A Poem a Day (326): Needles & 6 more haiku

 

1.

 

Needles slim-eyed stitch

in, out, embroider soulless,

thread the world backwards.

 

 

 

2.

 

When life opens up

we’ll be chasing boomerangs,

tails wagging, tongues looped.

 

 

 

3.

 

Trees tug at stiff dirt,

earth body wintry rigid,

bones creaking to wake.

 

 

 

4.

 

Rain. A magpie croaks,

blue-black feathers spread wide

as heaven opens.

 

 

 

5.

 

Leaves turn green, red, grey

as the world ages on pause.

We wither wintered.

 

 

 

6. 

 

Berries lipstick red.

Holly curls, sharp tongue scoffs at

red-green prejudice.

 

 

 

7.

 

Conifers, full stretch,

walking sunshine’s evergreen.

A blast of old life.

 

 

 

Copyright Vickie Johnstone, December 15, 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 :)