Haiku - Day's Journey
daybreak
herons rise from water-rings
on the pond, in clouds, lotus blossoms
wind song
the slight stir of my reflection
quiet stream
though the clouds bird sounds
clouds in the wetlands
break from the reeds
lightning
between flashes, a blossomless tree
old garden, leaves in the pool, parting
summer rain - a white stone, whiter
stepping stones -
near the waterfall, my shadow
lotus leaf - the sound of rain returns
sunset- through the reeds
a sharply drawn silhouette
twilight’s lavender cools the pond
moonlight, the useless color
of fragrant pines
waning moon
the weight of blossoms
grows dim
Deborah Russell, © 2006
Haiku Harvest
Diary of A Haiku Diva
Image, Self Portrait, D.Russell, 06
