Queen’s wave
brittle oak leaves swivel
in the morning gust

 

3 Responses

  1. Alan Summers Says:

    Ah, the specialised “hand wave” by the late Queen Elizabeth II to avoid stress in any part of the hand or wrist.

    I appreciate the different rhythms in the last two lines which do well to imitate the physical human action.

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    we shift and turn 
    the migrating clocks 
    fallen leaves 

    Alan Summers
    Right Hand Pointing: The Haiku Issue
    Issue 107: low sky
    winter issue 2017
    Guest Editor Eric Burke

  2. Alan Summers Says:

    The specialised “hand wave” by late Queen Elizabeth II to avoid undue stress in any part of the hand or wrist.

    I really like the different rhythms in the last two lines which do well to imitate the physical human action.

    .

    we shift and turn
    the migrating clocks
    fallen leaves

    Alan Summers
    Right Hand Pointing: The Haiku Issue
    Winter Issue 107: low sky (2017)
    Guest Editor Eric Burke

  3. Dawn Apanius Says:

    I love the grace of this haiku.

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