Quarantine Haiku
waking up
to bright sunshine –
staying inside
sky-gazing
through fly wire
handle snibbed
late afternoon
one lawnmower
behind a fence
night alone
the clack-clack
of a gecko
Written for April 2020 Day 17 at 'imaginary garden with real toads.
Apparently April 17th is International Haiku Day.
We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage /
And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, /
We Poets of the proud old lineage /
Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why ...
(James Elroy Flecker)
I like the progression from dawn to dusk. There is much of simple repetition in these lockdown days.
ReplyDeleteI like the progression, too, Rosemary! My favourite is:
ReplyDelete‘late afternoon
one lawnmower
behind a fence’.
Love these especially; "late afternoon/one lawnmower/behind a fence." Elegantly done!💝💝
ReplyDeleteLovely Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteYes, Rosemary, today is "International Haiku Day." Google it to enjoy. But the foundation will not hold their 2020 iFestival that I could find in my brief search. If you find it please let me know where. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI like this write, like me you ended with a Senryū. Man gets heavily involved with Mom Nature, we could and should do more.
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Timely and evocative, Rosemary! :)
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