Love – Page 27 – Iron Haiku

searching for a trace
of the light behind your eyes
but making my peace
–
afterimage-
the candle
doused

weaver of moonlight
roses follow her footsteps
wherever she roams
–
asleep-
walking with
an absent moon

salty air, your hair
blown about your face by the
wind off the water
–
rising smoke-
below decks
on the ferry.

always by my side
the mother of my children
the love of my life
–
woven grass-
the sparrow
steadfast

my newborn daughter-
a woman after thousands
of past yesterdays
–
new spring-
a sapling
births a forest

the new morning star
betrothed to the coming dawn
dancing with the moon
–
warm spring sun-
a beaming bride
under a shower of rice

standing on the bridge
cold wind blowing through his coat
patiently waiting
–
a lover’s kiss-
the river opens
to greet the sea

staying up all night
just to fall asleep with you
and the breaking dawn
–
frogs in the trees-
rising woodsmoke
staining the sunset

take my outstretched hand
and let us walk together
across this threshold
–
distant mountain peaks-
over the dewey grass
the rising sun

holding you tightly
wondering just where you go
when the darkness comes
–
stifling heat-
electric blue veins
dance across the storm