Animal – Page 43 – Iron Haiku

at the marsh’s edge
flat water just visible
between the rushes
–
cat tails
swaying in
the salt breeze

alone in the woods
dry rustling leaves in the wind
the snap of a twig
–
sear grasses
fueling the
inevitable

clinging to the light
for fear I may yet answer
when the darkness calls
–
spring rains
surging cataracts
once docile streams

sunflowers in bloom
all turning in unison
to bask in the sun
–
a salamander
atop a fence post
awaits the dawn

gathering sunlight
wakes the tangled vines of shy
morning glory blooms
–
rustling leaves
a shaft of light
warming my cat

impatient lemmings
craggy rocks block their passage
to the sea below
–
spring rains
a beaver dam
overflowing

deck lights turning on
unexpected visitor’s
nose against the glass
–
rising smoke
camp fire
embers

white sprays of sea foam
torn loose from the crashing waves
aloft in the wind
–
open ocean
gulls soaring
into the wind

the sky burns crimson
in anticipation of
the ocean’s embrace
–
dawn chorus
an homage to
the rising sun

broad wings outstretched
running across the water
before taking flight
–
rustling leaves
wind mulling over
a goose’s wing