A few haiku I have written over the years...
Stars
Ancient light diffused
Through bowers of timeless sky
Speaks from ages past
Flower
I follow your trail
High in the sky, my head lifts
To meet your sweet warmth
Rainbow
A myriad arch
Graces ever-changing skies
Born from rain-struck rain
Amber
Translucent prison
Enshrines a life in full flow
A showcase in gold
Sun
Celestial star
Solar deity beaming
With radiance still
Loch Ness
The abysmal deep
Draws ever-darkening still
Dwelling-place of dreams
Seasonal Quartet
Spring
A song on the breeze
Alights upon boughs unrobed
Casting verdant spells
Summer
Balmy skies aglow
Embrace the solstice arbour
With hazy lushness
Autumn
A harvest moon calls
Freeing waning leaves held fast
In red-golden drifts
Winter
White crystalline skies
Betray keen silver flurries
Sublime quiescence
Midnight
I wait for the strike
Signalling my time to go
Sneaking under dark
Down the stairs softly
I arrive bright-eyed, alone
Welcomed by the door
The handle I turn
And behold my sweet release
The promise of night
Garden path descends
To the place which knows me best
Where my dreams are born
I gingerly climb
Fingers finding oft-sought guides
My moon-willow haunt
As I gaze above
The sylphlike arms shelter me
Cradled in darkness
Framed by slender limbs
The night sky flirts and dances
Peppered lights ablaze
Incandescent hope
Fills me as I gaze and dream
Velvet midnight mine
Forest
Unseen eyes watch me
From curious woody dens
As I make my way
My foot-steps follow
Pathways forged by ancient tales
Echoes of the past
Far in the distance
Leafy whispering embarks
A dance in the trees
Drawn by its music
I gaze aloft and rejoice
Dappled by sunlight
As I turn to leave
The leaves in turn beseech me
A whispered farewell
Highland Dream
From afar you call
An echo of dream-spun days
A keepsake in time
In my mind I fly
An eagle's panorama
Above loch-laced glens
O'er heather-clad fells
Adorned by halos of cloud
Aching for the sun
Far below unseen
The ride of the deer declare
Their majesty red
Clear mountain-side burn
Sings a water-lullaby
And you find your still
Waking from slumber
Travelling on dream-bound wings
Hope anew - "one day"
The shore
By dawn's early flame
I alone seduced will be
By your breaking sighs
Standing at the edge
I melt into sandy arms
And my unrest ebbs
The gull's cry heralds
Your shore-lapping caresses
The salt-air of morn
Sifting time-worn sands
My fingers find sea-shell hues
Antiques of the deep
Your depths compel me
To drift on your quelling waves
Dreams assuaged once more
Hope
Fragile as a dream
Clinging beneath waking eyes
Dissolved by dawn's light
Fragile as a smile
Arranged on a china face
That feels no laughter
Fragile as whispers
Caught on the whimsical breeze
True meaning dispelled
Fragile as a tear
Cleaving to sorrowful eyes
Set free with a smile
Fragile as the thought
That beholden light is yours
Shadowed fear released
Butterfly
Curled in the darkness
Dreams play behind dormant eyes
Waiting for the light
Slowly night unfurls
Bringing potential unknown
The dawn of new life
Fragile wings entreat
The welcoming breath of day
For guidance aloft
A cautious ascent
On the shielding summer air
Brings daydreams to life
With wing-tips outstretched
Light as a kiss on the breeze
You soar and fly free
Moonlight
Chilled breath of midnight
Steals beneath the window's shroud
Brushing me awake
Stirred by the moon's call
Languid fingers seize the veil
Releasing the night
Silver shadows play
Their ambient lunar dance
Upon dream-struck eyes
Moonlit radiance
Cloaks the room in timeless still
Cheating troubled skies
Softly silent light
Whispers a luminous song
As moon-clouds sail by
Bluebells
Lavender-blue blooms
Grace the dappled woodland floor
With bowed fragrant heads
A spring breeze tousles
The carpet of tanzanite
Beneath the tree's gaze
Wild petals whisper
A bell-like symphony fair
Enchantment in blue
Autumn Haiku
A harvest moon calls
Freeing waning leaves held fast
In red-golden drifts
As summer retreats
Gracefully into the fall
Autumn's cloak ensnares
Rummage in the leaves
September treasure-hunting
Pine cones and conkers
A pale leaf's shadow
Etched on the autumn pathway
Earth's fading beauty
Jack Frost
Falling with the night
Stars shine in the cloudless sky
As Jack Frost descends
Settling on the grass
A silent blanket unfolds
Ensnared in silver
Frozen fingertips
Spread across the window-pane
Etched in white relief
Morning light awakes
The dawning ice-bound chorus
As chilled dew glitters
Warm breath clouds the air
As crisp foot-falls discover
The frost-tipped morning
(copyright) witherwings 2009
Ancient light diffused
Through bowers of timeless sky
Speaks from ages past
Flower
I follow your trail
High in the sky, my head lifts
To meet your sweet warmth
Rainbow
A myriad arch
Graces ever-changing skies
Born from rain-struck rain
Amber
Translucent prison
Enshrines a life in full flow
A showcase in gold
Sun
Celestial star
Solar deity beaming
With radiance still
Loch Ness
The abysmal deep
Draws ever-darkening still
Dwelling-place of dreams
Seasonal Quartet
Spring
A song on the breeze
Alights upon boughs unrobed
Casting verdant spells
Summer
Balmy skies aglow
Embrace the solstice arbour
With hazy lushness
Autumn
A harvest moon calls
Freeing waning leaves held fast
In red-golden drifts
Winter
White crystalline skies
Betray keen silver flurries
Sublime quiescence
Midnight
I wait for the strike
Signalling my time to go
Sneaking under dark
Down the stairs softly
I arrive bright-eyed, alone
Welcomed by the door
The handle I turn
And behold my sweet release
The promise of night
Garden path descends
To the place which knows me best
Where my dreams are born
I gingerly climb
Fingers finding oft-sought guides
My moon-willow haunt
As I gaze above
The sylphlike arms shelter me
Cradled in darkness
Framed by slender limbs
The night sky flirts and dances
Peppered lights ablaze
Incandescent hope
Fills me as I gaze and dream
Velvet midnight mine
Forest
Unseen eyes watch me
From curious woody dens
As I make my way
My foot-steps follow
Pathways forged by ancient tales
Echoes of the past
Far in the distance
Leafy whispering embarks
A dance in the trees
Drawn by its music
I gaze aloft and rejoice
Dappled by sunlight
As I turn to leave
The leaves in turn beseech me
A whispered farewell
Highland Dream
From afar you call
An echo of dream-spun days
A keepsake in time
In my mind I fly
An eagle's panorama
Above loch-laced glens
O'er heather-clad fells
Adorned by halos of cloud
Aching for the sun
Far below unseen
The ride of the deer declare
Their majesty red
Clear mountain-side burn
Sings a water-lullaby
And you find your still
Waking from slumber
Travelling on dream-bound wings
Hope anew - "one day"
The shore
By dawn's early flame
I alone seduced will be
By your breaking sighs
Standing at the edge
I melt into sandy arms
And my unrest ebbs
The gull's cry heralds
Your shore-lapping caresses
The salt-air of morn
Sifting time-worn sands
My fingers find sea-shell hues
Antiques of the deep
Your depths compel me
To drift on your quelling waves
Dreams assuaged once more
Hope
Fragile as a dream
Clinging beneath waking eyes
Dissolved by dawn's light
Fragile as a smile
Arranged on a china face
That feels no laughter
Fragile as whispers
Caught on the whimsical breeze
True meaning dispelled
Fragile as a tear
Cleaving to sorrowful eyes
Set free with a smile
Fragile as the thought
That beholden light is yours
Shadowed fear released
Butterfly
Curled in the darkness
Dreams play behind dormant eyes
Waiting for the light
Slowly night unfurls
Bringing potential unknown
The dawn of new life
Fragile wings entreat
The welcoming breath of day
For guidance aloft
A cautious ascent
On the shielding summer air
Brings daydreams to life
With wing-tips outstretched
Light as a kiss on the breeze
You soar and fly free
Moonlight
Chilled breath of midnight
Steals beneath the window's shroud
Brushing me awake
Stirred by the moon's call
Languid fingers seize the veil
Releasing the night
Silver shadows play
Their ambient lunar dance
Upon dream-struck eyes
Moonlit radiance
Cloaks the room in timeless still
Cheating troubled skies
Softly silent light
Whispers a luminous song
As moon-clouds sail by
Bluebells
Lavender-blue blooms
Grace the dappled woodland floor
With bowed fragrant heads
A spring breeze tousles
The carpet of tanzanite
Beneath the tree's gaze
Wild petals whisper
A bell-like symphony fair
Enchantment in blue
Autumn Haiku
A harvest moon calls
Freeing waning leaves held fast
In red-golden drifts
As summer retreats
Gracefully into the fall
Autumn's cloak ensnares
Rummage in the leaves
September treasure-hunting
Pine cones and conkers
A pale leaf's shadow
Etched on the autumn pathway
Earth's fading beauty
Jack Frost
Falling with the night
Stars shine in the cloudless sky
As Jack Frost descends
Settling on the grass
A silent blanket unfolds
Ensnared in silver
Frozen fingertips
Spread across the window-pane
Etched in white relief
Morning light awakes
The dawning ice-bound chorus
As chilled dew glitters
Warm breath clouds the air
As crisp foot-falls discover
The frost-tipped morning
(copyright) witherwings 2009
