Trees, We Apologise To Thee

Today I’ve added another Haiku to my piece from yesterday to create a dual Haiku, I hope it doesn’t detract from the heartfelt intentions of my original Haiku, and I’ve also added another piece of glorious music by Ludovico Einaudi. Thank you Kate, of Calmkate, for the excellent photo prompt

Haiku: Trees, We Apologise To Thee

Ancient trees of life

Anoint colour to the sky

Cast shadows aground

I, hugging a tree

I, apologise to thee

I, seek mindful peace

Ivor Steven (c) June 2019

Treats

Haiku: Treats

Eating cream doughnuts

And peanut butter with jam

Hots dogs in mustard

For my cousins in Philadelphia, dear, Terry, Maureen, and Ken. Thank you, love you all

Winter Rain

Haiku: Winter Rain

Chilling winter rains

Heavy fat drops of coldness

Spread by icy winds

Family History

Haiku: Family History
Boxes of photos
Memory lane in my hands
Decades of stories

Sky Blue: My Haiku Collection

I’m not a prolific writer of Haiku’s. Actually flicking through my poem file’s, I could count them on my fingers and toes !! Yes, out of the hundreds upon hundreds of poems, I have only written “21” Haiku’s. There is no reason as to why so few, because I do enjoy the concise format of the Haiku, they flow well for me, and I think most of them come out ok….. Well here I go, Ivor’s complete collection of Haiku’s… Oh and I only started writing them, about 6 months ago, with “Sky Blue” …….

Sky Blue

I’m covered in blue

The morning sky clears my eyes

Sea-air fills my lungs

Blue

Today’s deep sky blue
Warming my chest and soul too
Curing cough and flu

True, it’s a dog’s life
Who would kill a lonely cat
Peace to you and you

Leaf

Spring’s about to start

Your winter withered my heart

Birds sing until dark

Zither

Chinese courtyard sounds

Guzheng music gently strums

Beijing alley hums

Today

I walk past today

Remembering yesterday

Gone is tomorrow

Today my earth blooms

Yesterday is forgotten

Tomorrow I weep

Coastal

A strong coastal wind

Blowing sand across bare dunes

Vegetation going

Red Crown:

Red the morning sky

Day lily my courtyard Queen

Garden summer crown

The Sun

The fiery sun burns

Bitumen melts underfoot

Tomatoes glow red

The Forest

Tunnel grows wider

Walking out of the forest

The light glows brighter

Family

A hive awaits me

My Philadelphian tree

Branches will rejoice

I Climb

Step by step I climb

Steadily walking my path

Time is flying fast

A Window Voice

I cannot hear the bird

Singing in the window tree

Birds are the free voice

A Flower Gone

In a sea of lights

She, an unpicked bloom, wilted

Young and fresh, now gone

Dual Haiku

Reflect

Cloud level seven

A step closer to heaven

My time to reflect

Green

Green’s my spring colour

Sparkle on my angel’s wings

Green makes my heart sing

Tribal

I’m a proud member

A player in the world team

Now I’ve left the tribe

January

Cloudless happy days

Sunlight kisses everything

Feeling warm within

Wall of Thorns

My bed of roses

Is scaling a wall of thorns

Perpetually

After The Wine

Beyond the wine bar

Radiant sunset begins

Tired eyes failed to see

My Cafe

A coffee and cake

Moorarbool Valley Cafe

Rustic country scene

Dead and Alive

Dead

Old cypress tree dies

Driest Autumn recorded

A sign of the times

Alive

My green fernery

Watered garden signature

She lovingly thrives

Recital

The voiceless man spoke

An old poet recited

His words clear and strong

Bon Voyage

Haiku

Bon Voyage

A Bon voyage lunch

Barwon Edge Boathouse Cafe

Siblings celebrate

Recital

Last evening I attended a poetry open mic’ event, held by ‘lowercase poetry’. The word theme for night was “A Shadow Of Doubt”. I was invited on stage to read my poem called ‘Finality”, a copy of which I’ve attached here below my Haiku, ‘Recital

Haiku:

Recital

The voiceless man spoke

An old poet recited

His words clear and strong