Sun – Page 20 – Iron Haiku

ripples on ripples-
the pond’s once glassy surface
welcomes back the rain
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a forest lea-
the doe and her fawn
return to the wood

a time worn foot path
generations of sandals
eroding the stones
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along the path-
moss grows over
the garden stones

the smell of sawdust-
practiced hands work the gouges

turning wood to art

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ocean waves-
driftwood rests
among the shells

a long meander-
river banks bent by the slow
persistence of time
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weeping willows-
cattails and rushes
bend in the wind

horizontal rain-
fractured palms and broken dreams
tumble down the street
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dark greasy smoke-
The sky lit
by falling embers

late afternoon sun-
snow fades to grass as winter
draws to a close
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red feathers-
in the snow
a purple crocus

gauzy white and gray
shifting in the breeze on a
cerulean sea
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morning sun-
dust rises from
the desert floor

the treetops aglow
crimson branches reaching to
touch the new born sun
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unfolding leaves-
the morning sun
kisses the trees
#sunrise

an early March snow-
past time for pulling up roots
and moving along
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stinging rain-
I return to find
an empty home

late autumn sun-
rising waters crack the ice
from an early freeze
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a white canvass-
fresh gesso broken by
crocus blossoms