2007 HAIKU

winters past
fresh in the mind
snowflakes


mother's diary
found in the attic
she was young once too


no snow today
memories of past winters
southern living


hand in hand
tiny foot prints on sandy shore
chasing clouds


in this cold bed
your warmth surrounds me
winter winds


winter storm
parking lot seagulls
far from the sea


chasing clouds
brisk morning breezes
refreshing the spirit


chasing clouds
sun and moon play tag
cool morning jog



winters past
fresh in the mind
new snowflakes



day moon
checking his reflection
the risen sun


sparks of light
your shadow on the wall
burning love letters



boats returning
under crescent moon
the bayou


crescent moon
over the dock
boats returning


dusk on the bayou
boats return to the dock
crescent moon



crescent moon
night sounds
descend over the bayous


bayou boats
returning to the dock
crescent moon


Veterans day parade
she pulls his jacket close
against the cold


big sister
cradles new born twins
_don't cry


November blooms
in the rose garden
sound of twins


November blooms
in the rose garden
birth of twins

Indian summer
shocked into reality
first cold night



Bayou waters
moving up stream...
with the tide,


nonchalant
white heron
sits watching


butterfly dream
a ray of evening sun
she passes by


home alone
memories more vivid
each passing day



two years post-Katrina
butterfly crawling out his cocoon
landscape still scarred


bayou blues
heron on a cypress knee
black bass on high alert



ten small clouds
scud across evening sky
chasing Basho


write rewrite
write again
quest for haiku

on my nose
begging not to be swatted
pesky fly


miscarriage forgotten
November buds
double joy

cherished treasures
nested silver boxes
the Chinese alchemistmy



potted ivy
the luna moth
takes refuge


street vendor
bar-b-que squid
and soba rama



sunset tranquility
heart pounding still
birth of a son


experts everywhere
rules made to be broken
write rewrite


my haiku
breaking all the rules
write rewrite

yellow butterfly
trys to hide
among pink impatiens


entering one way
illeviating traffic congestion
leaving another

loosing all her friends
gaining wisdom
because of winn dixie


fresh plowed fields
the smell of biscuits
a new day begins


slender water fall
a child's cupped hands
a kitchen tap


white egret watches
rain dropped surface
bayou


petunia in a pot
growing larger everyday
___twins


egret perched
high on a dead pinepost-
post katrina


understand this___
the kingdom of God
eternity is now



gnarled willow
tendrils dipping
bayou life


over my head___
Basho's Haiku
drifts with the clouds


popeye's fried chicken
served on grandmother's fine china
fragrance of her kitchen


my tea pot
has another cup
inside





time standing still
the wall clock
needs winding



candle light
open box sparkling
_cold feet


tighty whites
slide over my butt
getting tighter everyday


(c) terrytip 2007