Sky – Page 50 – Iron Haiku

gentle drops of rain
darken the soil in prelude
to the coming storm
–
afternoon mizzle
darkening clouds
on the horizon

the dragonfly’s drone
suddenly silenced when it
alights on my palm
–
stillness-
the dragonfly
landed

ancient banyan roots
a lounging snapping turtle
basks in the sunlight
–
bayou roots-
the sun warms
a lazy turtle

a paper lantern
carried aloft on the breeze
lights the evening sky
—
twilight-
illuminated by
a passing lantern

A late spring snowfall
Endless cottonwood tree seeds
Floating through the air

Pele watches as
Pregnant clouds spill down over
The caldera’s rim

The arc of her back
Revealed in alabaster
Carved by the moonlight

Weightless in the sky
The rim of a silver cup
Spilling out the night

Dancing on the road
Windblown veils of white ribbon
As the snowfall starts

A desert reborn
As rain coalesces and
Falls to the parched earth