Water – Page 51 – Iron Haiku

Calm

in the forest pond
floating water lilies tint
the fishes below
–
ripple-
a golden koi
breaks the surface

waves topped by whitecaps
crash onto the jetty far
below my window
–
breaking waves-
ocean and shore
sotto voce

gentle drops of rain
darken the soil in prelude
to the coming storm

–

afternoon mizzle
darkening clouds
on the horizon

slow ocean waves

push the gathering sea foam

gently into shore

–

murmuring-

the ocean whispers

to the shore

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

semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red
–
a tempest-
warning flags
flying high

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

The springtime wetland
Chorus comes alive at dusk
As the peep frogs sing

Through the morning mist
A wading crane, motionless
Suddenly takes flight

A lake flat as glass

The calm belies the hunger

Beneath the surface