haiku

Five Winter Haiku

passing through the Carrizo Plain 

Wrap me in silence,

Pierce my heart with solitude:

Hazy mountain snow.

Something about time

Draws me closer to the source:

Rain comes tomorrow.

Lost in bleak stillness:

Wind, meadowlark and mountain,

Even more silent!

Just sit here a while,

Pour out your heart to the hills  -

Motionless and mute.

How long would it take,

Sitting here in the coolness,

To let it all go?

Five Pensive Verses 

 

 

One day at a time,
I'm leaving this spinning world:
Spring becoming summer.

 

Music has its beat,
Words scatter in the spring wind,
And I wonder why?

 

Thank you, Lord Jesus!
Thank you, all Bodhisattvas!
I am lifted up.

 

I too once had dreams,
Fragmented over the years -
What is it all worth?

 

Drop your weapons now!
Surrender to the spring wind -
Just sit here awhile.

Five Idyllwild Haiku 

Cool summer morning,
Coffee at six-thousand feet,
Clouds and mind afloat!

 

Fresh – the summer wind! 
The robin’s seven-note call
Echoes in the wood.

 

Trees that reach skyward – 
Long-time mountain residents:
Ponderosa Pine!

 

Half moon barely seen,
Dwarf amidst sky and mountain:
Early evening light.

 

Darkness comes at last –
Frogs send out passionate calls:
The heartbeat of night.

Street Haiku 

an urban experience 

This winter morning,
The sound of distant freeways - 
Like wind in pine trees.

 

Woke up late today -
Dim light seeping through the blind
Brought me to my feet.

 

First a barking dog,
Later, a far-off siren:
It's still cool at night.

 

Colder than winter:
The system wants my money.
Is there any left?

 

I'm not starving yet -
Only dull anxiety:
Spring and still no job!