Love – Page 23 – Iron Haiku

gentle drops of rain
fall from the trees to collect
on my upturned face
–
quiet water-
minnows surface
beneath my shadow

autumn morning light
wanders in through the curtains-
your slow even breath
–
darkness-
waking to
a sudden rain

a single oak leaf
silently floats through the air
under azure skies
–
twelve again-
shuffling through
a pile of leaves

coastal bittersweet-
north winds blow the raging sea
against the breakers
–
highland cliffs-
amethyst heather
in bloom

years of wasted time
of opportunities lost
and then you were gone
–
ancient water-
black scales sink
beneath the surface

every single day
regrettable decisions
I can’t seem to stop
–
waiting in vain-
a puddle
of streetlight

driving down the road
catching a glimpse of my wife
in the passing train.
–
flat water-
migrating geese
pass overhead

I may be different
but I am not a problem
that needs to be solved
–
fly fishing-
different clouds
under the same sky

full of suspicions-
in our bed looking at you
lying beside me
–
crevasse-
a broken trust
far from healing

pleading for my life-
attempting to atone for
the wrongs that I’ve done
–
morning dew-
my sins cast
upon the water