haiku       a collection of haiku, mainly       John Bailey      

 

Gathered haiku

heron lands
in deep snow --
legs much shorter

over snow plains
a red moon rising --
winter evening

on this cold day
even the snow
shivers

old man cannot hear
young man cannot see
birds sing regardless

old grey poet
looks into shadows
sees Constantinople

wild wind dancing
whip lash trees
     stripped

falling in the wind
the gull turns
and flies away

 

Somerset 2000

 

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