Haiku: Series 6

1.
the white cat wretching
wet grass in the cool spring dawn
a puddle reflects

2.
seven smooth dry stones
a path in the early morn
a curved river

3.
dead leaves rustle by the brook
swollen floods from spring.

4.
smashed green glass
long reeds hum and sway
the dew is silent.

5.
sweat, stillness, black bugs
the crack of a swatting hand
gold sun over the mountain

6.
a loon calls
deer and bambi wait for silence

7.
a tanned hand holds fish
the summer ends
blood in the lungs.

8.
shadows dance and shrink
the sun dips behind a cloud
a shiver.

9.
purple
orange
a fish jumps through the reflection.

10.
oatmeal boils nearby
the door slides open loudly
the boat rocks gently

11.
a large lab barks
orange dirt falls to the road
a mosquito buzzes.

12.
a drop of rain splashes
the cold rocks shade the puddle

13.
hot july sunlight
a beech tree sways
a squirrel finds the feeder.

14.
a woodpecker pecking
winter grows near
the moon rises.

15.
no ducks echo
black puddles in the white mountains
an oar slices the darkness.

16.
acorn bounces and rolls
wet August heat rots the compost
a squirrel flees

17.
cold green moss
an icy spring atop a mountain
dead pine needles

18.
a tiny waterfall
mist in the summer morning
no fish swim or eggs

19.
two birds fight for food
one bird leaves
no food.

20.
ink on parchment
poetry painted in moonlight
sleep until dawn.