4/9 a rising sun paintsgold spaces between tree limbsnature’s own stained glass 4/11—Holy Saturday A left-over moonin a bright morning sky winksinto my seeking eye. 4/15 A pirouetting squirrelhands clasped in prayerdances just for me. 4/16 Snow weights daffodilbrows making everythingwait, whitely, for spring. 4/19 weeping cherry budspetals push snow into sunpopcorn opening 4/21 A … Continue reading Eleven Haiku by Ruth Ann Dandrea
Daily Haiku by Leslie Sittner
woodlands waking upspring appears with bits of greentree buds in first blush Full Worm Moon in Marchrobins and crows dig for treatsdivots show success trail mud sucks boots inlittle white dog in knee-deepmud season just sucks doves share a taught wirewaiting to make ground landingbeneath bird feeders midnight dog walk dankrain-fog-clouds obscure viewingApril’s Full Pink … Continue reading Daily Haiku by Leslie Sittner
Haiku from Home by Mila Lonetto
Been home for a month My poems are all silly What do you expect? April poetry Coronavirus haiku Nothing else to do! Sick of foraging in the fridge, I’m out of milk Leave some on your porch? Please stay over there But smiling and eye contact are not contagious Sunlight and garden Birds sing to … Continue reading Haiku from Home by Mila Lonetto
Haiku (for Bill McKibben’s prompt) by Nancie Battaglia
Oh boy ski day oneKick, glide, kick, glide, scratch, oops, scratchNever to early
April Haiku by Susan Jefts
One moment, earthshinepure white rain from soundless skysparrow eyes shining North facing windowwe open and then leave openrain dripping off eaves Porch screen undulateslike shadows of heron wingsseeking their shelter Cool wind off the lakespring slips in through blue shadowsred buds sing to joy This morning, no newsonly wind chimes, eggs sizzlingred pepper and thyme … Continue reading April Haiku by Susan Jefts
Haiku by Doug Deneen
DROPLET SHINES. DROP DRIPS.H TO THE OH MY GOD! NO!LETTER’S LOVE WORDS BLEED. BUG BUGGED BY BUM LEG.SEVEN STEPS OKAY, THEN LIMP.ONCE GRACEFUL, NOW CLUTZ. IMAGE BREAKS ON ROCKCOLORS FIZZ BELOW SURFACERIVER REFLECTS GOLD BIRD SINGS. BIRD DANCES.CHICKEN HAWK BEATS WAR DRUM—BOOM.BIRD FLEES. NOT HIS THING. PUPPY LICKS SNOW GONE.SNIFFS. SCRATCHES. NO MORE. GROUND DRY.WAG … Continue reading Haiku by Doug Deneen
