wpadmin – Page 39 – Iron Haiku

above the highway
a red tailed hawk circling
riding the thermals
–
hunting-
an osprey plummets
to the sea

a thief in the night-
sleep steals into the room and
takes me unawares
–
cunning-
the sly sofa
steals my will

a viking long boat
trailing ash and smoke floating
towards valhalla
–
central park-
cigar ashes on
the chess board

shavings of maple
remnants of a craftsman’s work
spread across the floor
–
a willow tree
the old man carves
in the shade

ephemeral rain-
bird songs echo from the trees
in the fading light
–
twilight-
a grove
of amber

my open window-
from the red barn a white owl
asks me one question
–
transfixed-
the field mouse stares
at his death

dark murky waters
dirt and debris stirred up from
raking the bottom
–
cold rain-
a dark past
muddied by truth

a time of rebirth-
years spent living in the dark
rescued by your light
–
through the water
dancing reflections
from the surface

second grade romance-
a slip of paper folded
and passed hand to hand
–
mardi gras-
her number on
a bar napkinL

waiting for the sea-
an ancient mariner mourns
the arriving tide
–
bedraggled skies-
limp with rain over
an unkempt sea