haiku – Page 19 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Signs of Spring

this cold winter air
signs of spring emerge slowly
this fragility

winter's motion 
sunlight crosses the sky
fading into dreams

this winter sunlight
continuation of life 
flows upon my face

dreaming of moonlight  
rain's gentle rooftop tapping 
quiet before dawn

night falls 
dreams rise up
behold silence

the desert wind
drifting over the moonlight
coyote's song

the grace of sunlight 
flowing through the evergreens
memories of rain

on the edge of dusk 
sun approaching the mountains 
a day free of rain

my finger’s coldness
walking in the gentle rain
winter progresses

with the rain falling
gently from darkening skies
jewels within my mind