gray morning —
clouds cover the lake
in mother-of-pearl
Author: Betty Kaplan
Betty Kaplan, BKaplan297 at aol.com
Retired from the Fashion Industry. Used to arrange clothes. Now arranging words. Started to write haiku five years ago. Published in Frogpond, Lynx, Woodpecker, South by Southeast World Haiku Review and American Tanka.
he brings
to the picnic table
a jar of fireflies
taking front stage —
a moth circles
the spotlight
glittering
in the puddle
a brand new dime
in today’s headlines
fresh catch
of the day
early morning
reflected in the lake
another city
summer heat
a willow tree
dips into the pond
shimmering . . .
a rainbow in the lake
upside down
wild fires . . .
only chimneys
in the culdesac