Autumn Haiku 2007

Autumn Haiku - Finito

2007-11-13T08:00:00.000-06:00

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Bye, Isabel

2007-11-12T20:31:00.001-06:00

autumn slides in,
defiantly belonging –
brown wedge in the green

(Cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!
See you in winter...)

2007-11-12T17:58:00.001-06:00

Armistice Day —
I rescue a moth
from a spider web

2007-11-12T13:18:00.001-06:00

It's been a pleasure sharing another season with you all - I'm looking forward to stepping across into winter. As a final post from me - a concussion of seasons.

2007-11-12T08:08:00.000-06:00

Our cat loves
evening family story times;
one voice, many laps.

2007-11-12T06:10:00.000-06:00

wind...rustling leaves
the inseperable
oneness

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Veteran’s Day rain —
an old man holds an umbrella
above the monument

(an “oldie” from November 1998)

2007-11-11T11:00:00.000-06:00

Armistice Day
the old buck and I
declare a truce

graveyard corner

2007-11-10T13:09:00.001-06:00

graveyard corner
under the oldest trees
new compost

words and photograph © gerald england, 2007

2007-11-09T23:28:00.001-06:00

autumn leaves

wave in the cool breeze~

kaliedoscope

2007-11-09T11:16:00.000-06:00

look past the clockface
first check the window
still the one leaf left?

2007-11-08T22:15:00.001-06:00

leaving our house

so others can see it-

on a branch

above me, I notice,

leaves have already left

2007-11-08T12:19:00.000-06:00

wiggling happily
fingers surrounded -
Scottish woolen glove

2007-11-08T02:57:00.000-06:00

halloween lantern
a week gone
looking glum

goblin ginko!

2007-11-06T09:26:00.000-06:00

allhallowmas...
the goblins go back
into their books

I couldn't resist! ;-)

The image is from a time when I was haiku poet-in-residence at the U.K.'s largest celebration of natural history, Festival of Nature 2004. I was paid to visit schools around the South West of England with my haiku fieldbook, and get everyone doing ginko!

2007-11-05T22:44:00.000-06:00

SCENES IN A TRAIN WINDOW

golden poplar leaves jiggle
coin of the season

one silo, two silos
a third leans away
brown leaves scuttle

train ride home
autumn fields and lakes
on rewind

2007-11-05T11:54:00.001-06:00

selecting
alpaca yarn -
a future sweater

2007-11-05T10:24:00.000-06:00

kicking
through the leaves
sound of its season

2007-11-04T10:54:00.000-06:00

Through tangles,
cold winds comb the leaves
from sleeping elms..

2007-11-04T09:00:00.000-06:00

today
the birch tree -
full of old nests

2007-11-03T22:08:00.000-05:00

November night —
the steam rising
from a dead cat

2007-11-03T18:25:00.001-05:00

light through the trees -
monks'
orange robes

One Blessed Moment

2007-11-03T06:10:00.000-05:00

Roasting pumpkin seeds;
step out to watch the sky with
children laughing.

(cross-posted at A Wrung Sponge)

rainbow

2007-11-02T13:32:00.000-05:00

over the road
between autumn showers
a prism

words and photograph © gerald england, 2007

2007-11-02T04:57:00.001-05:00

all soul's day
christmas carols floating
through the mall

2007-11-01T22:43:00.001-05:00

cool breeze

in november night~

whispering maple

2007-11-01T17:29:00.001-05:00

all saints' day -
ten rowan berries
for a rosary

all saints

2007-11-01T17:23:00.000-05:00

those who've gone before

life mimics in the season

leaves blanket the ground

2007-11-01T03:44:00.000-05:00

no one knocks on the door
pumpkin full of candy waits
the treat is for me

2007-10-31T19:45:00.000-05:00

Halloween
the piebald buck
reappears

warmth

2007-10-31T14:47:00.000-05:00

the warmth commandment:
pajamas, woollen blankets
thou shalt not duvet

2007-10-31T10:16:00.000-05:00

orange ribbons waving
dancing little girl
at bus stop

2007-10-31T07:31:00.001-05:00

Halloween commute —
Elvis asks
for spare change

2007-10-31T06:41:00.000-05:00

autumn morning -
maple leaves
on a cherry tree

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falling back in time...
checking long division
and freehand numbers

2007-10-30T14:17:00.000-05:00

weakening sun
cast through the half-empty
bird feeder

________

an early firework
celebrates the fact
that you’re late again

2007-10-30T06:21:00.001-05:00

drawing the curtains
a robin sits on the pump -
first Christmas card

2007-10-30T04:53:00.000-05:00

after the rain
a lone mosquito buzzes
leaves float down the lawn

2007-10-29T20:12:00.000-05:00

woodcock set down
in a brushy pasture
autumn dusk

2007-10-29T06:07:00.000-05:00

the whole orchard
shaking -
squirrels everywhere

late October

2007-10-28T17:20:00.000-05:00

late October
all manner of tits
in the rose bush

words & photo © gerald england, 2007

more photos at http://ackworthborn.blogspot.com/2007/10/tits-at-feeder-again.html

crisp night sky

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warming their hands
at the bonfire
...red maple leaves spread

2007-10-28T00:57:00.001-05:00

overgrown weeds

wave in autumn breeze~

castaway

Northern Lights

2007-10-27T14:19:00.000-05:00

Aurora sashays

across the northern sky,

petticoats swaying.

2007-10-27T12:11:00.000-05:00

old setter snores
as I write out the check
for a puppy

2007-10-27T04:17:00.000-05:00

after the rain
new mushroom peeking out
of the fallen leaves

2007-10-26T17:09:00.000-05:00

freshly fallen leaves —
a two-hour meeting
I can’t avoid

2007-10-26T04:26:00.000-05:00

big boss visit

whole plant running crazed

noticing late roses

2007-10-25T03:47:00.000-05:00

at traffic light
leaves filling the windshield

cool evening
stars shine in icy blue sky

2007-10-24T13:22:00.000-05:00

rocking the blues away eucalyptus shadows

[written on my recent trip to California]

2007-10-24T11:07:00.000-05:00

on the windowsill --
mason jars brimming
with sunlight

© catnapping

Warm Honey

2007-10-24T08:16:00.000-05:00

October sunshine;
maple leaves flag the breeze with
warm honey drizzle

(cross-posted at A Wrung Sponge)

beard

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2007-10-23T13:15:00.000-05:00

CALIFORNIA QUESTIONING

up here, far above
the cloud topped mountains
what would Basho think
silent majesty crossed
by a plane's shadow

* * * *

oil rigs in the distance
tin foil in the sand
would we give these up
the sea speaks in tongues
the sun has our backs

(Just got back from a brief trip to Santa Barbara, California, checking out a retirement residence in Goleta, which is actually looking like a very possible move for me.)

Ricardas' Haiku

2007-10-23T12:20:00.000-05:00

crack in grey
warms up my back -
autumn treat

plyšys pilkame
šiltai nugar¹ glosto
rudenio džiaugsmai

in case you don't see Baltic script:
plysys pilkame
siltai nugara glosto
rudenio dziaugsmai

long shadow

2007-10-23T10:50:00.001-05:00

cemetery wall windblown leaves gather my long shadow

words & photo © gerald england, 2007

2007-10-23T04:20:00.000-05:00

Rime on the lawn
approaching late autumn
chilly morning air
the path
a carpet of leaves
falling like snowflakes
around me
silently
through
the sunrays

2007-10-23T02:21:00.000-05:00

fall market day
display of pomegranites
in front produce aisle

2007-10-22T09:40:00.000-05:00

through the night
the wind -
leaves scratching the sidewalk

dad whistles as he hones

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tourists
at the U-pick pumpkin patch
the old ones
have such brittle stems
and dry withered leaves

2007-10-21T16:44:00.002-05:00

from tiny acorns
mighty oak trees grow.. an old
autumnal cliché!

Chester: Grosvenor Park 12th Oct 2007

2007-10-21T16:44:00.001-05:00

after city streets
a walk in the cool park
leaves on the line

© gerald england, 2007

mosquito

2007-10-21T16:03:00.000-05:00

morning frost ~
a mosquito
in my shaving lather

***

matin de gel ~
un moustique
dans ma mousse à raser

2007-10-21T12:58:00.000-05:00

leaves falling
the apples remain
...red-cheeked children puffing

a haiga for the autumn project‏

2007-10-21T12:34:00.000-05:00

beneath the skies
waves of fascination
above the people

Photo: Gabriel Ivanescu
Text: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

Posted by mandy of behalf of Andrei Dorian Gheorghe; Cosmopoetry, Romania.

2007-10-21T00:32:00.001-05:00

autumn wind chases

away the sun's warmth, clinging

to colorful leaves

losing their grip~

she shows her age softly

2007-10-20T09:10:00.001-05:00

late bloom

2007-10-20T08:24:00.000-05:00

intrepid flower
bursting forth five months beyond
bloom out of season

2007-10-20T04:40:00.000-05:00

rainy fall day
copper and golden leaves
fill the flower pots

2007-10-19T07:34:00.001-05:00

the music
of ankle-deep leaves -
a new moon peeps out

2007-10-19T04:03:00.000-05:00

crisp day
enjoying my favorite sweater
during morning walk

i can only hope

2007-10-18T16:16:00.000-05:00

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frosty morning -
out from a jar
the dried lavender's blue breath

City Park View

2007-10-18T09:46:00.000-05:00

in green field
flock of early egrets
feasting on treasures

Hampstead Haiku

2007-10-18T05:44:00.001-05:00

walking Hampstead Heath
the distant city sirens
are rarely silent

2007-10-18T03:49:00.000-05:00

ER visit-
watching the sun move
through the waiting room

2007-10-17T09:45:00.000-05:00

cool autumn night —
gently covering
the chile peppers

2007-10-17T03:22:00.000-05:00

warm fall night
full moon dances in puddle

2007-10-16T06:39:00.000-05:00

autumn crawl -

ivy veins traverse

a wall

2007-10-16T01:04:00.000-05:00

Silver-scented rain

Withering to oblivion

On red-gold leaves

2007-10-15T10:43:00.000-05:00

lone, grounded
red leaf
atop green pile

Stone

2007-10-14T03:23:00.000-05:00

this stone has a face
it says to me, "get outside
while the weather's good!"

2007-10-13T22:19:00.000-05:00

coming home
a brown leaf curled
in the last glories

2007-10-12T19:46:00.000-05:00

chilly morning
hitting the snooze
two more times

Ramsgate

2007-10-12T17:28:00.000-05:00

we took the train to
Ramsgate, celebrating Eid
walked along the beach

2007-10-12T16:26:00.000-05:00

warm October night —
a 98 m.p.h. fastball

ramble

2007-10-12T14:44:00.001-05:00

leafy autumn search

on the byways of my heart

red and gold treasures

2007-10-12T13:18:00.001-05:00

a blue trumpet
on the yellowed vine
surprise glory

2007-10-12T03:17:00.000-05:00

under the street light
falling leaf drifts down and rests
on the dewy grass

2007-10-12T00:22:00.000-05:00

using today

to escape from today~

cool autumn air

unlocks memories

of my youth

2007-10-11T21:05:00.001-05:00

tall weeds
wishing on the last dandelion

primary color

2007-10-11T10:24:00.000-05:00

flashes of yellow

butterfly on goldenrod

in the sunbeam's light

2007-10-11T03:43:00.000-05:00

crisp morning
my breath follows me
to the car

2007-10-10T08:07:00.001-05:00

web across my face
as I walk to the street
and bring back the news

(cross-posted at But Wait, There's More!)

2007-10-10T04:44:00.000-05:00

autum rain
scarlet leaves rushing through
morning traffic

2007-10-09T15:26:00.000-05:00

autumn sun ~
a snail halfway up
of the white low wall

***

soleil d'automne ~
un escargot à mi-hauteur
du muret blanc

Greetings: 100th Haiku

2007-10-09T12:44:00.000-05:00

listen: dripping words
leaking from a rusty pipe
growing soft green moss