Water – Page 49 – Iron Haiku

patiently waiting
the river of time seems to
slow to a trickle
–
mayflies
in the pond
a snapping turtle

light from the full moon
spills through the open window
and pools on the floor
–
waning
molten silver
moonlight

spying Earth from space
a hard reminder of our
insignificance
–
a sand grain
amidst the
multitude

toiling at the fire
sweat rolls off the smithy’s face
and turns into steam
–
wide oak boughs
shadows
cross the forge

concentric ripples
spreading across the surface
of a misty lake
–
lakeshore
a striped bass
breaks the surface

shouting at the void
trying to keep the silence
from smothering me
–
rain falls
on a carpet
of autumn leaves

falling amber rain
collecting in brackish pools
under a street light
–
a moment
flash lit raindrops
suspended in time

caressed by the pen
ink and paper combine with
the lightness of verse
–
liquid words
meandering
into prose

faded cutoff shorts
bare feet out the car window
hair teased by the wind
–
hot skin
cool sheets
and promises

adrift in the tide
seagulls carving lazy arcs
through the azure sky
–
becalmed,
awaiting the moon
and the fish