Tag Archives: seasons

Autumn Reunion

Like old friends passing Dying leaves wave in the wind Their fall departure Invokes a sweet retrouvaille In vivid autumn color Colleen’s TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 33. Val’s Scavenger Hunt – “Looking to Slide into Seasonal Change” No. 1 Retrouvaille – a French word meaning “[t]he happiness of meeting again after a long time.”

End of Light

Summer is coolingSummer will end End of heat End of sweat Sweat the change Sweat the future Future uncertain Future will come Come into autumn Come to the present Present is nice Present is pretty Pretty with colors Pretty in fall Fall to the ground Fall to the earth Earth reclaims life Earth rotates time Time toContinue reading “End of Light”

Harmonoia

My arms reach toward the sky Like branches of a majestic tree Blessings counted on each green leaf Kindness and compassion ooze like oxygen Gratitude sits at the forefront Harmonoia plays in the background As seasons will inevitably change Vibrant greens destined to turn brown Good fortunes doomed to wither and die Only strong roots remainContinue reading “Harmonoia”

Absent Without Leave

Long awaited spring Certainly took its time Before granting us its presence Nicely warming our bones Frozen by winter A welcome visitor Charming in its mild manners Only to promptly exit Without saying goodbye Leaving us to wither  In summer-like heat Will spring return? Offer its apologies  Admit to leaving too soon Certainly this desired guest will notContinue reading “Absent Without Leave”

Spring Travel

Two hours in flight Transports back a month in time A short-sleeved tee shirt Layered beneath warm bubble jacket Flip flops replaced by winter boots  Spring rains pelt with icy fingers Few flowers open to the call Barren trees conform  To monochrome skies Awaiting winter’s release  Round-trip time travel Deposits in neon green Smells of balmy petrichor Migrating birds linger Butterflies flit Among bright blooms  TankaContinue reading “Spring Travel”

A Kouta: Remaining Heat

Still air tightly grips Remaining heat of summer No fall winds blowing Rustling of tree leaves absent Not even mackerel clouds To stifle the sizzling sun Noses sneeze out hazy soot Best to stay indoors Cool night calls outside  Milky Way stars wink As the chair rocks back and forth Buzzing mosquitoes bite legs Legs leapContinue reading “A Kouta: Remaining Heat”

End of Summer?

I rise to a relatively cool morning and throw open the windows for a breath of crispness.  Aaah, fall is in the air!  Until about 8 a.m….  The heat and humidity quickly stifle the exhilaration, reminding me that summer is not over. Another heat wave Summer flowers bow their heads Praying for reprieve dVerse HaibunContinue reading “End of Summer?”