cottonwood tree sheds,
gilding sidewalk with gold leaf
autumn’s treasure hunt
multiply
17 Oct 2025 Leave a comment
summer’s turtle doves
splash together in birdbath
triplet squabs wait turn
* * * * *
how many eggs hatched this year?
dry birdbath counts more grown doves!
apparition
11 Jun 2025 Leave a comment
in classical haiku, Uncategorized Tags: awake, camper, full moon, light, night
…
awake restless night
light illuminates camper
half-crazy full moon
…
swoop low, sweet heron
03 Jun 2025 4 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: blue heron, fish, river, wings
. . .
wide wing span, stilt legs
spear fish in shallow river
great blue heron stalks
. . .
*See video at All About Birds and wonderful photos by Linda Murdock here.
goodbye/hello
12 Mar 2025 3 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: robins, snow, spring, sun
dirty snow melting
sun’s warmth caresses my face
welcome robins back
spring’s song
26 Feb 2025 Leave a comment
in classical haiku, Uncategorized Tags: song, spring, turtledoves, window
familiar coo… coos
fluttering past my window
turtledoves are back
mister toad
10 Jul 2024 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: eyes, surprise, toad
surprise by stick pile
warty toad with gloss-black eyes
stares…then hops away
iowa in july
02 Jul 2024 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: cows, fireflies, hollyhocks, iowa, July, summer
glimpsed thru evergreen
summer blushes crimson red
neighbor’s hollyhocks
cornfields of faeries
follow grandchildren’s ball games
fireflies shine at night
angus cows with calves
graze in heavenly pastures
sweet ruminations
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.
seasonal palette
22 Sep 2019 5 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: artist, autumn, leaves, scarlet, sumac
Carpe Diem is on a quest for a masterpiece haiku at the start of autumn…
master Artist paints
tips of sumac scarlet red;
hints of autumn change
freeimages.com
prairie calls my name
10 Aug 2019 2 Comments
in classical haiku, fusion haiku, troiku Tags: bees, flowers, hum, mystery, prairie, summer, wind
windy weather
calling the flowers by name
each nods
depth of a flower
flying away with the bee
some mystery
© Jane Reichhold
My “fusion” haiku/ troiku:
wildflowers nod heads
while bees hum mystery song
prairie breeze summer
wildflowers nod heads
as gentle wind nudges clouds
sleepy afternoon
bees hum mystery
in honeyed depth of pistil
sweet nectar distills
prairie breeze summer
delivers pollen and seeds
native plants flourish
photos by lynn
crow on branch
23 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in classical haiku Tags: autumn, branch, crow, flies
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai offers us a beautiful haiku by renowned Japanese poet Matsuo Basho to “photoshop” (tweak) a little. Here’s my attempt:
kare eda ni karasu no tomarikeri aki no kure
on a bare branch
a crow has stopped
autumn dusk
© Basho (Tr. Stephen Wolfe)
bare tree branch sways with
dark crow’s weighty silhouette
autumn flies away
© lynn__
a poem in my pocket 
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