Post by davidmm on Feb 28, 2009 14:45:35 GMT -8
The following is a collection of ALL the haiku that have been entered in the Seasons series of haiku competions. Well done to you all, you should all feel proud of your contributions
SPRING
Jeannerene (#1)
twigs and bit of string
hope gathered under the sun
a song is promised
Jeannerene (#2)
the wild flower waves
in red, blue nod and curtsy
and miles of highway
inkpetal
rich loam scented breeze
robin's bright crimson feathers
so I wait for you
Malcolm (#1)
The salt sea wind blows
Billowing clouds dark and bright
Flee the azure sky
Malcolm (#2)
The earth becomes warm
Daffodils flower and fade
Forsythia blooms.
Malcolm (#3)
fertile comes the hour
the growth of leaf and flower
insect pests devour
Tom (#1)
Sprung from Winter's bed
Sprang from melted snows and frost
Spring leaps, green and clean
Tom (#2)
The earth worm wiggles
Falling among giggles, safe...
Hides in grass and soil
Aatiyah (#2)
Drip Drop Drip Drop Drip
Hear the water crash downward
toward the petals.
ladonna
How can we describe
the perfection of springtime
in only three lines?
Tom #3
Water of Spring flow...
Nourish Your children's deep seed...
Watch their spirits grow
Rebecca
Tiny little drop
Splashes down upon my face
Spring is here at last
Jeannerene #3
morning gems glisten
under the shade the sun smiles
prisms fall to earth
Jeannerene #4
midday wind sashays
seedlings dance and cast their fate
the end holds the new
SUMMER
summer, time of fun
hot, humid, fleeting, dog days,
vacation, stay cool
~ilikegreen #1
The heat of the day
is only a prelude to
the heat of the night
~ ladonna #1
we wait patiently
until the summer sneaks up
and is blown away
~ ladonna #2
beautiful blossom
you called me, that moonless night
many summers past
~ inkpetal #1
sun and fine weather
beaches, biking, counting stars
no time for haiku
~inkpetal #2
Blackbird sounding off
Fussing at the little birds
Selfish will not share
~tomwyo #1
Drizzling rain chilly
Just a miserable day
Time for some loving
~tomwyo #2
Grass grows very fast
Yard starting to look real good
Seems weeds grow faster
~tomwyo #3
Hawk dives to the ground
Climbs out with empty talons
Looking for some lunch
~tomwyo #4
when summer showers
quench the humid August heat
our passion still burns
~ladonna #3
Sitting on sandbanks
Watching a universe die
Sea betraying stars
~rocha
hot and humid day
Sky a canvas scarlet moon,
over 'fore you know
~ilikegreen #2
the sun shines brighter
than any medal won in
the olympic games
~ladonna #4
sky like a canvas,
red, blue, purple, fleeting fast
made by word of God.
~ilikegreen #3
the summer's end drifts
on the shine of soap bubbles
come home now, children
~jeannerene #1
humming bird zagged, zigged
the desert willow trumpets
opens to desire
~jeannerene #2
A beautiful day
Fresh raindrops hide amongst leaves
Sun's rays search in vain
~kw
afternoon decline
trout leaping with ballet grace
hapless mosquito
~jeannerene #3
AUTUMN
ladonna ~ #1
Autumn's the season
that most closely resembles
a kaleidoscope
inkpetal ~ #1
falling leaves scatter
I sit on the patio
not remembering
ladonna ~ #2
a tree's golden leaves
are much more valuable
than any gold bar
ladonna ~ #3
as Autumn leaves fall
Mother Nature sheds her tears
before Winter comes
ilikegreen ~ #1
The leaves are falling,
chill winds are calling my name,
Take me home, to you.
thoth ~ #1
Lamb from mother weaned
Foolish dance of blushing leaf
Fickle youth flies free.
thoth ~ #2
In autumn's splendor
Memories of summer passion
Ripen for harvest
jeannerene ~ #1
yellow mums centered
steam rising from the fresh corn
laughter for desert
jeannerenne ~ #2 (revised)
the pinewood will swell
old doors soon need a good tug
bucket for the drip
thoth ~ #3
White sand stings the legs
no autumn leaves in the wind
desert reigns supreme
thoth ~ #4
Cape south-wester roars
tablecloth on Tafelberg
dig out the woollies
thoth ~ #5
Seasons change colour
windblown leaves have kids running
snotty red noses
ladonna ~ #4
As sad trees weep leaves
those golden summer days are
always remembered
ladonna ~ #5
Autumn shows life ends
as seeds are cast to the fates,
left to rise once more
jeannerene ~ #3
yellow rocker creaks
old John sits upon the stoop
the sway of sheaves lulls
WINTER
inkpetal
accumulation
of more snow keeps a poet
indoors writing poems
ladonna #1
They say a snowflake
is hexagonally formed.
Winter is shapeless
Jeannerene #1
run toward the rain
and fall into the flurry
fold your umbrella
vulcan13
outside cold snow falls
inside warmest love blossoms
by the fireside
(moderator's note; to my ear the word fire is one syllable but I have been told previously by some members that, in their dialect, they pronounce fire as TWO syllables - i.e. fi-er. So, I will let this stand as 5 - 7 - 5 syllables)
Jeannerene #2
icy blankets warm
thaw under the morning glow
grasses brown and bent
ladonna #2
footprints in the snow
leading to a warm fireplace;
what more could you want?
SPRING
Jeannerene (#1)
twigs and bit of string
hope gathered under the sun
a song is promised
Jeannerene (#2)
the wild flower waves
in red, blue nod and curtsy
and miles of highway
inkpetal
rich loam scented breeze
robin's bright crimson feathers
so I wait for you
Malcolm (#1)
The salt sea wind blows
Billowing clouds dark and bright
Flee the azure sky
Malcolm (#2)
The earth becomes warm
Daffodils flower and fade
Forsythia blooms.
Malcolm (#3)
fertile comes the hour
the growth of leaf and flower
insect pests devour
Tom (#1)
Sprung from Winter's bed
Sprang from melted snows and frost
Spring leaps, green and clean
Tom (#2)
The earth worm wiggles
Falling among giggles, safe...
Hides in grass and soil
Aatiyah (#2)
Drip Drop Drip Drop Drip
Hear the water crash downward
toward the petals.
ladonna
How can we describe
the perfection of springtime
in only three lines?
Tom #3
Water of Spring flow...
Nourish Your children's deep seed...
Watch their spirits grow
Rebecca
Tiny little drop
Splashes down upon my face
Spring is here at last
Jeannerene #3
morning gems glisten
under the shade the sun smiles
prisms fall to earth
Jeannerene #4
midday wind sashays
seedlings dance and cast their fate
the end holds the new
SUMMER
summer, time of fun
hot, humid, fleeting, dog days,
vacation, stay cool
~ilikegreen #1
The heat of the day
is only a prelude to
the heat of the night
~ ladonna #1
we wait patiently
until the summer sneaks up
and is blown away
~ ladonna #2
beautiful blossom
you called me, that moonless night
many summers past
~ inkpetal #1
sun and fine weather
beaches, biking, counting stars
no time for haiku
~inkpetal #2
Blackbird sounding off
Fussing at the little birds
Selfish will not share
~tomwyo #1
Drizzling rain chilly
Just a miserable day
Time for some loving
~tomwyo #2
Grass grows very fast
Yard starting to look real good
Seems weeds grow faster
~tomwyo #3
Hawk dives to the ground
Climbs out with empty talons
Looking for some lunch
~tomwyo #4
when summer showers
quench the humid August heat
our passion still burns
~ladonna #3
Sitting on sandbanks
Watching a universe die
Sea betraying stars
~rocha
hot and humid day
Sky a canvas scarlet moon,
over 'fore you know
~ilikegreen #2
the sun shines brighter
than any medal won in
the olympic games
~ladonna #4
sky like a canvas,
red, blue, purple, fleeting fast
made by word of God.
~ilikegreen #3
the summer's end drifts
on the shine of soap bubbles
come home now, children
~jeannerene #1
humming bird zagged, zigged
the desert willow trumpets
opens to desire
~jeannerene #2
A beautiful day
Fresh raindrops hide amongst leaves
Sun's rays search in vain
~kw
afternoon decline
trout leaping with ballet grace
hapless mosquito
~jeannerene #3
AUTUMN
ladonna ~ #1
Autumn's the season
that most closely resembles
a kaleidoscope
inkpetal ~ #1
falling leaves scatter
I sit on the patio
not remembering
ladonna ~ #2
a tree's golden leaves
are much more valuable
than any gold bar
ladonna ~ #3
as Autumn leaves fall
Mother Nature sheds her tears
before Winter comes
ilikegreen ~ #1
The leaves are falling,
chill winds are calling my name,
Take me home, to you.
thoth ~ #1
Lamb from mother weaned
Foolish dance of blushing leaf
Fickle youth flies free.
thoth ~ #2
In autumn's splendor
Memories of summer passion
Ripen for harvest
jeannerene ~ #1
yellow mums centered
steam rising from the fresh corn
laughter for desert
jeannerenne ~ #2 (revised)
the pinewood will swell
old doors soon need a good tug
bucket for the drip
thoth ~ #3
White sand stings the legs
no autumn leaves in the wind
desert reigns supreme
thoth ~ #4
Cape south-wester roars
tablecloth on Tafelberg
dig out the woollies
thoth ~ #5
Seasons change colour
windblown leaves have kids running
snotty red noses
ladonna ~ #4
As sad trees weep leaves
those golden summer days are
always remembered
ladonna ~ #5
Autumn shows life ends
as seeds are cast to the fates,
left to rise once more
jeannerene ~ #3
yellow rocker creaks
old John sits upon the stoop
the sway of sheaves lulls
WINTER
inkpetal
accumulation
of more snow keeps a poet
indoors writing poems
ladonna #1
They say a snowflake
is hexagonally formed.
Winter is shapeless
Jeannerene #1
run toward the rain
and fall into the flurry
fold your umbrella
vulcan13
outside cold snow falls
inside warmest love blossoms
by the fireside
(moderator's note; to my ear the word fire is one syllable but I have been told previously by some members that, in their dialect, they pronounce fire as TWO syllables - i.e. fi-er. So, I will let this stand as 5 - 7 - 5 syllables)
Jeannerene #2
icy blankets warm
thaw under the morning glow
grasses brown and bent
ladonna #2
footprints in the snow
leading to a warm fireplace;
what more could you want?
