poetry, prose, and photography
I adore the simplicity, as well as the challenge of Haiku. The constraints focus my mind, seeking out the essence of the moment, feeling, notion, distilling it to brilliant singularity.
My goal: to post at least one haiku a day.
approaching a pond
delighting in the frogsong
Basho’s memory
Walking in my neighborhood, there are a few ponds. Tonight I noticed the frogsong…for the first time this spring. I doubt the frogs have been silent until tonight. Probably just the first night I was out late enough.
rain speckled petals
grey motion above the trees
the colors of spring
with the clock’s motion
moonlight hidden by the trees
quiet memories
under the sunlight
the seduction of flowers
bees singing their song
sunlight through this glass
floating across the pages
a crow laughing
Tonight’s Haiku:
the grace of sunlight
treading lightly over waves
robin glancing down
I sit upon wheels
this motion through the daylight
robins cheer me on
moving through darkness
still hints of dusk through the trees
birds dreaming of dawn
While walking this evening for exercise and mental clarity, I came across these blossoms.
sunsets through the trees
gently, the birdsong ending
a heron in flight
hearts sing in sunlight
glorious cherry blossoms
dancing hummingbirds
Carl Setzer: Word Shaper 