news of your death
when I open my eyes
green leaves
(previously published in the May/ June 2012 Sketchbook, 3rd place in the SSH Summer Kigo contest)
news of your death
when I open my eyes
green leaves
(previously published in the May/ June 2012 Sketchbook, 3rd place in the SSH Summer Kigo contest)
carrying a salute
from a distant friend —
autumn wind
A salute felt in green grass!
Wow!
Ditto! Perfect reaction!
leaves
falling in the spiral
wind song
Enjoyed!
sunheat –
also parted in death
a ladybird’s wings
Alan Summers
Publications credits: Blithe Spirit vol. 8. no.3 (1998); Birdsong – a haiku sequence Together They Stood, (Poetry Now 2004)
autumn rain
on the porch
the windchimes barely move
thank you, everyone!