSSOMSWILT AND FADE, MAKE WAYFOR A HARVEST OF GOLD AND GREEN

CONFETTI

BLOSSOM EXPLOSIONFUTILE CONFETTIBEARS NO FRUIT

MORNING BREEZESHE STICKS A PINK PETALIN HER HAIR

COLD IN EARLY SPRING—YAMA YAKI MEMORIESMENDING OFFENSES

WINTERS SPRINGS

COLD PLATINUM WINTERS,DEVELOP WARM PASTEL SPRINGS,CABIN FEVER FAILS...

AT SEA

AN APRIL MORNINGTHE TASTE OF SALT ON MY TONGUEWAVES CARESS THE BOW

SPRING BREEZEHER HAIR UNTIED ANDFLOWING

APRIL

OH, THE YELLOW SUNON THE STONE WALLS OF THE CONVENT!HOOD, I AM FINISHED WITH YOU.

BALMY BREEZETHE COMING OUT OFFIVE ROBINS

WINDOW SILL

WINDOW SILLSPRING MOONLIGHT GATHERSON THE DUST

SOGGY SPRING

SPRING SOAK, SOGGY GROUNDBUDS PUSH THROUGH LOOMY SOILA MURDER HOVERS.

SPRING

BEGINNING OF SPRING--EVEN THE RAINDROPS HINT ATGREEN EUPHORIA

AZALEA BLOSSOM

UNSEASONABLEAZALEA BLOSSOM SHIVERSAND WILTS - MUCH TOO SOON

SPRING HAIKU

THE TULIPS STAND PROUDCOLORS SING SOUNDS OF WATERSUNSHINE WARMS PETALS.

SPRING STORM

A PEAL OF THUNDERAIR ELECTRIC AND ALIVELEAVES BEGIN TO STIR

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE ONE

LEGIONS OF DANDELIONSTRAMPLE DOWN A SLOPE;STRANGLES WINTER IN ITS FINAL WORDS.

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE TWO

CHERRY TREE UNDRESSEDBY AN UNWELCOME WIND;BENEATH HER WHITE FLOWERS WEEP.

OLD MAN'S HAIR

SPRING BREEZERUFFLES OLD MAN'S HAIRA DANDELION –

HAIKU 378

THE WIND FROM NOWHERESHAKES A RED OAK’S KNOBBY LIMBSNIGHT IN APRIL’S HANDS

RAINDROPS

RAINDROPS BEADED ONSOFT PINK PEONY PETALSSPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT

FALL LEAF

FALL LEAFFLUTTERS ON GROUNDBUTSPRING

EARLY SPRING HAIKU

BIRDSONGS CLEAR THE AIR.EAGER FLOWERS NOD AND BLUSH.SAINT-LIKE, SPRING APPEARS.

SEPPUKU

SAKURA BLOSSOMSIN WAVES OF RED WATERFALLSSPILLS OUT MY CENTER

APRIL SNOWSTORM

SERIOUSLY COLDICICLED EAVES, GLAZED WINDOWSLAUGHABLE ALMOST

ICICLE

THE FROZEN SPIKE RESTSUPON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF,WHERE IT HAS TAKENREFUGE UNTIL ITS FATE ISSEALED WITH THE COMING OF SPRING.

ALMOST LIGHTWALKING AWAY FROM WORKTHIS SPRING EVENING

GLORIOUS GARDENWHERE LIFE RISES FROM THE DEADGOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

MORNING RAIN

HEAVY LANGUID LEAVESMOTIONLESS IN MORNING SUNSURPRISE SPRING SHOWER

PAST BLOOMINGTHE CHERRY TREE DIFFUSESITS SILENCE

RAIN AT SUNSET ON A LATE SPRING EVENING

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

LAST REGRET

DO ME A KINDNESS:TELL SPRING I LOVED HER DEARLY-FALL IS AWAITING.

HAIKU FOR THE END OF SPRING

PETALS GLIDE TO EARTHLIKE WINGS WITHOUT A SWALLOWSHADOW AT SUNSET

SEASONAL CHANGES

FROSTBITTEN WINTERTRANSFORMS INTO BLISSFUL BLOOM,WAKENING NATURE.

QUICKSILVER ~SPRING LEMON AND CHARTREUSESPILLS FROM TREES

SPRING

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

FIRST DAFFODILS- MARCH

GREEN SHOOTS IN A RINGSURROUND CLUMPS OF GREYING SNOW.THE LAWS FAVOR SPRING.

PETALS

ROUND DARK SILHOUETTECOCOONED VELVET UNCOILS OUTSPRING WARMS THE PETALS

BLOSSOM

POLLEN INVADES THE AIRSOFT PETALS REVEAL BEAUTYLOVELY BEGINNING

HOPE

WOODPECKER PAUSESSAPLINGS BEND IN THE SPRING BREEZE--ECHOES AND ECHOES

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMS

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMSSPRINKLED ON DROOPY PINE LIMBSTAP DANCE IN THE BREEZE

APRIL

WATER DRIPS OFF WOOL.PLEASING SHADES OF BROWN AND CREAM.SHEEP ARRANGE THEMSELVES.