sunlight
between pier planks
sunfish
Published by
Brian Gierat
Brian Gierat bigcarp at ameritech dot net I have been writing poetry since high school but only started writing haiku over 3 years ago. Since then, I have been lucky enough to have haiku published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest and Frogpond. It has been a perfect balance to my 9 to 5 profession as Shift Supervisor of Microbiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago. Through my experiences of haiku I have found a greater appreciation for the subtle beauty that surrounds us... things that can easily go unnoticed because of the fast pace of modern living. As a haiku poet, I feel a certain "duty" to try and catalog as many of these moments as I possibly can. It has enriched my life beyond words. View all posts by Brian Gierat
Perfect! I see it, I hear it, I feel it! The pure simplicity is bliss.
A nice haiku – simple, direct, cheered up my morning anyway.
“nice”, to borrow a word from my confederates.
truly pivotal.
however, i find this to be a monumental moment, an occasion for the ages, all being in agreement, and to think i was there.
sadly, in contrast to what brian is saying about cataloging these moments, man seems destine to speed up his addiction to the rat race, of which we, seemingly, have become involved in…
tis a pity
I’ve had many a moment exactly how Brian has described it, growing up in a small Mississippi town. I would lay on the dock, on my stomach for hours, and using bits of crackers, feed the sunfish by hand, and occasionally try and catch one…
Thanks, Brian!
I felt like I was fishing and it was summer. Lovely haiku. I also like everyone’s comments on all the haiku. Thanks for that.
the fallen swallow
clawing and chirps
towards the sky
white ibis —
between the lily pads
murky waters
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