Animal – Page 45 – Iron Haiku

dealing with the grief
of saying goodbye to you
for the final time
–
rest
at last
in peace

fine handmade Washi
creased and folded into art
by talented hands
–
watching the birth
of an origami
lobster

coruscating veils
of yellow, purple, and green
midnight in Norway
–
pebbled skin
perfectly
camouflaged

encouraging words
left in the chinks in my walls
for my future self
–
in a sky blue egg
cracks begin
to appear

these poorly built walls
of isolationism
so easily breached
–
a spreading oak
the cat awaits
her safe descent

a clandestine tryst
made all the more exciting
by the recklessness
–
high desert sun
entwined eagles
fall to the earth

a misty red haze
growing stronger feeding on
hate, fear, and anger
–
cold rain
wolves circle
a wounded deer

staring at the stars
she walks in the warm surf while
winds tousle her hair
–
herring gulls
skimming on the
offshore breeze

the rain’s heady scent
rolls in on the thickened air
of the coming storm
–
hummingbirds
weave the air above
a honeysuckle vine

the moon overhead
a toad lifted from the lane
sitting in my hand
–
walking together
for the first time
your hand finds mine