Spring

2011-08-31T13:47:00.000+01:00

time to retire
that distant place in mind

2011-08-31T13:46:00.000+01:00

the faces on innocence
on stage

2011-08-25T16:24:00.001+01:00

at my friend's wake house
the dominoes and cards

2011-08-24T19:24:00.000+01:00

blue and yellow bottles
complete with water

2011-08-24T19:23:00.000+01:00

saluting the guest
with the color of light

2011-08-24T19:22:00.001+01:00

the cathedral gone
even the heritage

2011-08-24T19:20:00.000+01:00

early morning awakening
the night light

2011-06-22T12:58:00.002+01:00

sea gulls yelp
crazed dingos heralding
the rush hour
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..mostly channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-06-18T07:04:00.001+01:00

old man's garden -
a scarecrow
with a floral dress

***

jardin du vieil homme -
un épouvantail
en robe à fleurs

2011-06-16T12:37:00.000+01:00

evening commute
huge orange moon
skims the treetops

2011-06-15T15:26:00.000+01:00

winter morning
two butterflies
warm the garden

The Heron’s Nest,Vol.XIII,No.2,June 2011

Haiku..proudly

2011-06-15T08:06:00.001+01:00

dandelions
have proudly returned
let's barefoot it
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-06-12T12:11:00.001+01:00

dusk
rising up to start the day
spaghetti breakfast

Haiku..comparison

2011-06-12T09:37:00.002+01:00

a warbler
extinguishes the silence
no ahem compares
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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2011-06-12T06:57:00.001+01:00

sweeping
its first faded flowers
jasmine's scent

***

balayant
ses premières fleurs fanées
le parfum du jasmin

Haiku..twilight

2011-06-12T05:11:00.000+01:00

twilight rustle...
each tree a trombone
as my street sleeps
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-06-11T21:04:00.001+01:00

the first cry
of our newborn baby
april blossom

Mainichi Daily News, May 20, 2011

2011-06-11T19:23:00.000+01:00

night in the open
consumed with cricket song
we know out of millions
there's a star for us
each and everyone

Haiku Pix Review Vol 2, Spring 2011

2011-06-11T10:17:00.001+01:00

dusk rain
washing the heat
out of the day

2011-06-11T08:30:00.001+01:00

a dead fish
floating in the pond
yellow lilies

2011-06-11T04:23:00.000+01:00

My street is loud with
crashing clashing colors shrieking
"It's spring! It's spring!"

2011-06-10T10:02:00.001+01:00

praise to direct report
grows into motivation
for the rest of the shift

2011-06-10T08:36:00.001+01:00

convolvulus
climbing above the shrubs
clematis flowers

2011-06-10T04:55:00.001+01:00

wild mushrooms
in our deserted garden
wrapped in silence
we know how this coldness
lingers like cataract

jamur-jamur liar
di taman yang telantar
terbungkus sepi
dan kita tahu tentang beku
yang lekat bagai katarak

2011-06-10T04:27:00.003+01:00

on the off chance that
the tree frogs are calling me
I warm up my scales

2011-06-09T15:26:00.000+01:00

flight of cranes—
bridging the sea
with the sky

Editors’Choice:Second Best Award,Haiku Reality,June,2011

2011-06-09T10:02:00.002+01:00

afternoon commute
windshield filled with tiny rainbows
after passing the fountain

2011-06-08T11:40:00.001+01:00

in the cool of the day
whacking weeks, trimming hedges
a firefly blinks hello

2011-06-07T15:38:00.002+01:00

in the empty
summer garden the trees
ring out the changes

see the definition for 'ring out the changes' here

2011-06-07T11:54:00.000+01:00

fourth watch
reaching for the sheet
as the sky lightens

2011-06-05T17:26:00.000+01:00

you keep going
in your footsteps
starflowers bloom

* * *

jatkat matkaa
jalanjälkiisi puhkeaa
metsätähtiä

2011-06-05T09:12:00.000+01:00

a wood pigeon
and a crow calling out --
dawn chorus duet

2011-06-04T09:21:00.001+01:00

gulls
wheel over still water
sunshine reflections

2011-06-03T22:51:00.002+01:00

walking toward the car-
unseen honeysuckle
perfumes the night air

2011-06-03T12:18:00.002+01:00

mugged by a gang
of sparrows - magpie
drops a white feather

2011-06-02T22:31:00.004+01:00

netsuke...
the hare with amber eyes
jumps back in again

Publications credits: Mainichi Shimbun (May 2011)

Snapshot Press Haiku Collection eChapbook Competition
http://www.snapshotpress.co.uk

2011-06-01T18:53:00.000+01:00

steady heat
a squirrel moves the shadows
of the leaves

2011-06-01T04:19:00.002+01:00

holiday weekend-
the block filled with barbecue
and running children

2011-05-31T08:41:00.001+01:00

rain drips off leaves
diamonds sparkling in sunlight
worms gathered by blackbirds

2011-05-30T09:09:00.001+01:00

dawn chorus
a brace of wood pigeons
in conversation

2011-05-29T09:47:00.000+01:00

cherry trees bow
for the prevailing wind
green fruit, discarded

2011-05-28T10:28:00.001+01:00

trees shiver
in the sudden wind
doors rattle

2011-05-27T08:37:00.001+01:00

rain drips from roofs
a sparrow takes a bath
in a blocked gutter

2011-05-27T04:41:00.000+01:00

planning the weekend
scoping out a shady tree
to serve as my muse

2011-05-26T15:02:00.002+01:00

counting stars
I move round
the galaxy

Credit: The Mainichi Daily News, May 25, 2011

2011-05-26T10:25:00.003+01:00

spring fair -
swifts
helter-skeltering

2011-05-26T08:36:00.000+01:00

Geraniums
raise pink flowers to the clouds
London Pride

2011-05-26T07:56:00.000+01:00

scent of narcissi
in the night I hear
your beauty

* * *

narsissien tuoksu
yössä kuulen kuinka
kaunis olet

2011-05-26T05:41:00.001+01:00

first light
closing the curtains to sleep
enjoying the birdsong

Tanka..the lament

2011-05-26T04:20:00.000+01:00

she journeyed afar
and he lamented--listen to
the willows talk
they're wishing for
rosebuds for his lips
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..(C)1986/2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
..Note: previously, poem
had a staza break after L3
and "listen to" started L3
..and, possibly,
"rosebuds" ended L4
..and it was entitled: The Lament
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2011-05-25T15:43:00.001+01:00

scavaging ravens
like torn black rags -
scattered by the wind

2011-05-25T08:12:00.001+01:00

sparrows in the hedgerow
teaching their young to forage
wood pigeon's call

2011-05-25T04:27:00.000+01:00

late night commutes
silvermound glistens
under the half moon

2011-05-24T11:23:00.002+01:00

through clouds
a ray pierces
the poppy's head fills with light

2011-05-24T09:00:00.001+01:00

oriental poppy
bursts into flower
lupin, shy

2011-05-24T07:38:00.001+01:00

Monday, Monday-
coming in not knowing
it's a 13.5 hour day

2011-05-24T06:51:00.001+01:00

the vapor
from the river below
reaches the balcony
where he talks to
his tuberculosis

2011-05-23T17:41:00.001+01:00

wind swept -
the trees are beckoning us
into the sky

2011-05-23T08:43:00.000+01:00

cherries fall
in the unexpected wind
cornflowers fade

2011-05-22T18:19:00.001+01:00

buttercups
on Wimbledon Common
distant bagpipes

2011-05-22T10:37:00.001+01:00

above the chaos
a red breasted bird
chirps joyfully

2011-05-22T08:47:00.000+01:00

trees whipped
by a stiff north-easterly
dark clouds flung

2011-05-22T04:12:00.002+01:00

rainwater streams
each with a crouching boy
building dams

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

2011-05-21T08:39:00.000+01:00

fledgling sparrows
flitting about the fields
white butterflies

2011-05-20T12:10:00.002+01:00

all shift-
scrambling for a minute's peace
between the malfunctions

prepping for shift meeting
count to ten in japanese
to reel it in

2011-05-20T08:32:00.000+01:00

lavender buds
poking through undergrowth
a cat, basking

2011-05-19T22:52:00.000+01:00

red roses
tethered to an anchor
of thorns

2011-05-19T18:46:00.000+01:00

May's morning
more calls less pecks
the woodpecker bird

2011-05-19T10:54:00.001+01:00

mid shift break
doing the Times crossword
by moonlight

2011-05-19T08:24:00.001+01:00

a barn owl hoots
in an urban landscape
gibbous moon, waning

2011-05-18T11:49:00.001+01:00

mid shift break-
the sound of pelting rain
comes through a back door

2011-05-18T08:41:00.000+01:00

fronds of monkshood
develop flowerbuds
aubretia tires

2011-05-18T03:17:00.004+01:00

dared to burst forth
I race raindrops to welcome
the first peony

2011-05-17T12:15:00.001+01:00

on the couch
enjoying the garden
through the window

2011-05-17T08:40:00.000+01:00

tadpoles lose their tails
to make their first steps on land
thrushes applaud

2011-05-17T00:27:00.002+01:00

you ask me
what rhymes
with orange
rainbow deadhead
knew nothing

.

2011-05-16T19:17:00.000+01:00

2011-05-16T08:38:00.000+01:00

two sparrows
drive off a magpie
brightly hued eggs

2011-05-15T23:20:00.002+01:00

neighborhood ginko
the hawk seems to know
what I need

2011-05-15T17:18:00.001+01:00

picking lemongrass
for cooking this morning
the first time
i learn not to confuse
me and my alter ego

2011-05-15T16:31:00.003+01:00

first roses
a glossy red clot
nodding in the breeze

Photo Red Rose by cheesy42

2011-05-15T08:52:00.001+01:00

on the wet grass
the cat with a dead sparrow
subdued chirping

2011-05-15T04:41:00.002+01:00

Monday morning
a mom waves to the school bus
and to the hawk

2011-05-14T17:15:00.002+01:00

Join in the global ginko! ;-)

http://area17.blogspot.com/2011/05/join-us-in-global-haiku-walk-for-japan.html
.

2011-05-14T11:18:00.000+01:00

afternoon commute
beaver sunning himself
in the neighbor's yard

2011-05-14T11:17:00.000+01:00

Welsh poppies
open sunshine yellow heads
garden iris

2011-05-14T08:50:00.001+01:00

dandelion clocks
to tell the time of year
doves gleaning seeds

2011-05-11T08:56:00.000+01:00

radios
blast from passing cars
roadside poppies

2011-05-11T02:52:00.002+01:00

late night commute-
double moon
dances on the pond

2011-05-10T23:06:00.001+01:00

azalea snakes
its way through the garden
sheds its skin of light

2011-05-10T13:12:00.000+01:00

busy with thoughts I bump into a honeysuckle day

2011-05-10T09:06:00.001+01:00

sudden growth
brought on by weekend rain
cornflowers occluded

2011-05-09T12:40:00.001+01:00

exactly in between
my nightmare and the rain
a door open

tepat di antara
hujan dan mimpi burukku
pintu terbuka

2011-05-09T08:19:00.001+01:00

honesty seeds
are bright green pennies
coins tossed in the pond

2011-05-08T17:54:00.001+01:00

spring journey
the soldiers talk about
spotty teenagers
.

2011-05-08T09:52:00.001+01:00

blue cornflowers
dancing with tutus for the sun
morning rain, drying

2011-05-08T08:07:00.001+01:00

14 hour shift
walking outside
to view the day

2011-05-07T11:35:00.003+01:00

ladybird
on a stinging nettle leaf
- lotus position

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une coccinelle
sur une feuille d'ortie
- position du lotus

2011-05-07T06:43:00.001+01:00

wood pigeon
calls out the dawn chorus
crow's raucous shout

2011-05-07T01:45:00.000+01:00

late night commute-
deer freezes in my headlights
its mate on the curb