This summer solstice
Golden sun’s prodigious eye
Aligns with flowers
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #192: Eyes and inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #90 Crossroads … Summer Solstice (Troiku Hineri)
Catkins burst
Before the heat
Still spring
My contemplation
Of all life’s impermanence
Stars subtle decay
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #160: Contemplation and Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem #1537 Decay
Pastel green spider
Defending her pink blossom
Autumn passes by
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #157: Pastel
as mercury dives
a wintry mix freezes
life into sculpture
the only up side
to burst pipes spewing water
ice castles forming
sounds of a faucet
above the icy silence
drip
drip
drip
drip
drip
In response to Patrick Jennings’ Pic and a Word Challenge #122: Weather and the Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence
Grey
freezing rain
Inside nicely cozy
Safe from winter’s constant
Howling
In response to Patrick Jenning’s Pic and a Word Challenge #116: Cozy
The glow of life as it recedes
Deep into the dormant stage
Gathering energy, steadfastly waiting
For the first hint of spring’s warmth
To release the sleeping beauty within
And begin the life cycle anew
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a word Challenge #109: Steadfast, The Weekly Photo Challenge: Glow and The Daily Post: Release
In the night sky
Blink of an eye
A life passes by
Burning brightly with abandon
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #100: Mortality and the Weekly Photo Challenge: Ooh, Shiny!
Migrating Monarchs
Tumble from atop the trees
Black and orange leaves
In response to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Autumn Kukai. Please go to the link and see the beautiful haiku by the winner Hamish Gunn and runner-up Sara McNulty.
