haiku – Page 74 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Haiku: May 6, 2020

though the rain has stopped
the ominous clouds stare down
birds oblivious

sunlight pushing in
another day comes to life

my eyes resisting

WITHIN THIS COLD RAIN
DROPLETS DIVING OFF FLOWERS
THE CROW LAUGHS WITH ME

walking this evening
getting to see such beauty
life in quarantine

joyful floral scents
moments of urban beauty soon,
war’s horrors rise

I wrote this haiku after seeing the post below. Such a lovely photo coming a breath before the horror of World War I.

Premier mai, Paris, 1914, photographe non identifié pic.twitter.com/0YQqIodJrN
— JeanPhilippedeTonnac (@inthemoodfortw) May 1, 2020

sunlight has faded I’m facing infinity a star through the clouds

the motion of spring
bold new life; cherry blossoms
slowly fall to earth

the calmness of night
the birds have fallen silent
flowers in the rain

gazing at the moon

I touch the lake; ripples form

across the night’s sky

It’s a quiet, grey morning here in Seattle. Journaling to start day, then to my desk to get done work done. How’s your quarantined life going?