Saturday Haiku: Acorns Emerging

 

acorns emerging
foretell days of abundance
when shadows lengthen

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Photo by Charles Kinnaird

Note: Some haiku come quickly, and some come after rewrites. This week's haiku came after four previous attempts (and you can see from the picture, I started thinking about this one when the acorns were green). Here are the ones that came before. You can judge whether I settled on the right one:

acorns on the branch
foretell days of abundance
as sunlight recedes
 
green branch with acorns
foretells days of abundance
when leaves are falling
 
green branch with acorns
foreshadowing abundance
in days when leaves fall
  
acorns emerging
foretell days of abundance
as sunlight recedes

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Last Blooms: A Backyard Garden Stroll

Last Blooms

 

October came on a dry wind,

the ground hard and dry.

Summer was slowly yielding

to cooler nights.

Ragged leaves of okra,

tomato, and zinnia

rustle in the midday breeze.

 

Marigolds have gone to seed,

other blooms are hanging on.

Zinnias are faded

with spotted leaves;

an ashen grey creeps

across once vibrant blossoms.

A single yellow flower

stands proudly, seemingly untouched

by autumn wind

and the lone red flag of a geranium

nurtures its proclamation.

 

One last okra pod stands

with the withered blossom

on its tip.

Pepper plants and tomato vines

have exhausted their efforts.

 

A bumble bee dances

on a single Mexican Aster flower

as if tomorrow

will rise with the morning.

 

10/22                              ~ CK

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Photos by Charles Kinnaird

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Saturday Haiku: Seasons

quiet Zen temple

water reflects the seasons 

heart reflects the times

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Image: Golden Pavilion (Kyoto, Japan)
Hand drawn lithograph by Tony Bennett*

(This haiku was first posted on October 29, 2016)

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*The legendary Tony Bennett recently announced his retirement from performing at the age of 95. Famous for his singing career, he has also had a passion for painting. In celebration of his career that has spanned eight decades, I am doing a series of haiku inspired by Mr. Bennett's artwork (when he paints, he uses his given name, Antony Benedetto).

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Saturday Haiku: Dandelions

 winter slips away

with the dandelion flight

in the chill spring air

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Photo courtesy of Pixabay

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Saturday Haiku: Turning

Sometimes silently

the season turns, revealing

joy in the new day

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Photo: Hayfield on a farm near Montevallo, Alabama

Credit: Charles Kinnaird

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Saturday Haiku: Towhee Visits

through every season

the towhee graces the world

in beauty and song

Listen to the towhee's song, "drink your tea" at https://youtu.be/mWVa08fpnXg


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Photo by Don Johnston (Getty Images)



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Saturday Haiku: Seasons

quiet Zen temple

water reflects the seasons 

heart reflects the times

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Image: Golden Pavilion (Kyoto, Japan)
Hand drawn lithograph by Tony Bennett



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Saturday Haiku: October

a cool crisp dryness

comes with October's turning

folding life away 

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Photo by Michael Gil, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons



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Saturday Haiku: Autumn's Grace

knowing the seasons

the fallen leaf relaxes

into autumn's grace

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Photo by Robert Gregory Phillips

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Saturday Haiku: Blackberry Winter

Blackberry winter

     Keeps the mind from assuming

     How the seasons turn.

                                                            ~ CK

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(Photo of blackberry leaves by Vera Buhl, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)