Autumn

2011-12-10T07:41:00.000Z

tree
leaves
open fields
green golf lawn
in the mist anything goes
-

træ
blade
åbent landskab
grønne golf baner
i tågen kan alt gå an

2011-12-02T20:55:00.000Z

sun rises in the west
from a thousand reflected
suburban windows

2011-11-30T09:27:00.001Z

the wind dies
flocks of sparrows
in the poplars

2011-11-29T08:56:00.001Z

the wind blows litter
from dustbins on the pavement
an old fox eats

2011-11-28T09:14:00.001Z

on the step
his best shoes
full of rain

2011-11-27T13:20:00.002Z

you can only hear them
traveling through the fog
crows on morning exercise

2011-11-27T09:03:00.001Z

horizontal rain
lashes at the windows
mustard-coloured clouds

2011-11-26T09:28:00.001Z

stiff winds
strip of the last cherry leaves
willow hangs on

2011-11-25T19:23:00.002Z

out of the mist a couple
collecting recycling goods
disappearing again

2011-11-25T16:51:00.000Z

morning walk--
grand parents and children
with the sun

*****
sunset
the birds return
with grey moon

*****
window painting
moon close to her shyness
veiled in curtain

*****
stretched desert
gentle shift of the shadow
of a lean branch

*****
orange sun--
morning freshens with
sunflower

Simply Haiku,Summer 2011,Vol.9,No.3

2011-11-25T08:50:00.001Z

the sun
hangs just above the horizon
wet leaves steaming

2011-11-24T11:43:00.001Z

2011-11-24T08:31:00.001Z

walking to school
their breath steams in the cold air
dogs in the garden

2011-11-24T06:20:00.002Z

the day is breaking
in slow motion
streetlamp went off

2011-11-23T17:12:00.002Z

to my puppy’s frustration
Blackbirds everywhere
out of reach

2011-11-23T06:48:00.001Z

a squirrel
runs along the parkside path
wild geese

2011-11-22T08:39:00.001Z

drizzle
as the day begins
dogs barking

2011-11-22T05:57:00.002Z

the world stands
barely awaken
in whiteness shorten

2011-11-21T08:52:00.001Z

morning mist
fades to drizzling rain
indoors cat

2011-11-21T06:45:00.001Z

Blackbird
in low flight breaking
the morning chillness

2011-11-20T11:10:00.002Z

barely visible
the Willow in the fog
November quietness

2011-11-20T09:44:00.001Z

mist
the street lights become
points of refuge

2011-11-19T08:50:00.001Z

sudden chill
wisps of burned frost
on the road

2011-11-18T09:21:00.001Z

droning
an aeroplane in the night
missing stars

2011-11-17T08:45:00.000Z

the road outside
polka-dot with fallen leaves
mushrooms on the lawn

2011-11-16T08:58:00.001Z

apples
left on the tree
blackbirds

2011-11-15T09:11:00.001Z

summer bedding
blooms in the mild weather
the fish are sluggish

2011-11-14T09:22:00.000Z

trails of berries
under the shrimp bush
the cat

2011-11-13T09:13:00.001Z

a curtain of rain
veils the sullen field
a crow huddles

2011-11-12T08:52:00.001Z

shafts of sunlight
break through low clouds
yellow leaves

2011-11-12T08:41:00.002Z

sunny interval -
the path of plane trees
sparkles

***

éclaircie -
l'allée de platanes
scintille

2011-11-11T09:17:00.000Z

garden wiegela
puts out another bloom
rampant nasturtiums

2011-11-11T06:52:00.000Z

while watching television
across my window
full moon at dawns light

2011-11-10T16:24:00.005Z

emerging from the woods
we become entangled
in your prickly past

rancid swamp breath
have we lost our way?
a duck paddles past

our carved initials
no longer legible
in contorted growth

2011-11-10T08:49:00.001Z

foxes
defending territory
housecats cower

2011-11-10T03:55:00.002Z

somewhere,
out a window, it is warmer than
this autumn morn
trees are happy somewhere,
like when she called me her baby
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony; reaching
into the poet's heart
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2011-11-09T21:51:00.002Z

branch and streetlamp
through the window
another world

2011-11-09T14:37:00.011Z

soft rustling above
the cool blue sky warms
to orange applause

lavishly released
held by the wind's cupped hands
the paintings descend

ambushed by fragrance
we freely trod upon
small masterpieces

2011-11-09T08:48:00.001Z

midnight lamp post
screech owl makes a call
fox trundles past

2011-11-08T09:01:00.000Z

traffic lights
reflected in wet streets
church silhouette

2011-11-07T08:52:00.001Z

sluggish fish
in the garden pond
maple leaves

2011-11-07T04:16:00.000Z

barren branch
the lone bird choruses
with me

*****
early evening
the bat moves
moonward

Chrysanthemum-10,October 2011

2011-11-07T04:14:00.000Z

Rising moon
evening extends
to sky

Honorable Mention, Asahi Haiku,October 21,2011

2011-11-06T21:09:00.001Z

the tree
planted long ago
grows slowly
beneath soil and root
she lies
sweet Queenie the cat

2011-11-06T11:50:00.002Z

sea sprays -
with and without glasses
fuzzy horizon

***

embruns -
avec et sans lunettes
les lointains flous

2011-11-06T08:11:00.001Z

sparrows find grubs
among the fallen leaves
next year's seedlings

2011-11-05T10:49:00.002Z

not too windy
and leaves chase me...
I know they hurt
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-11-05T08:59:00.000Z

the alarm
pulls me from soft-focus sleep
crows in the garden

2011-11-04T13:48:00.003Z

blowing from the north
first fallen leaves collect
on the southern side

2011-11-04T13:48:00.001Z

inevitably
fall on fresh snow
last leaves

2011-11-04T13:47:00.001Z

red leaves
much more brightly
the first snow

2011-11-04T08:41:00.001Z

rain patters
on the plastic shed roof
butterfly cocoons

2011-11-03T19:13:00.000Z

in the front yard
naked trees
and thick brown carpet
to my dogs delight
autumn playmate

2011-11-03T08:46:00.000Z

droplets of water
hang from hedgerow like jewels
red berries

2011-11-03T07:04:00.003Z

Without wild ducks
The lake becomes empty
Melancholy

2011-11-03T07:04:00.001Z

the fallen leaves
the autumn wind chases
on sidewalk

2011-11-03T07:03:00.000Z

rattling wind
a scarecrow flaps his hands
leaf fall

2011-11-02T19:37:00.000Z

in the stilled shadows of night
fingering a rosary of regrets
again

2011-11-02T08:38:00.001Z

next door's cat
the dog lets himself out
through the cat flap

2011-11-01T08:47:00.001Z

damp grass
covered in sycamore leaves
compost worms

2011-11-01T06:57:00.002Z

behind stone fence
a cloud of crows hover
graveyard

2011-11-01T06:57:00.001Z

sad delight
unusual whiteness
first snow

2011-11-01T06:52:00.001Z

late autumn
painted by the first frost
constellation of stars

2011-10-31T08:42:00.000Z

leaves
skitter along the road
children creep to school

2011-10-31T06:41:00.002Z

another hour
to my Sunday
summertime is over

2011-10-30T12:59:00.002Z

dreamlike falling
yellow/red leaves
autumn sun reflect

2011-10-30T08:32:00.001Z

sycamore leaves
cover the front lawn
starlings bicker

2011-10-29T22:11:00.000+01:00

slow ripples
on the still pond - like
stained glass

2011-10-29T08:58:00.001+01:00

trees
emerge from the mist
a crow's call

2011-10-28T09:21:00.001+01:00

the fence steams
under the morning sun
bluetits gather

2011-10-27T17:07:00.000+01:00

red maples
a new nursery
is waiting

2011-10-27T09:16:00.000+01:00

fall rain-
brone, gold and red leaves
skitter down the street

2011-10-27T08:44:00.000+01:00

a single bluetit
seeks insects on the buddleia
before the rain

2011-10-26T09:14:00.001+01:00

Chinese gooseberries
hang like tiny paper lanterns
backlit clouds

2011-10-25T19:51:00.001+01:00

autumn leaves turn orange
clinging desperately to trees
sighing in the wind

2011-10-25T13:05:00.000+01:00

crows -
autumn's door closing
on rusty hinges

2011-10-25T09:14:00.001+01:00

rain-speckled windows
a thrush picks snails
from the garden wall

2011-10-24T17:08:00.006+01:00

the Red Deer's
guttural roar - as if the
woods were on fire

Photo Red Deer Bull by Ben Bawden

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benbawden/5255947404/

2011-10-24T15:54:00.000+01:00

in the gathering grey
of an October afternoon
pigeons squabbling

2011-10-24T08:59:00.001+01:00

yellow fingers
clinging to the cherry tree
a lonely sparrow

2011-10-23T08:59:00.001+01:00

puddles
from the night's rain
broken willow

Tanka..melodrama

2011-10-22T11:30:00.000+01:00

sheer melodrama--
yesterday's shoots prepare
for autumn's departure
I prefer to feign ignorance,
opting to think of her
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony;
reaching into the poet's heart
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2011-10-22T09:06:00.000+01:00

new flowers
on the lavender bush
soft rain

2011-10-22T08:06:00.003+01:00

one or two naps
miscounted--and all the leaves
have fallen
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris
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2011-10-22T04:50:00.000+01:00

still night
near full moon
crackles in the runoff

2011-10-21T19:24:00.000+01:00

autumn weeps
puddles of scarlet leaves -
the cut that never quite heals

2011-10-21T14:04:00.002+01:00

clearing skies-
a crow on top of the pine
caws and flaps

2011-10-21T09:01:00.001+01:00

maroon acer leaf
floats in a rain puddle
household paw prints

2011-10-20T08:47:00.001+01:00

the last of the apples
lies rotting on the lawn
late pigeon chicks

2011-10-20T00:08:00.001+01:00

leaves fall
on your outstretched hands...
giving to the end
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..(C)2011 Spiros Zafiris

2011-10-19T08:59:00.001+01:00

golden leaves
scattered like withered hearts
darkling world

2011-10-18T10:55:00.002+01:00

squirrel
emptying the bird-table
planting a peanut farm

2011-10-18T08:51:00.000+01:00

a night of rain
the clatter of dustbins
on the street

2011-10-17T08:42:00.001+01:00

stiff breeze
through the open window
the tang of petrol

2011-10-16T09:41:00.001+01:00

ring, ye bells!
flood the streets, your chimes
leaf upon fallen leaf
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..mostly channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-10-16T09:07:00.001+01:00

yellow birch leaves
caught on lavender spikes
old poppy rattles

Camber Sands

2011-10-15T21:21:00.003+01:00

the slurred landscape shifts -
I'm walking into grey

Photo by Alex Bienfait

2011-10-15T09:37:00.000+01:00

I avoid
looking at the leaves
they tumble, tumble
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..(C) 2011 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
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2011-10-15T09:04:00.001+01:00

sunlight
speckled with frost diamonds
and mist

2011-10-14T18:05:00.001+01:00

lights along the quay
the dogs in town are barking
at the staring moon

Becici, Montenegro