Spring Haiku 2007

Frog Haiku

2007-05-14T10:40:00.000Z

I kneel on the path
to move the frog to safety
but cannot catch it.

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

Summer Haiku

2007-05-04T18:44:00.000Z

If you would like to join a new summer haiku group, let me know. Some of you already have. Also, if anyone would be prepared to co-host such a group, please let me know that too!

between spring and summer -
a unicyclist wobbles
through the park

Changing seasons...

2007-05-02T06:36:00.000Z

Spring haiku 2007 is now closing

Thank you all for your contributions

2007-05-01T01:23:00.001Z

weekend treasure
bright orange Scotch broom
beginning to bud

2007-04-30T18:15:00.000Z

seeds and petals
scud across the pavement
laundry morning

2007-04-30T15:13:00.000Z

above the dead daffodils
apple-blossom -
on and on...life's shapes

2007-04-29T20:48:00.000Z

moonless night -
strongly smelling
the latest iris

**

nuit sans lune -
humant à plein nez
le dernier iris

2007-04-28T13:12:00.000Z

cherry blossom
showers down -
polite applause from the crease

(cricket match)

2007-04-27T08:16:00.000Z

spring wind
mother and daughter
tangled in each other's hair

2007-04-27T02:47:00.000Z

fiddle head ferns unfurling spring

[photo of "New Born Fiddle Sticks" by Orbital Joe on Flickr.]

2007-04-27T02:46:00.000Z

spring rain
cherry and dogwood blossoms
rushing down the street

2007-04-26T02:15:00.001Z

spring illusion -
on the bare dogwood
white blossoms

2007-04-26T01:02:00.000Z

driving to work

pulling over to enjoy

neighbor's garden

2007-04-25T10:40:00.000Z

cherry blossom
floats on the stream
...plop of a trout

2007-04-25T01:51:00.000Z

afternoon commute

weeping cheery tenderils

dancing in the wind

2007-04-24T18:45:00.000Z

the didjeridu
croaks gloriously
late spring shower

2007-04-24T18:39:00.000Z

stars perch
in budding trees
the walk home

2007-04-24T03:46:00.000Z

Philly Road trip
cherry blossoms and sake
with new friends

2007-04-24T02:19:00.001Z

spring evening

the blind Tarot reader

sees a future

2007-04-24T01:46:00.001Z

beneath green leaves -
plump fingers clutch
warm strawberries

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-04-23T15:34:00.000Z

two starlings
steal a piece
of the seagull nest

park

2007-04-23T10:15:00.000Z

April sun
all across the park
life sprouts

words by mandy smith
photo by lori bierly

2007-04-23T04:59:00.001Z

last exam...
the unpredictable flight
of the plum petals

2007-04-21T13:23:00.001Z

cherry blossom drifts
dandelion clocks
run out of time

2007-04-20T21:27:00.000Z

warm spring morning
chillin' with the dandelions
on the back porch

2007-04-20T00:58:00.000Z

broken clouds —
our dog sniffs
the front door

2007-04-19T02:15:00.000Z

2007-04-18T20:10:00.000Z

shout of a blackbird !
a flower falls down
from the forsythia

***

le cri d'un merle !
une fleur se détache
du forsythia

2007-04-18T18:38:00.000Z

knees weakened
by the horrendous news
of the massacre:
the instinct
to pray

[written Monday, April 16, 2007 about the Virgina Tech tragedy; in response to One Deep Breath's writing prompt about energy or the lack thereof around us]

2007-04-17T16:10:00.001Z

spring headache
the full trash bag of
old files

2007-04-17T05:47:00.000Z

after huge rain
pansies shimmer in the lawn
next to dandelions

Manchester

2007-04-16T16:19:00.000Z

K-Fed wanna-be
dancing
to Irish tune

pub time
talking
drinking

on the tram
happy fans
singing a Chelsea song

seeing blue sky
inside Manchester
train station

Wigtown, Scotland

2007-04-16T16:14:00.000Z

on public path
cow and calves approaches me
I scream!

not graffiti
on the hillside
spray-painted sheep

curious old lady
wants to know
my martial status

along the winding
Bladnoch River
whiskey distillery

slowly browsing
for books
fun

2007-04-15T13:35:00.000Z

sleeping shadows
stretch
the garden starts to hum

View from window

2007-04-14T21:53:00.000Z

Slowly
the evergreen tree
has company
of bushes
in spring mode.

2007-04-14T17:16:00.000Z

sidewalk sorbet

pink cherry blossoms

against red brick

2007-04-14T04:59:00.000Z

morning surprise
new growth on rosebushes
first dandelions

2007-04-13T22:13:00.000Z

a dilemma -
on the shortcut path
spring wildflowers

2007-04-12T05:25:00.000Z

Easter Sunday -
my Jewish friend shares
the hymnal

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-04-12T03:36:00.000Z

Paris in daisies
Birds trill in Romanian
Minnesota snow

(It started again this morning. Maybe next month.)

--Ardi Keim
. longs for the green .

2007-04-12T03:04:00.000Z

lazy morning
watching the pansies
blowing in the wind

2007-04-11T20:41:00.000Z

cropped lawn -
slowly a daisy
raises head

pelousetondue -
un pâquerette lentement
redresse la tête

Delayed

2007-04-10T22:43:00.000Z

We have located
your bag and are making plans
for delivery.

(Crossposted at But Wait, There's More!)

2007-04-10T14:08:00.001Z

cow pissing -
it splashes into
the wagtail's nest

2007-04-10T06:45:00.000Z

time travel
crossing old Thames
on Millenium Bridge

finding my hero
1924 book about
Ernie Shakeleton

2007-04-10T05:08:00.000Z

still in the outfield
boys fumble for the ball -
the batter slides

***

Little League baseball opening day is quite a sight.

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-04-09T15:14:00.001Z

spring morning -
all the trills I could sing
if I was this bird

On Vacation

2007-04-08T21:49:00.000Z

blue seude shoes
Elvis rides
Victoria Line

floating on Regents Canal
colorful houseboats
red billed ducks

Cameden Market
80s flashbacks
mohawk 'do

mind the gap
and dancing to
techno Bhangra

2007-04-08T21:42:00.000Z

Easter Sunday
snowflakes sparkling
on trumpet lillies

2007-04-06T16:39:00.000Z

the escapee flies

in goalless circles

ringed turtle dove

2007-04-05T20:13:00.000Z

insomnia -
the moon already
a little less round

insomnie -
la lune déjà
un peu moins ronde

Impatience

2007-04-05T10:41:00.000Z

Sunroof rolled open
to invite the warm spring air
instead lets in rain.

(Talk about making lemonade from lemons...
my poor car!)

2007-04-05T10:32:00.001Z

so-called spring
cut to shreds
by a bitter wind

I blush -
woodpigeons mating
on our fence

2007-04-05T02:04:00.000Z

spring rain
dripping from hyacinths
onto black mulch

2007-04-04T21:24:00.000Z

at the boy’s hand
dangling from the stick -
brave caterpillar

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-04-04T05:18:00.000Z

earlier shift
walking to the window
to watch the day pass

orange rhyming

2007-04-03T17:36:00.000Z

The Avon Gorge, Bristol, South West England

I was up at 5am for an early bird walk, catching the pre-dawn (blackbirds) and dawn birdsong of robins, wrens, blackcaps, chaffinches, and dunnocks. All this was finished off with a big mug of steaming Rosy Lee and a bacon or veg. butty!

new boots,
and a rhyme with orange-
copper sunrise

Can you identify the speeding bird?

(all photographs by Alan Snappy Summers)

crime scene-
a witness speeds off
as I call in his car I.D.

P.S. everyone is welcomed to the Haiku Hotel Spring Kukai Competition! A link can be found at Area 17, on the side bar:
Spring Kukai details & link to The Haiku Hotel!

.

Opening Day

2007-04-03T12:26:00.000Z

Garage doors gape wide,
spewing mitts, bats, and baseballs –
it's opening day.

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

2007-04-03T08:57:00.000Z

spring sunshine -
bee wakens me
banging at the window

2007-04-03T05:39:00.000Z

warm spring morning
enjoying the blooming dogwoods
on the scenic route

2007-04-02T19:00:00.000Z

that crying baby?

a siamese cat

April fooled

[4-3-07 changed "child" in first line to "baby," which is what that squalling siamese cat sounded like :-D]

2007-04-01T08:12:00.001Z

april 1st -
one cheek sunburnt
one cheek chilled

Babel

2007-04-01T08:08:00.000Z

At dawn many voices
birds in between -
at least they understand each other

ice-cream

2007-03-31T18:00:00.000Z

not yet Easter
jingle of an ice-cream van
round the estate

gerald england

2007-03-30T12:38:00.000Z

illness gone -
at the window her bright eyes
forsythia-lit

night rain

2007-03-30T08:00:00.000Z

night rain
in the place where children play
leaves drip

photo by dijah
words by mandy smith

2007-03-30T05:05:00.000Z

cool afternoon
moving into the sun
to plant flowers

maple seeds

2007-03-30T04:57:00.000Z

maple seeds

swirl and spin in the breeze~

packing up sweaters

2007-03-30T04:14:00.000Z

on still water
yellow swirls congregate -
pollen

- Stephanie Roberts

Spring Time

2007-03-29T19:36:00.000Z

It’s certain
neighbour on balcony
funfair in town

2007-03-29T14:55:00.001Z

morning dew -
every blade of grass
enlightens

2007-03-29T14:23:00.000Z

high street sun -
wishing I’d left
my jumper at home

2007-03-28T20:43:00.000Z

spring dawn -
the young birch
turns pink

aube de printemps -
le jeune bouleau
rosit

2007-03-28T20:15:00.000Z

no snow this morning
on the mountain peaks
dawn mist

2007-03-28T18:35:00.000Z

ahead - two companions
my shadow
my granite reflection

2007-03-28T17:28:00.000Z

Walking from the parking lot
towards the theater
Blackbirds talk about spring.

2007-03-28T10:53:00.001Z

derelict churchyard
headstones toppled...still
the daffodils remember

2007-03-28T03:37:00.000Z

in one day
neighbor's dogwoods in full bloom
over red petunias

in one day
purple and orange pansies
float in new black mulch

in one day
daffodils lift their heads
to sing of spring

2007-03-27T19:42:00.000Z

spring buds .... the headache only background

2007-03-25T17:34:00.001Z

New leaves
shine brightly
from old branch.

2007-03-25T06:38:00.000Z

spring colors
brighten my thoughts~
river walk

2007-03-24T19:48:00.000Z

snowmelt —
the neighbors’ trash
in our yard

2007-03-24T17:02:00.001Z

day off
the banker
counts his daffodils

2007-03-24T03:47:00.000Z

first light-
spring rain spilling from pansies
under cherry tree

2007-03-23T22:23:00.000Z

on the windowsill
hailstones waiting
for the next shower

sur l'appui de fenêtre
des grêlons attendent
la prochaine giboulée

2007-03-23T18:43:00.000Z

very quick
spring walk -
cooler than winter

2007-03-23T18:40:00.000Z

overflowing
azaleas, rose, & camellia shrubs
abandoned garden

2007-03-23T18:33:00.000Z

smell of time
fragrance from
yesterday, today, tomorrow

2007-03-23T12:15:00.000Z

flat sky
hangs so low
I stoop

2007-03-23T04:47:00.000Z

plottin'....

garden center run
mobile garden supplies
filling back porch

2007-03-22T15:33:00.000Z

after the storm

inches of spring rain

in the trash can

2007-03-22T12:38:00.001Z

dead rabbit -
...all those fur-lined
nests

2007-03-22T03:07:00.000Z

first light in back yard
new grass sprouts
peeking through the mud

2007-03-21T12:25:00.000Z

Wellesley Square —
a jogging couple’s
matching wool mittens

2007-03-21T08:57:00.000Z

first day of spring
smiles bursting out
everywhere

2007-03-21T04:10:00.000Z

Spring's Eve

day before spring
freshly filled flowerpots
sitting on the stoop

morning walk
single forsythia bloom
waving in the wind

afternoon commute
new grass poking through
sidewalk cracks

2007-03-21T01:41:00.000Z

equinox —
a lawyer faxes me
a copy of the Will

2007-03-20T22:03:00.000Z

bristly flowerbeds
of daffodils -
at night stealthily

plates-bandes hérissées
de jonquilles -
la nuit à pas de loup

2007-03-20T03:49:00.000Z

warm afternoon
first wave of mobile garden
potted pansies

2007-03-19T01:46:00.000Z

on stubbled grass -
the young girl’s delight
dandelions

- Stephanie Roberts