Haiku written for or published by David McMurray at the Asahi Haiku Network

Short night

after New Year’s fireworks

to discard bottles

Out of the city

me and the moon

shivering

White tea

the first buds

wrinkled now

Moon’s sickle

and shimmering Orion

too cold for bats

Silent snow flakes

clinging on bare trees

but snowdrops jingle

Chattering cranes

as they advertise

for ONE company

A witch’s cottage

offering homemade stews

no advertising

Thanksgiving

only the turkey

forgot the ritual

The scientist

lost his culture

in his cell culture

River kiosk

still selling refreshments

despite the wind

Hey! Teachers!

no brick in the wall

cheerful memories

After the harvest

scarecrow joins villagers

dancing merrily

Dried out pond

no frog to be seen

yet his mystery

Oh Lord, gimme this

or that, a Mercedes Benz

signed the Greedy one

You’re writin’ haiku

don’t think it’s cold or so, bro

it’s cool, Rock & Roll

 

Scarlet moon

dipping the meadow in silence

though one hand claps

Grass withering

and cicadas idle

but we work on the tan

On the porch

dripping from the roof

a summer evening

Sun on the sidewalk

heading for parasol’s shade

Auntie’s swollen legs

Summer still young

berries ripening

Oh! A yellow leaf

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