Victoria plums
succulent from weeks of rain
A61 lay-by

crickets sing old songs
fill cool late summer breezes
marigolds bright blooms

strolling through summer

along city streets the joys of strolling through summer

twist of willow leaf
the thin limb --
homeless woman's stare

cobwebs shimmer;
Fuchsia's pink ballerinas
fall to the ground

tiny spider
spins its yarns
I walk by --
tranquility interrupted

supermarket run
Halloween candy displays
next to summer sale aisle

from the front door
bird hops besides me
to the car

frog plopping
into the pond
disturbing the stars

summer over

summer over
at the end of the bridge
no looking back

photo: emily lin
words: mandy smith

First published on Summer Haiku 2007

the garden
full of thistledown
...leaving

sunlight through
yellowed raspberry leaves;
swifts on telephone lines

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small hours–

a light summer breeze tilts

the crow's call

note:

6am  and very quiet except for one bird calling, and a crow's almost tentative response.

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August evening -
a cool beer by looking for
the Great Bear


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soirée d'août -
une bière fraîche en cherchant
la Grande Ourse

in the war zone
a new song rising
in my spirit

horse chestnut leaves
with strange brown blotches
BARCLAYS blue

the sound of nails

on fencewood - a squirrel pours

into the garden

Bindweed trumpets
among buddleia's faded mauves
summer fades

cool rain patters
on an up-turned bucket --
yellow daisies weep

morning break
touch of coolness in the air
filled with birdsong