Serenade

evening shadows
the cricket serenades
the moon

Dance

barely a breeze
the long grasses still try
to dance

This haiku was a product of heading out to the park with a blanket, inspirational haiku reading in the form of Almost Unseen by George Swede, a pen, and my lovely journal with flowers and apples on the cover.  I read for awhile to get into the right frame of mind, and then I just laid there and listened....and listened some more.

Then, while I was listening to the nature around me, I tried to look at the world as a place filled with "awe and wonder".  This sense of appreciation for even the smallest things around us is vital to writing a great haiku.  And, soon enough...it came to me!

Fallen

bittersweet silence
strewn among the fallen leaves
cicada bodies

Brilliance

as they pledge their love
the way he gazes at her--
the brilliance of the sun

*Written for my beautiful friends, AJ and Jayme Banzhoff, on their wedding day.

Lipstick

scarlet residue
struggling to scrub away
last night's argument

Alone

alone among many
I cling to the comfort
of my wine glass

Drifting

across the open water
drifting with the leaves
swollen moon

Fireflies

fireflies play tag
passing their light butt-to-butt
as night softly falls