winters moon,winters wind

this is a collection of haiku over the course of last winter. i should also stress that these are western haiku and do not necessarily adhere to the traditional rules of eastern haiku.

Deep blue night

         amber glows line the oak trees

winter is lost

 

 

gapped curtains

         warm sun shining

puppy tails wagging

 

 

smal child giggles

       laundry's spinning

nap time

 

 

winters chill

       leaves tremble

heavy eyes

 

 

leaves tremble

       in the winters chill

sleeps vacation

 

 

melancholy headache

       soothing music

stuck by a train

 

 

warm brown eyes glowing

       soft skin

eternal love

 

 

sniffing dogs

       out of car windows

following the day

 

 

stiff language

       reluctance follows

on a windy day

 

 

libby,reese,jyn,

       three pretty voices

one ear short

 

 

eyelids drooping

       anxiety growing

winters wind lingers

 

 

sun is shining

       birds are singing , happy

little girls snicker and learn

 

 

tired of playing

       daddys lap

anew rest stop

 

 

old foes

       not forgotten

new life unfolds

 

 

frenetic pace nonstop

       fifteen minutes too short

spring draws near

 

 

the pale green dress

       catches my eyes

apples gone too soon

 

 

water dancing happily

       time passes

the meat is stuck to the floor

 

 

travelling the path

       to enlightenment

a red light

 

 

 

Author's Note

this is only part 1 part 2 will be out shortly. thank you for any feedback.

Reviews

[Wordcrafter]

Wonderful... particularly I love the "sniffing dogs... following the day" Hope to read more of you. As for the rules, like everything else, even in Japan, I hear there are apparently three schools of thought, the strictly traditional, the more flexible but conservative and... the most modern, free-for-all, break-all-the-haiku-rules one! . I think in your case, you very much adhere to the spirit of haiku, even if technical rules are relaxed. Pretty much what I try to do, when I write haiku and senryu.

[ah]

i really enjoyed these thanx for asking me to read, keep it up

[Richard McLin]

Can't wait for more.

Richard.

p.s I really really liked it. I guess I should have said that first. Didn't want to have to make you guess. Great job.