Nordic cloud
Nordic cloud
Apr 30, 2011

Haïku to work on

The spring sun
reincarnates the scent
of autumn

Way in the distance
a white seagull
passed a dark wood

or

dark silhouette against the sky
against the mountain
white bird

Shrubs on the hidden path
throw pollen
on the marriage

(SH! I saw it)
Dogs dropping
wrapped in a dead leaf
spring roll

dew falls down the leaf
all the world
is second hand

Unexpectedly
the fig leaves
fell off

Alone
even the paper flowers
give company

or

Mother gone
even the paper flowers
give company

About This Poem

Last Few Words: Not 'strictly' haïku ("Japanese") but the spirit of them is in some of them, feel free to play with them. Ann.

Style/Type: Structured: Eastern

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Region, Country: Oslo and Flatdal, Norway., NOR

Favorite Poets: Too daunting this.

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Comments

M

I can not type well but would like to come bck tothis one, in the first two lines can you replace the the with an a as in recinarnates a scent...what do you think? i iwll return my wrting is really hard ot do now honey. please send jayne c my love also

blessingsof spirits of love to you
mona
xoxo

Nordic cloud

Ian , thank you for commenting,
dead leaves are weeds, they are not flowers,
in fact now you mention it it gives me an idea,
I could put 'odour' as that fits leaves that have rotted,
they are sweet smelling too aren't they?

I must keep the simplicity, not dirge for me.

I could do with that fig leaf I am sure,
I'll say no more about that!!!!
There was a great wide spreading fig tree,
the largest I have ever seen growing in a gorge,
it sprawled over the rocks and made wonderful
pictures with the light through the new leaves,
in front of the high cliffs of reddish stone
and the greys too, a dramatic place on Mallorca.

Love to you Ian from Ann