On left, sunny field;
On my right a darkened woods.
I walk shadowed road.

paintng class-
can't get the brush to capture
a lilly's beauty

May Breeze

may breeze
her face brightens
one window at a time

perfect summer's day-
chatting with the neighbors
before work commute

Deep in the dark woods
Bright patch of light blue flowers.
Behind, a crow calls.

summer holidays...

smokers
alight nervously
from buses

the seaside
landlady
vacancy in her eyes

blue seas
and sunshine
in the postcard racks

salvation
and gulls
blow over the pier

among the rubble
dandelions:
their heads blown off

MORNING

Water falling
from the overhead tank--
sound wakes me up


--R.K.SINGH

inverted day-
birds start singing as I sleep
burgers for breakfast

Always the shadows
Etch darkness on road and trees
Celebrating light.

Oak Street Views

refreshment - at a price
10 year old boys
carrying home - kiddie pool

hot, little boy
can't decide -
ice cream or snow-ball

students -
sipping iced coffee
and smoking outside

...the coming water shortage

at the 4-lane
car wash
another one joins the queue

weekend shopping trip
blue rose of sharon and
two new flowerpots

Fireworks

Under moonless sky
Fireworks' breathless arc, their sparks
Short-lived chandeliers

New Moon

     new moon
these thousand summer stars
vanish with my wishes
     even in my dreams
you have ceased to touch me

cat stretched
on the quilt -
one patch of sunlight

still as death
inside a wild rose flower -
a tiny green and yellow spider

butterfly pair
back to back -
the still brown leaf

chasing a swallow
the ripples in the pond;
and they are gone

Reprised rain

Morning wind in trees
Shakes from leaves last night's rain like
Apres-bath Daisy

Delicate vortex:
Dandelion makes ready
Kamikaze flight.

early morning
blackbird
beats the alarm clock

a fly on my page
casts a shadow on "wisteria"
-half a verse remains

In the dead of night
I suddenly awaken
Empty room, no sounds,

through the window...

great summer day
watching the clouds roll by
through the plant window

weeds meet the sun

on the surface of the pond;

out of their depth

spring Sunday -
brand new bicycles
along the towpath


***

dimanche printanier -
des vélos flambant neuf
sur le chemin du canal

Thunder

distant thunder...
closing a door
I didn't open

wandering plant floor-
stopped by honeysuckle's scent
through open door

in the nest's dark bowl:
a shadow
hatching a song-bird

Fourth Watch

home after work
finally getting to bed
while sun rises

Enjoying the Day

lazy morning
Yuki* and I on the porch
watch the birds

*my white cat

Window

ex-lovers...
still we look out
the same window

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, "Spring Flowers"

crabapple blossoms
everywhere
you aren't

LOVE

Unblessed my altar
in bed no waltz of love--
drought of summer

--R.K.SINGH

FULL MOON

Two long hours
under the chinar:
lost full moon

--R.K.SINGH

BUDDHA

Her wrinkled fingers
on the rudraksh rosary:
Buddha Purnima

--R.K.SINGH

through the bluebells
cat's bell
tinkling

deep in the fourth watch
birds seranading the dawn
as I drift asleep

Juliet's Haiku

My friend asked me to post some of her works.

Wizard of Oz sky
should I head
home

thought
and timing
Zen Garden

difficult yoga pose
streching to the sky
gnarled tree branch

on meeting an acarid

the itch
of the tick
fast in the armpit



please-make-a-quick-tick-in-a-box
at poet-in-residence's blogspot

after the rain

soggy weekend-
weed duty much easier
at start of the week

May meadow

Clover-filled meadow
Bees luxuriate and hum
A colt finds his feet

my heart skips
as I look above-
firefly

Birds building a nest
in the garden tree - we had
so much in common

* * *

Linnut tekevät
pesää - meillä oli niin
paljon yhteistä

Riverdance

A dancing bouquet
Yellow butterflies blossom
On the river's edge

full moon -
on the dark river
a swan

storm warning!

dark clouds
nearer
than on the horizon

headbanger?

go on fly
fly
out of the window

cool and dark
the woodland
with garlic on its breath

May wind -
somebody whistles
in another garden


***

vent de mai -
quelqu'un siffle
dans un autre jardin

warm afternoon
enjoying the garden views
on the back deck

white blossoms, wet grass,
the empty bench... anticipate
the lovers’ arrival

blowing in the wind
she wears proud her summer dress;
shivering in May

after the rain

after a warm rain
grass shoots up slower than weeds
coleus expands

blossoms in his pocket:
the old man
tries to remember...


(scots)

flourishins in's pooch:
the bodach
ettles tae mind...

(one for Alan)

http://zenspeug.blogspot.co.uk

welcome to summer and...

the drone
of bees
and lawn-mowers

morning gardening-
sculpting pockets of beauty
between hot concrete

Poison

like poison
from deep in my veins
I draw out
these days of summer
from a spring without you

I dream in colours
waking up only to find
spring snow on the lawn

Little Changes

Hello Everyone,
I changed the default text color to red, because the green was not standing out against the yellow background.

Per Gerald's request, I reduced the picture of the header (The Miss. River) to 600 pixels (fit to size option).

If anyone is having problems with seeing the site, let me know so I can reduce it more.

I wanted to take pictures of Spanish Moss at Audubon Park and a view from Lake Pontchartrain, but it's pouring right now. The weekend should be sunny and clear and the new pictures should be up by Monday or Tuesday of next week.

I'll work on adding the Poet's links in the next few days.

Happy Haikuing.

Undone

In every wild bud
Summer comes
Undone

Flight

Dandelion seeds:
Fledgling summer
Takes flight

Hi! I'm new and hope to contribute some complementary summer haikus.

denied

distant views
denied by full-leaved trees
the evening sun shines

© 2008 gerald england

summer stillness

summer stillness banked above the shoreline rhododendrons

photo: phill deason
words: mandy smith
© 2008

...

summer mowing -
the tractor starts
the meadow leaps

a May morning stroll,
interrupted by blue blossoms
-in her lover's eyes

May

After little rain
lilies smile with hibiscus--
the sun in May


--R.K.SINGH

SUMMER

Summer
through the hanging creepers
shade and warmth


--R.K.SINGH

MORNING

She sings the morning
with hands between the legs:
summer drenches


--R.K.SINGH

Hi Isabel, and Steve,

Thanks for starting up the summer haiku blog!

talk of tangerines-

Frank O'Hara leaves me

an eager note 

*tangerines is an early Summer kigo

Frank O'Hara's 'Poem' is about an invite

to see a friend in the summer, but by the time

he visits, it's both Autumn and his friend is dead.

My wish is that we "talk of tangerines" for some considerable time! ;-)

all my best,

Alan

The With Words International Online Haiku Competition

Profits go to literacy projects for children.

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Welcome to Summer Haiku 2008

Hi Ya'll from:
Isabel - Administrator and Steve - Co-Administrator.

This blog will last from May 12, 2008 and end on September 1, 2008.

I am still in the process of adding more links, pictures and widgets, but enough of the site is up to start posting.

Have fun. Keep cool!

Rules

This blog is open to all haiku poets! Please submit your FAMILY-FRIENDLY haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga, or haibun.

You can also submit photos or drawings to enhance our experience of reading your one-breath thoughts!

Artwork or photographs should be the original work of the contributor. If not, it is the contributor's responsibility to ensure that they have permission to use the work.

ALL POSTS WILL BE BOLD AND IN DARK RED. If you decide to use another color, please make sure that your text doesn't disappear into the background.

The only requirement for posting is that there should be a Summer theme.

Postings/day: 3 maximum.

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