winter sunlight...

winter sunlight
tenderises savage thoughts
warm ice

in the grey times...

in the grey times 

seek the colours from 

the old paintbox

on some grey morning...

on some grey morning
I felt spring weeping
just inside the gate


Linking to:
Sunday Scribblings 2 - just inside the gate

wild outdoor party...

wild outdoor party
winter-logged guests are welcome
to stay inside

eerie winds moan
translucent mists blur
guarded party doors



Linking to:
Haiku Horizons - Party
Three Word Wednesday

break...

break of day
is a beautiful
fracture 


Linking to:
National Haiku Writing Month - Facebook prompts - break

ambiguous...

rain starts rain stops
heat wave sentence ends or
begins again


NOTE
Today is our 4th day of heat wave - over 40 degrees centigrade.
The photo is of my verandah this afternoon.
It rained for about 3 minutes.
The rain must have been direct.
The verandah section on the right did not get wet at all - roof overhang.


Linking to:
National Haiku Writing Month - Facebook prompts - ambiguous

Fire

in my secret fire
I see faces and feelings
burning from my mind


Linking to:
Haiku Heights ~ April Heights Haiku Month ~ Fire

Eggshells

Blissful cockatoo
Feasts on liquid amber fruits
Like cracking eggshells


NOTE
This is a feature of our Autumn on the Mornington Peninsula.
Waves of cockatoos invade the Autumn liquid amber tree to snap, crackle and pop the conkers and make a decidedly nauseating mess.
Their dining manners are not really up to scratch.


Linking to:
Haiku Heights ~ April Heights Haiku Month ~ Eggshells

Fortitude

Our back verandah, with all its side branches and viewing deck, is almost gone.
The wood was just getting too rotten and unsafe.
Rather than repair, our landlord chose to remove it.
So now we are waiting for the new one to emerge.


when old worlds are stripped
fortitude clasps next beauty
close to the spirit


See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.
- This will hurt me


Linking to:
Haiku Heights ~ Fortitude
Straight Out of the Camera Sunday

In the spirit of Chiyo-ni...

sweet scented blossoms
wealth for the rich and the poor
in their times of need

~

springtime's flow'ring branch
perfumes
winter's sludge and blues

~


Linking to:
Carpe Diem ~ A Daily Haiku Meme ~
In the spirit of
Chiyo-ni
the flowering branch of the plum
gives its scent
to him who broke it off

Dusk

When dusk surrounds me
Will you be there sharing smiles
Of our precious days


Linking to:
Haiku Heights ~ Dusk

Ember

Beyond the webbed grate

Yesterday's flames leap and burn

Now fickle embers

One ember burns bright

Like some wild scalding summer

Too hot for the soul

Linking to:

Carpe Diem ~ A Daily Haiku Meme - Ember