A Poem a Day (312): 6 haiku – nature versus human

Haiku 4 is about the helicopter overhead at midnight last night. It was spinning for England! Thank goodness for a good book.

 

 

Exercise book

 

Colour triangles,

perfect symmetry pose,

half-bodies entwined.

 

 

Drops

 

Water seeping green

on leaf, skips a beat to fall,

swirling colours drawn.

 

 

Workmen

 

Morning light echoes.

Drilling leaks a wall of sound

amid black-feather song.

 

 

Wings

 

Wings spin, a deep growl

permeates, wakes sleeping night.

Mechanical bird.

 

 

Make space

 

Less space left for them,

sounds of nature dissipate.

I miss the moon breathe.

 

 

Nut sports

 

Tree to fence to nuts,

grey squirrel runs the gauntlet,

nose twitching with glee.

 

 

Copyright Vickie Johnstone, November 26, 2020

 

 

If you like haiku, I have a collection of 365 for sale in the usual places. The book is called Life’s Rhythms and it’s available as an ebook (99p) or a paperback (around £5). I love blackbirds, so there is one on the cover :)

 

Links:

 

Amazon UK

Amazon US

Smashwords (ebook is free)

Kobo (ebook is free)

Waterstones

Barnes & Noble (ebook is free)

 

Thanks :)