stop and go traffic
on Hollywood freeway
with over 100 F heat
a red-haired driver starts
waving her bra

first autumn rain-
green and yellow leaves
skitter down the street

cold--
searching for the blanket
of old friendships

morning sunshine
a yellow Welsh poppy
mirrors the sky

sun worship
dipping in fresh river
warm gathering

*********

summer rain
yellow leaves sail down
under evening sun

A Brisker Gait

with autumn,
a certain queasiness bares
itself; even his
brisker gait betrays
a sadness for summer's departure
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..circa September 21, 2010
..Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
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momochidori
two hundred or more rooks
pass over and over
.

home depot run
admiring the mauve mums
before entering

sparrows chase blue tits
away from the bird table
showers of seed

evening commute
tree gone from in front of the porch
weeds in full view

Rising mists
now cast a different light
--on our affair

mahonia buds
ready for winter's flowers
I plant tulips

O image squatter,
the harvest moon has gone
you were sleeping
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.circa Spt.25, 2010/Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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woodsmoke
twilight thoughts --
roots dreaming of what might be

Avenue
in vain the trees remain silent
I know their secrets

freshly cut grass
wallows under a downpour
apples fall unnoticed

cherry leaves
turn autumnal yellow
chattering sparrows

honeysuckle -
bright red berries
of twilight

***

chèvrefeuille -
les baies rouge vif
du crépuscule

chestnut shell -
the dented bed
where the nut lay

yellow poppies
their stems broken by the wind
blue sweet peas

Bare Beaches

sandy beaches bare

misty clouds cloak the thin tide
faint laughter lingers

wind whistles
and the trees bow before it
wet leaves in the gutter

through the front door
full moon
tangled in tree branches

the first pumpkin
of the season-
Sun’s mirror

raindrops clatter
on the plastic outhouse roof
polygonum flowers

morning commute
full moon breaks through lacy clouds
to dip toward the hill

Covering
your head from the rain
you leave

* * *

Peittäen
pääsi sateelta
lähdet

at the karaoke
i was so delighted, as if
we were doing a duet
as the music stopped, i learned
you were just a microphone

velvet darkness
the sound of a motorbike
in the night

Sun catch wet roof
alive by
swallows

almost silent
horse-drawn carriage,
cobblestones await
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..circa August 30, 2010
.Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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opium poppy
flowers too late to make seed
sparrows mob the bird table

the children's swing
stops swinging
foreclosed house

Notes From the Gean
Vol. 2, Issue 2
September 2010

first light
inhaling the crisp cool air
expelling a new day

Only then I notice
yellow gold running down
the birch branches

* * *

Äkkiä huomaan
kulta virtaa alas
koivunoksia pitkin

slanted sunlight
creeps past the horizon
overhead: dark clouds

Autumn

falling rain
darkness passes
in silence

early morning,
people run to the underground,
sleepy persons

late autumn,
always hasten afar
gloomy clouds

the sun a smile,
gold leaves of birches
in parks and squares

raindrops splash
in the dog's water bowl
a snail has drowned

choir practice
the missing chorus
of cicadas

Autumn

separate from the beloved
connecting by name

Autumn

near the gagan
time slips away

squalls of cold rain
yellow poppies are still
flowering

morning mist -
geometry lesson
of cobwebs

***

brouillard matinal -
la leçon de géométrie
des toiles d'araignée

rush hour
the mid-September brisk
Santa's elves rehearsing
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..circa Sept. 17, 2010
..Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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open pod

cradling seeds, crescent

moon so still

crispness in the air
slowing to embrace
the cool of the day

I tried to cut the distance
to a bird flock
but instead
I cut up messy mirages
of flapping wings

dry lavender heads
stage lit by morning sunshine
road side sycamores

apple peel sliver-
this bridge over the River Ouse
breaking cloud cover
.

market run-
new apples looky juicier
than last week's pickings

often
I feel alone
amidst a crowd
still hard to fill the void
you left behind

Sketchbook, Vol. 5, No. 4
July/August 2010

darker clouds
the first spot of rain
on my nose

not a cloud
huge blue sky...
I did not notice the sun

leaf shadows
flicker against a wall
window-ledge moss

evening commute
during Dr. Who rehash
next year's garden plans

September
the butcher orders
a new knife

strong breeze
whips towels from the line
roadside leaves

Is everything all right
the Moon asked
between showers

mid morning break-
reveling in
the cool of the day

Autumn

time slips away
view the sky
this night

rain patters
over the plastic roofing
Russian vine flowers

favourite weather
fine drizzle and being buzzed
by grey wagtails

treasured chore
unpacking sweaters and jackets
to enjoy the brisk days

City got wet,
Under cover of umbrellas
Persons will hide

Leaves fall,
Eternal rest on the earth
Let find

The summer will present
Bright colors color,
Rainbow in the sky

weeping willow tree
under sodium vapour light
urban cats prowl

footsteps crunching
in the early leaf litter
brown hazelnuts

soldier’s new bride
a brisk wind blasts open
her empty mailbox

World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, No. 1, August 2010

a flock of swifts
take shelter from the rain
sudden silence

harbingers of fall-
champagne grapes at the market
next to sweet peaches

the crunch of pear
eaten straight from the tree;
splashing through puddles

Such unexpectedness...


Wind impulses,
The gate to a garden will squeak,
The dream will disturb

Has looked at the sky after a rain, and there a rainbow

The sun a smile,
Drops of a rain are shone,
Rainbow in the sky

The memoirs on summer cause the most pleasant associations which I express in verses

...
Shout of a cuckoo
Awakes silence of morning
Sonorous echo

woken by sunshine
streaming through the window
a snail at the top

autumn splendor
new uniforms
at the bus stops

old autumns cascade
bright colors that scorch and burn
a bridge for lost souls

poppy leaves
speckled with raindrops
bright nasturtiums

first light
crispness in the air
whispers of coming fall

constant hiss
from the early morning rain
sparrows bathe in the guttering

autumn:
the wherewithal
of splinters
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circa: Sept. 7/10..Copyright 2010 Spiros Zafiris
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a gentle wind
nudges the tattered leaf
her father's death

freeway drizzle
he helps his only daughter
move out

The Herons's Nest
Vol. XII, No. 3, September 2010

red-suited arum
lurking beneath the shrubbery
next door's mangy cat

an old pond
thistles release their down
by the grey water

september sun

september sun
chasing the clouds
before breakfast

gerald england

---

time quickly
drifts away
early morn

grey clouds
like hand-me-down jumpers
sullen sparrows

conference pears
fall unripened to the ground
little red apples

chill in the air
fall creeping over the world

sparrows
feast from the bird table
blue tits wait

moonlit night
how can i find you
in galactic map?

terang bulan
di peta galaksi
kaukah itu?

It is autumn,
Even from rain drops
Cold blows

Only early in the morning
Can see as in dew drops
The sun plays

In rustle of leaves
it is not possible to hear
That them disturbs