Autumn Haiku 2008

2009-11-23T22:27:00.000-08:00

Our new new permanent website The Four Seasons is at

www.4seasonshaiku.com

And that's that......

2008-12-31T00:45:00.000-08:00

Thank you, dear friends, for all your work , your grace, your eloquence and your love for haiku's. I had fun doing this; I'm glad I took up the responsibility, because it has given me the catalyst to write again, something I had given up on. Heres looking towards Winter!!

No shadow

No stars

No moon

No care

November

It only believes

In a pile of dead leaves

And a moon

That’s the color of bone

November’s cold chain

Made of wet boots and rain

And shiny black ravens

On chimney smoke lanes

~Tom Waits~

2008-12-13T06:02:00.000-08:00

Freezing tent cocoon
Glows translucent in the mist;
Caterpillars gone.

2008-12-05T16:31:00.001-08:00

Thick bramble bushes;
Last desiccated apple;
Crows cry in slate sky.

2008-12-03T19:41:00.000-08:00

your eyes catch mine
as I stare into the clouds-
autumn daydream

frost

2008-11-30T22:34:00.000-08:00

dry leaf
now brittle
with frost

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christmas haiku poetry

last autumn haiku

2008-11-29T18:52:00.000-08:00

reading outdoors
between pages
a dry leaf

it's been fun. thanks for the ride. :)

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haiku poem examples

wind

2008-11-29T18:51:00.001-08:00

gust of wind
tired leaf
lets go

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christmas haiku poetry

church

2008-11-29T18:50:00.000-08:00

ruined church
leaves fall
among the weeds

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christmas haiku poetry

into winter

2008-11-29T13:08:00.000-08:00

autumn mist
slipping and sliding
towards winter

© 2008, Gerald England

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2008-11-29T11:16:00.000-08:00

weekend afternoon
red leaves skip down the street
behind the kids

Last call.......

2008-11-29T05:51:00.000-08:00

OK folks, this went a day longer than planned, thanks to a pinched nerve in my back that more or less incapacitated me yesterday and the day before, but by the end of the day, we will be in to full swing with Winter Haiku 2008/2009. So if you've got one last Autumn Haiku, todays the day to get it out!

2008-11-29T05:07:00.000-08:00

crow's surreal morning -
watching the water
beneath the ice

2008-11-29T02:41:00.000-08:00

first frost -
the postman's
crackling footsteps

2008-11-29T00:41:00.000-08:00

Red apples hanging
from bare branches
the fallen ones -
Blackbirds take care of.

2008-11-29T00:31:00.000-08:00

icy morning -
one more cup of coffee
before I leave

***

matin glacial -
un dernier café
avant de partir

[inspired by Bob Dylan's song : One More Cup of Coffee (Desire)]

Bare Trees - a final post

2008-11-28T12:37:00.000-08:00

today the horizons
retreat into vague grey
bare branches

Photo Bare Trees by anOnymOusmuse

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

Dead Leaves - a final post

2008-11-28T09:45:00.000-08:00

suddenly a limp and shrivelled fist of leaves

Photo Dangle by stirwise

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

2008-11-28T03:13:00.001-08:00

among the fallen apples
a fallen summer-
house

2008-11-27T22:04:00.000-08:00

thinking of you
today, only today,
but no words-
leaves whisper my story
as they fall softly

2008-11-27T10:04:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving grace--
peeking to spy a young niece
peeking back

2008-11-26T13:48:00.000-08:00

autumn death throes
Christmas trees unloaded
at plant nursery

brittle

2008-11-26T04:55:00.000-08:00

brittle leaf
rain soaked
in pieces

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christmas haiku poetry

2008-11-26T03:59:00.000-08:00

fallen leaves
fill the hammock--
autumn repose

2008-11-25T17:51:00.000-08:00

two days til turkey
finishing all leftovers
to make room in fridge

2008-11-25T14:14:00.000-08:00

frosty mist -
the spider's
decorated the cherry tree

Thanksgiving day

2008-11-25T13:47:00.000-08:00

restaurant row -
a bird and beggar share
leftover crumbs
inside, a family enjoys
turkey and apple pie

Vic Gendrano

2008-11-24T20:28:00.000-08:00

after the weekend
piles of bags and leaves
dot the curb

DUSK

2008-11-24T07:19:00.000-08:00

Parrots stop chirping
on the guava tree--
autumn dusk

--R.K.SINGH

SPIDERS

2008-11-24T07:17:00.000-08:00

Weaving webs
between branches and leaves
autumn spiders

--R.K.SINGH

AWAITING

2008-11-24T07:16:00.000-08:00

Awaiting
the wind's blow at door
autumn leaves

--R.K.SINGH

2008-11-24T03:03:00.000-08:00

After the blizzard
a treasure hunt in the snow:
digging out the house

2008-11-23T14:19:00.000-08:00

school playground -
leaves chasing children
chasing leaves

currents

2008-11-22T19:50:00.000-08:00

out in the ocean
carried by currents
an auburn leaf

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autumn nature haiku

2008-11-22T15:51:00.000-08:00

november clouds -
a blue scarf on the fence
of the meadow

***

nuages de novembre -
un foulard bleu
sur la clôture du pré

2008-11-22T05:50:00.001-08:00

Atlanta autumn--
the last leaf
gone with the wind

leaves

2008-11-21T21:48:00.000-08:00

leaves fall
an autumn
downpour

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christmas haiku poetry

2008-11-21T13:52:00.001-08:00

early commute
just enough snow and leaves
to use the wipers

Later

2008-11-21T12:20:00.001-08:00

later
a thousand tongues
sqaubbling in the wind

Photo Fallen Umber by Trapac

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

raking

2008-11-20T22:38:00.000-08:00

raking
autumn's beauty
lost on me

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autumn haiku poetry

At the Nursery

2008-11-20T19:46:00.001-08:00

pecking the pollen -
orange and black butterflies
around purple flowers

2008-11-20T18:26:00.000-08:00

afternoon walk
brown canna stalks
lean against the house

2008-11-20T16:14:00.001-08:00

dead leaves gilt in gold,
another autumn day gone by
--like empty promise

2008-11-20T14:18:00.000-08:00

corner gust
grabs favourite hat -
slick and quick I must react

2008-11-20T11:24:00.000-08:00

she tidies up
her near empty desk
one more layoff

Vic Gendrano

Winter Haiku 2008/2009

2008-11-20T05:13:00.000-08:00

Since noone seemed to object, I have gone ahead and set up Winter Haiku 2008/2009 for us.

To be invited to this blog or to continue being a contributor, send your:your email addressyour nom de plumea link to your blog or websiteto Steve at songofnovember@gmail.comIf you participated in the previous seasonal blog, and all the information is the same, just let Steve know that fact.If you don't receive an invitation, check your TRASH or BULK or SPAM mailbox, in case the invitation ended up in those folders.You will need to register with Blogger in order to contribute to the blog. You can register with your email address; you don't need to get a gmail address.

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 (you decide the color). 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 an WINTER theme.Postings/day: 3 maximum.

2008-11-20T03:09:00.000-08:00

leafless apple tree -
baubles hanging
red and green

2008-11-19T21:20:00.000-08:00

frigid evening
Yuki* curls next to me
at bedtime

*the white cat

forest

2008-11-19T17:12:00.000-08:00

a leaf falls
in the forest
does it make a sound?

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thanksgiving haiku

Lullaby for Kungu and Barseloi

2008-11-19T05:26:00.000-08:00

Go to sleep -

a soft blanket of snow

covers us all

* * *

Nuku rauhassa -

lumen pehmeä huopa

peittää meidät kaikki

Winter Haiku 2008/2009

2008-11-18T20:45:00.000-08:00

Greetings all! Let me just say that the caliber of work being produced has been on a grand scale! I hope you all are keeping copies of your own work for yourselves. Autumn is always the most reflective and romantic of times for me personally, and it is usually a time when I'm more productive. so i always look forward to it with great anticipation......

But, all good things must end, and we have a little over a month left before Autumn offically runs out and winter kicks in, so it's time to start thinking about when to end this glorious experiment for another year. Personally, I'm of the opinion that we should keep Autumn around for as long as possible, so what do you all say to wrapping things up on December 21st, the first official day of winter?

While were thinking about closure for the autumn blog, it's time to talk about a winter Haiku blog as well. Does anyone want to oversee it? I dont mind putting it up and running it, unless someone else wants to give it a try. Any takers? lets talk about it in the comments, or you can e-mail me @ songofnovember@gmail.com

2008-11-18T20:23:00.000-08:00

late commute
frozen moon crackles in sky
wrap my scarf tighter

blowers

2008-11-18T18:57:00.000-08:00

sound of
leaf blowers
being put away

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haiku example

crumbling

2008-11-18T06:01:00.000-08:00

crumbling leaves
catalyst
for next year's trees

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nature haiku

2008-11-18T03:10:00.000-08:00

sunny morning -
the moon
reluctant to leave

2008-11-18T00:01:00.000-08:00

November darkness
a shower of meteors
no rain tonight

mandy smith

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2008-11-17T20:30:00.000-08:00

after weekend rain
tiny new leaves peek out
on bare crepe myrtle

Let's forget the Thanksgiving holiday

2008-11-17T18:24:00.000-08:00

wrapped and glowing

with lights -

palm tree

Autumn sky

2008-11-17T08:47:00.000-08:00

Strange light
an unnaturally glare
the sky is suddenly very present

2008-11-17T03:30:00.000-08:00

leaves on the stream
spin and lock:
amazing jigsaw

leaf

2008-11-16T18:37:00.000-08:00

a leaf falls
another follows
companions

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haiku poems

LOS ANGELES FIRESTORMS

2008-11-16T16:26:00.000-08:00

she gingerly picks
the charred remains
of her Barbie doll
in the aftermath
of LA firestorms

Vic Gendrano

See my blog for more bush fire haiku:
Haiku harvest blog

First snow

2008-11-16T05:24:00.000-08:00

November morning
exceptionally white
like a promise

* * *

Marraskuun aamu
poikkeuksellisen valkea
kuin lupauksena

2008-11-15T23:39:00.000-08:00

morning mist -
the fall of a leaf
on the path

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matin de brouillard -
la chute d'une feuille
sur le chemin

breeze

2008-11-15T19:52:00.000-08:00

breeze blowing
through auburn leaves
she waves goodbye

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haiku poetry

2008-11-15T09:31:00.000-08:00

hunter moon--
a lone coyote howls
from the foothills

See my haiku just published in Simply Haiku.

2008-11-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

An end for some
a fresh start for others
autumn in a nutshell

Autumn Colours

2008-11-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

A day so clear and sharp in could draw blood

Photo Autumn Colours by flappingwings

Leaves in the Gutter

2008-11-15T07:33:00.000-08:00

after the party
leaves like shrivelled balloons
discarded

Photo Leaves in the Gutter by Kylie Marie

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

2008-11-14T17:08:00.002-08:00

at the market
chestnuts for the open fire
orange poinsettas

Golden Leaves

2008-11-14T12:41:00.000-08:00

gold spills from the fountainhead of deep autumn trees

Photo Golden Leaves by Mexicanwave

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

2008-11-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

tasting
the tropics -
coconut macaroon

VETERAN'S DAY

2008-11-14T11:20:00.000-08:00

fading sunset-
he fingers the Purple Heart
over his feeble heart

Vic Gendrano

2008-11-13T18:28:00.000-08:00

early commute
sheets of rain soak the road
full underpasses

bench

2008-11-13T15:57:00.000-08:00

silent old man
worn park bench
autumn leaves whisper

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haiku poetry

2008-11-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

high school football
the field goal clears
the moon

2008-11-12T20:26:00.000-08:00

early commute
bags of leaves piled on the curb
for trash day

Still Standing

2008-11-12T14:39:00.001-08:00

In the mist of
autumn storm
the Rose and I still standing

red

2008-11-12T13:29:00.000-08:00

deep red
falling leaves
last sunset

thanksgiving haiku

Storm at night

2008-11-12T11:18:00.000-08:00

Waking up to a
strangely deep silence -
no electricity.

* * *

Herääminen
oudon syvään hiljaisuuteen -
sähkökatko.

2008-11-11T19:08:00.000-08:00

on the highway
garnet and yellow leaves
chase the big rigs

leaves

2008-11-11T03:17:00.000-08:00

pile of leaves
the urge to play
outgrown

thanksgiving haiku

2008-11-10T23:02:00.000-08:00

she rereads
under the leafless tree
his goodbye letter

binasa sa lilim
ng kahoy na walang dahon
paalam n'yang sulat

Vic Gendrano

2008-11-10T03:15:00.000-08:00

autumn moon--
polishing grandma's silver
I see her eyes

2008-11-10T02:43:00.000-08:00

A foreign city -
letting the avenue trees
gently brush my hair

* * *

Vieras kaupunki -
annan puistotien puiden
koskettaa hiuksia

Autumn outside my window

2008-11-09T02:07:00.000-08:00

In the Holly Bush
leaves of beech seek harbour
Blackbird too

Not a secret

2008-11-08T18:40:00.001-08:00

dirt all around
squirrel's nut stash -
revealed

shade all gone

2008-11-08T11:41:00.001-08:00

2008-11-08T10:02:00.001-08:00

caressing the wind
that caresses them--
bare branches

2008-11-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

side wind -
the canal covered
with yellow leaves

***

vent de côté -
le canal couvert
de feuilles jaunes

wind

2008-11-07T13:16:00.000-08:00

wind carries
a leaf away
sweet release

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autumn nature haiku

A graveyard in Hendersonville, N.C.

2008-11-07T05:45:00.000-08:00

Moon Baked Bones,

bereft of modesty

shimmer in night sky

a secret prayer for the dead.

Yellow

2008-11-07T02:30:00.000-08:00

yellow slips from the trees
spills onto pavements
seeps into drains

Photo Yellow Lines by M.G..W...

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

2008-11-06T17:20:00.001-08:00

translucent leaf--
autumn sun limns
its fragile skeleton

2008-11-06T16:44:00.000-08:00

in starbucks today
truffle advent calendars and
Christmas decor

FALL

2008-11-06T01:46:00.000-08:00

Leaves fall
to touch his shrine
mukti

--R.K.SINGH

2008-11-05T18:28:00.000-08:00

warm autumn day
short sleeves at the bustop
jackets over bags

2008-11-05T04:04:00.000-08:00

the boy's sad song -
a heart-shaped leaf
blows to my feet

2008-11-04T20:17:00.000-08:00

dreary morning
people chat in long poll lines
and cheerfully wait

2008-11-04T16:06:00.000-08:00

wishing not
for an "I voted" sticker
but an ink-stained thumb