slow evening
enjoying the sound of rain
over the machines

the rustle
of fallen leaves muffles
the sound of your absence
as long nights sharpen
the barbs of autumn chill

Vic Gendrano

Taken from the recent post in my blog,
Haiku and Senryu Harvest

blue grapes
hanging full and heavy
and the butterflies dancing

Yellow butterfly
And spiraling yellow leaf
Rendezvous

no heating yet -
following a sunbeam
to the warmest seat

soggy Saturday
Yuki* and I on the couch
doing crosswords


* the white cat

Bird

flying among
fern leaves -
sparrow

fern leaves moving
a lot - but no wind
bird flying around

Morning sun

Morning sun reveals
a sparkling silver world -
another frosty night

* * *

Aamuaurinko
paljastaa hopeisen maan -
jälleen hallayö

silent mist
wet ivy
and unknown names on stones

We, Silent Legion, with
wrenched hands and carved
faces, look down upon
dead grass and browning names

Fitfully we sleep, in
snows first kiss.

More info on Babi Yar ravine

a gift of peonies--

arranging them, some flowers

fall off already.

did your embrace last that long?

I gather fallen blossoms


© Beatrice V.
www.owlnight.com

Second spring--
The leaf's last act colorful
As its debut

topless beach -
papaya hang
from the trees

rising sun
in the morning mist -
the smell of toast

***

soleil levant
dans le brouillard d'automne -
l'odeur du pain grillé

Slow Thoughts

slow thoughts today...
yesterday's green leaves
already red

the evening's must do-
unpacking sweaters

hanging
in the wardrobe
the moth killer

no more
the ants
marching through the house

in the trees
the north wind
the first cold snap

Birds and leaves take
flight from these trees, my friends,
one after another

rainy afternoon
sodden red maple
bends in the breeze

lying in moonlight
we embrace only, now
...autumnal branches

dry

the dry leaves are swept
even as more of them fall
and sea levels rise


----
haiku poem

morning commute
bronze leaves curling on trees
reaching for a fleece

Parting words

her parting words
don't see me anymore
end of summer

For the story behind this, check my blogsite at

Haiku and Senryu Harvest

Vic Gendrano

Autumn in a Puddle

after the rain
all summer’s colours run together
into the puddle

Photo autumn in a puddle by lo_sgabuzzino (del guercio)

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

in the mail today
toad lillies ordered months ago
where to put them?

soft

soft flow of leaves gone
left uncovered by the wind
the jagged edges


----
haiku poem

restless

restless leaves stirring
earth parched beneath a bright sky
heat before the storm


----
haiku poem

autumnpath

wind stilled strewn leaves recall the recent storm

words: mandy smith
photo: phill deason
© 2008

September afternoon

September afternoon
leaves, blood-red, perfectly still -
the storm has passed

* * *

Syyskuinen päivä
puut verenpunaisina -
tyyntä myrskyn jälkeen

In memory of the victims of the Kauhajoki school massacre

the grey winds
of autumn have returned
but without me

thinkhaiku

autumn showers
but i am somewhere
far away

thinkhaiku

autumn today
spring tomorrow
and yet, and yet

thinkhaiku

side of water tower
40 feet above the ground
grass waves in the breeze

on a silver moon

the shadow of swaying trees

-undressed by Autumn


© Beatrice V.

www.owlnight.com

this autumn eve
is full of old dreams
don't you think?

thinkhaiku

On my path
no raindrops
autumn leaves
suppressing my footsteps

Morning Dew

shimmering rolling blanket

gentle morning kiss

new days embrace

While Blackberry Picking

warm autumn earth
reverberates with church bells
rippling over fields


Harrow on the Hill by Kaustav Bhattacharya

http://www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com/

silent morning -
a lonely turtledove
in the autumn wind

***

silence du matin -
une tourterelle solitaire
dans le vent d'automne

plans for weekend
laying in bulbs for next year
and designs for new beds

Empty

my heart is empty
as this september sky
these days
it's not love but boredom
that makes me long for you

driving to work
wearing a fleece
against cool morning

One Leaf , Two Haiku

flight
interrupted -
arm

lost in thought
walking halted - leaf plummeting
on arm

Capiz

these swamps and fishponds
the black and white sand beaches
they know no autumn


----
captivating Capiz

Homecoming

homecoming
they stand in line
for a fallen comrade

Vic Gendrano
You can view a bigger and better haiga (picture poem) in my website:
Coming home

Tikkis/Ginsberg inspiration 2

In the void
my breath
whispered your name – Autumn


Inspiration from Tikkis

off to work

Yuki* says extra goodbye

*my furry friend

LEMON

Yellow lemons
still hanging after the storm
sunny backyard

--R.K.SINGH

slow

slow rustle of leaves
the wind nudging green and brown
childhood memories


----
haiku poem

after hard shift
stopping for some dark red mums
and comfort food

The flutter of red
and brown rowan leaves
a busy robin

MID AUTUMN

On the roof top
she waits for her man with
moon cake and lantern:
a flash of silver showers
on the mist-shrouded figure

--R.K.SINGH

football fever
she hugs his pillow
for company
their bed grows colder
each passing game

Vic Gendrano

In my book,
RUSTLE OF BAMBOO LEAVES

morning dew
glitters -
the rabbit washes its face

after the rain

huge mushrooms dot the lawn

Gradually changing
colour, trees slightly puzzled
as to how yellow

over the fence

over the fence a fallen sunflower flood water

© gerald england

A non-seasonal haiga can be viewed on Ackworth born, gone West.

traffic jam
on the highway -
autumn leaves

***

embouteillage
sur la voie rapide -
feuillages d'automne

Bronzed Tree

bronzed leaves slowly corroding in soft autumn light

Photo by warren49 (me)

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

Oak planks in autumn

I was, as part of my job, packing some oak planks yesterday. A very fine quality nice surface and this unique smell of linseed oil.
I packed them very gently and with great care.
They were going to United Kingdom. The purpose was that they would get there in one, in this case three pieces and in no way harmed.
In the end they would arrive at a rectory home no less. A divine place no doubt. They deserve that after a long life in the forest, what better place could you ask for?

I got the word today – they arrived in the good shape, and no harm had come to them, God blessed them for their new life at the Rectory Home.

But I have a worry – If they had stayed in the forest, they had been living trees still.
And being alive there, they would by now, be occupied with the challenge of producing fantastic colour in my world.

Oak tree
tuning green leaves
into a colourful patchwork

Autumn oak flutters
As if covered by
Monarch butterflies

weekend chore
trimming tree growing through fence

autumn morning -
maple leaves
on a cherry tree

Some shriveled brown husks
Still stand while they spread their leaves
As if they're alive.

fall rain-
curling leaves wooshing
toward the run off

old lady
picking brambles -
her blue smile

hues

golden hued summer
the sand and sea stretching on
you blink and it's gone


----
haiku poem

A bug and its shadow
Skitters quick across the road--
A double monster.

morning commute
influx of school children
shatters coffee shop calm

the leaves
like a red feather
in the tree

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

Gathering acorns
Enveloped in a gnarled hand
A young replica

Nine eleven

my first flight
since nine eleven
remove your shoes sir
a tacit reminder
air travel's not the same

Vic Gendrano

Cross-posted in my blog
Haiku Harvest

drop

this unhappy day
the drops of water, they fall
cannot be undone


----
haiku poem

afternoon break
cool wind blowing
bewteen parked trailers

he points out the apples
to his grandchild
...red cheeked

she told me once
she'll be back someday-
the first hint
of autumn colors
at sunset

Autumn rain--
In the distance
Illumined blue

somewhere
in the misty fields
manure spreading

after the rain
new book bags heaped on sidewalk
kids splash in puddles

dry leaves cover
the empty park bench
her long absence


Tagalog version

mga tuyong dahon
sa bangko sa parke
kay tagal niyang wala

Vic Gendrano

night time commute
orange cresent moon
shimmers in the pond

Waiting

Waiting to hear your
light steps on the road -
dry leaves dancing

* * *

Odotan kevyitä
askeleitasi tiellä -
lehtien kahinaa

downpour

a sudden downpour
it stops, streets underwater
frog cacophony


----
haiku poem

autumn -
the ploughed field's
glittering clay

non-Easter egg hunting -
grocery shopping in
New Orleans

Hi All, I returned this past weekend to New Orleans. No damage to my home. Electricity and water are back. However, towns south and west of New Orleans got slammed.

Ike is now heading to the Gulf of Mexico, so I might be running away from home again.

Let's see what happens.

PS - I had to go to two grocery stores looking for dairy products. The first one ran out.

early twilight.
swans radiate their own light
in the slate grey lake.

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

time
the rusty clock
is ticking in the trees


(inspired by David's recent haiku and Sorley MacLean's poem Hallaig)

in the dusk
the slugs embrace
and nibble fallen peaches

rustle ~
in the sycamore ~ ~
~ ~ ~ helicopters


(inspired by Megan Arkenbergs haiku 'Rustling')

dry

dry leaves underfoot
the days grind steadily on
dusty memories


----
haiku poem

A slow thought

Slowly turning my head
flowing the Sun
I become part of the nature.

Slowly opening my eyes at Dawn
and shutting them at Sunset
I become part of natures rhythm.

By doing so slowly
I become a natures child
a Sunflower in thought.

Slowly penetrate a single thought
cut off shortly before reaching the end
the Sunflower head tumbled into the basket.

Slowly hundreds of Sunflower seed
is spreading this autumn
simple slowly thoughts back to nature

last sunbeam -
a fly lands
on my shoulder

***

dernier rayon -
une mouche se pose
sur mon épaule

the brash summer
mellows with september's
coolness
as trees slowly begin
their winter slumber

turning from the rain
a spark in her eyes
autumn light

Bright shiny droplets
Clinging to the spider web
Reflect the pale sky.

Update from Steve

Greeting all! Wonderful work so far!! Really great! I am sorry for being so quiet; I have in the past week moved from one department of my company to another, which means I have moved from my old site down to UNCC to work. Very nice change, but it (along with cub scouts) has kept me busy, and I apologize for not participating more. I do have some pieces prepared, but they are "time sensitive", so I dont want to post them yet.

If anyone has any problems, please let me know, and if I dont get back with you in 24 hours, hang tough, I will get back to you!

leaves drift -
old ladies
holding their hats

Election Time

election time
we turn off
the radio, argue
root beer flavors
and bubblegum

behind green steel

behind green steel
hide scarlet berries
an autumn find

© 2008, Gerald England

horse chestnut
withered and stunted
slowly rusts

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

amongst rain and leaves,

the whisper of a master's verse

how they weep, the trees


© Beatrice V

Such autumnal hues

cling to the window today

-those new curtains


© Beatrice V

friends hug and part -
in the sky
southbound geese

in the garden
the old lady dozes -
the sunflower's head droops

litter

the green shifts to red
streets littered with summer's leaves
years weigh heavily


----
haiku poem

Fallen leaf
Carried by the stream
Dances still

Waving down
a leaf settles between
her breasts

--R.K.SINGH

With roaring winds
the trees wave all night:
autumn in courtyard

--R.K.SINGH

summer fading -
the humming in the garden
dying down

leaf

solitary leaf
drifting softly to the ground
how far it has come


----
haiku poem

Rustling

rustling
in the oak leaves...
airplane

Raku vase

Raku vase
Autumn-hued beauty unspoiled
By chrysanthemums

today
a roaring from
the silent trees of summer

the sun is muted
seeing trees deepening to red
with autumn passion

Beatrice V

green

autumn has arrived
auburn leaves are falling
but not over here


----
haiku poem

before nureyev
we rise to our feet
in rainsoaked unison
_
the vienna open-air cinema in front of the city hall
is a regular feature during july, aug and early sept -
admission free

at first, clouds gathered

to play hide-and-seek with the sun

now, they fall; and fall

Beatrice V

digging
in the garden
watched by the cat
_

cutting
the posy
of stinging nettles

_
RIP Ivan the cat (1990 - 1st September 2008)

In the autumn sun
old man planting strawberries
for next summer

* * *
Syysauringossa
vanhus istuttaa mansikat
ensi kesäksi

rain clouds gone -
doves' wings
shaking the light

One Line Haiku Dry Grasses

late summer grasses
bleached and brittle to touch
dry seeds scatter

David Loffman

http://www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com/

Quick Update

traveled 700 miles

but

still in USA

I have a few moments to let you know how I am. I appreciate your warm wishes.

Instead of going to Hot Springs, AK to escape Hurricane Gustav, my parents wanted to go to relatives' home in SW Houston.

Fearing empty gas (petrol) stations on I10West (since I need about 2 tanks of gas to travel from New Orleans to the Houston suburbs), I decided to go another route.

First north traveling through Louisiana and Mississippi, taking a left on I20, going back to Louisiana and into Texas, and then going south on US 59.

It was an adventure to drive 14 hours and drinking so much Coca Cola and coffee without getting ill.

Until I hear the all-clear to return, I stay in Texas.

Later, Isabel

autumn again -
i sit contemplating
an old koan

See all my haiku at think haiku

tonight's moon
cares not for the fleshy pleasures
of edo's alleys

See all my haiku at think haiku

autumn -
ploughs darkening
the summer fields

a quartet of magpies -
not a song
amongst them

under the red moon
a courtesan turns on her heel
and walks away

See all my haiku at think haiku