across the rose petal
yellow beads roll
...cascade transparently

The End of Summer

summer's end
approaching with the speed
of longing



This blog will close on 31st August 2009. Autumn Haiku will open on 1st September. All participants of this blog will be invited to join Autumn by Beatrice, who is also looking for someone to help out with running it. Please contact me or her if you're interested.

Thank you.

raindrops
spatter like bullets;
parasols

frolicking
on the beach
she feels overdressed
and changes her bikini
to a thong

I remember
the New Bridge,
old stone arches,
green hillside beyond.

Turning away
from the Sun
Sunflower field
protect the future
Seeds

'
surprise family visit
the late afternoon gleam
on homemade chocolate

morning sunshine --
an old man cane-taps
through silent streets

tree swallows shifting through the wing beat's sound


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi1u-7hGE7M&feature=related

evening pétanque -
the little girl
counts stars


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soirée pétanque -
la fillette
compte les étoiles

bikinis
in the garden
apples blushing

empty greenhouse --
the last bedding
planted

4 am

deserted street
a single cry
carried on the chill breeze

clutch of crows
rest in the iris blue shadows
of twilight --
mad dog heat

buckets of rain
batter tomatoes --
chutney

warm rainy morning
finally getting to sleep
as the alarm sounds

.

washed and wrung dry

hung on the washing line -discoloured

--sunset, after the rain

.

Red deer hidden
in the brown crust
of dry grasses

Photo Patrolling Red Stag by bbodien

honeysuckle and nightshade
clamber over archways
bright red berries

midday break
enjoying the sun's warmth
and bubbling brook's spray

morning commute
the smell of fresh cut lawns
fills the car