10 Haiku

I recently rediscovered haiku – a form of poetry I never totally got before. I think today’s looser interpretations of haiku have broaden the boundaries, making it more appealing to me. I am, however, more willing today to explore the works of the Old Masters with a greater appreciation than I had in my youth.

Today I offer my first attempts...

10 Haiku

by Donald G. Redman

I.

Pan’s flute clogged with slime.

Algae blooms in the fountain.

Dog days of summer.

II.

A scoop of ice cream

melting on the hot sidewalk.

Tears like summer’s rain.

III.

Droplets of red light

like rubies on the windshield.

A wet commute home.

IV.

Birds yell from treetops

over the drone of lawnmowers.

Spring in the suburbs.

V.

A dewdrop dangles.

A dragonfly lands lightly.

A drip. A ripple.

VI.

Lucky is the child

Who can close her eyes and let

The world disappear.

VII.

Night comes without you.

An eternity passes.

I lie awake, still.

VIII.

Leaves stirred by a sigh.

I spy you among the trees,

But I look away.

IX.

A loon’s wail echoes

Across the blackened waters.

Heartache spreads like fog.

X.

Fallen rose petals

Litter the broken pathway.

Torn flesh bleeds anew.

Copyright 2012 Donald G. Redman All rights reserved.