forgotten temple —
a yellow flower
offers itself
Published by
Stanford M. Forrester
Stanford M. Forrester is a past president of the Haiku Society of America as well as the editor of bottle rockets: a collection of short verse, which boasts its 14th year in print. Stanford has had poems published in many journals and anthologies worldwide. He perhaps is most proud of his haiku being included in Haiku edited by Peter Washington in the Everyman's Pocket Poetry Series published by Knopf and American Zen: A Gathering of Poets published by Bottomdog Press. In 2004 he took first seat in the 57th Annual Basho Anthology Contest in Ueno, Japan and in 2012, one of his haiku won second place in the International Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku contest. View all posts by Stanford M. Forrester
fruitstall’s backlane
a little round honey dew
has sprouted
forgotten stones
plastic flowers
under the leaves
nursing home–
residents
praying for peace
Madurai dawn~
flowers all around
myriad temple bells~
birds flutter among
flower-vendors, nibble
fragrant air~
sunlight leads
to Meenaakshi’s altar~
camphor mantrams~
Meenaakshi ~ Fish-eyed Devi Aadi ParaaShakthi.
Well this is quite good Stanford, and for once i’ll
resist my inborn penchant to critique & be thankful that you have picked a ku for me that agrees so well with how i see the world on this my birthday. —W.E.G.
A ruined temple-
the allconquering wild flowers,
the almighty grass
giving speeches
folding towels
same tree turning gold
watering the dahlias
trying hard
to miss the spider’s web
A delightful poem! I like the poem’s suggestion that the flower is a temple as well, one that we have perhaps over-looked in the rush that is modern life.
blustery day ~
fish and osprey
in-flight