curious fellow
wonders at human whistling
do you have birdseed?
still life spice
27 Oct 2019 4 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: apple, cinnamon, leaves, rain, spice
fall smell of wet leaves
~ cinnamon apple slices ~
refreshed after rain
Link to Carpe Diem‘s weekend challenge to write to still life image above.
do you know?
22 Oct 2019 31 Comments
in quote, Uncategorized, worship Tags: apples, autumn, cornstalks, leaves, pumpkins, squirrel, tumbleweeds, wind
do you know what the earth meditates upon in autumn?
when north wind breathes fresh worship
over cornfield of heavy stalks bowed down
as ripe apples bless orchard with abundance
and tumbleweeds dance across rural road?
when crispy leaves gather in harvest pile
over rich soil fully yielded to waning sun
as pumpkins swell with orange-ribbed grace
and squirrel chatters praise for scattered nuts?
do you know what the earth meditates upon in autumn?
The beginning (and ending) question is from Pablo Neruda’s El Libro de las Preguntas.
found on auction
18 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: auction, moonlit, plum, porcelain, tresure, vase
squirrel-ly
17 Oct 2019 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: acorns, engine, fall, mechanics, rodent, squirrels
miniature intricacies
15 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku, senryu, Uncategorized Tags: bees, cicada, fears, monster, worker
specimen in jar
face to face with monster fears
cicada sheds skin
bee helpful, bee kind
bee industrious worker
pollinate goodness
– photos & haiku by lynn; linked to CDHK‘s “little creature” prompt
hunter moon
15 Oct 2019 Leave a comment
in haiku, senryu Tags: hunter, light, moon, sleep
october hunter
moon is hunting, haunting my
feigned sleep — bright night light!
blood run haibun
15 Oct 2019 14 Comments
in haibun Tags: archaeological dig, Blood Run, catlinite, indigenous, mounds, Oneota
Link to dVerse Poets where Frank J. Tassone hosts a celebration of “indigenous”.
An archaeological dig in agricultural fields reveals ancient city of indigenous peoples: the Ioway, Omaha, Winnebago, Arikara, and Lakota. They settled at the confluence of Blood Run Creek and Big Sioux River, present-day boundary between Iowa and South Dakota.
Mysterious mounds push up; boulder rings outline lodge sites. Horse bones, iron tools, even marine shell wampum have been discovered here. Natives fashioned available catlinite into pipes and clay into pottery. They dug pits for storing grain and other pits for garbage.
This trading center flourished as an economic hub for the region. The Oneota culture left its mark on the land, most notably as a serpent-shaped effigy mound which was unfortunately lost by modern tillage before the area was recognized as an historic site.
indigenous tribes
leave indelible trail on
history’s pages
view of Good Earth State Park, SD
frost poetry season
11 Oct 2019 2 Comments
in magnetic Tags: fall, frost, grass, leaves, seed, vine
The season’s first frost woke me early so playing magnetic poetry online …
dear guest
08 Oct 2019 12 Comments
in quadrille Tags: chat, guest, porch, setter, sunset, tea
don’t be upset by
my russet setter
on the side porch;
step over him and
please, have a seat
on my satin settee
here we’ll have tea,
chat, recite verset till
supper; then play
games after sunset
until we settle into
long moonset night.
Joining dVerse poets writing quadrilles (44 words) using the word “set”.
ruins
06 Oct 2019 4 Comments
in senryu Tags: ancient, pillars, rubble, ruins, snow, stone
ancient stone pillars
“how impressive!” people say
snow covers rubble
© lynn__
inspired by this classic haiku:
“An ancient road,” they say
How charming
Though beneath this snow.
© Yosa Buson
Joining Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s 7th anniversary celebration!
dragonfly
06 Oct 2019 2 Comments
drones hover and hum
flit above late summer crops
predator pilots
observe stealth landing
“what is it, grandma?” child asks
investigation
photo by lynn
