Burnable World [Haiku]

after the harvest,
farmland - dry & ignitable:
distant smoke.

Showing Gold [Haiku]

riverside tree:
shows gold to the outside;
its core, still green.

Painted Hills [Haiku]

after harvest,
farmers burn off stalks:
distant painted hills.

“Raven at Dusk” by Matsuo Bashō [w/ Audio]

on a barren branch
a raven has perched —-
autumn dusk

“Autumn” by Amy Lowell [w/ Audio]

All day I have watched the purple vine leaves
Fall into the water.
And now in the moonlight they still fall,
But each leaf is fringed with silver.

Spring Tricks [Haiku]

early Spring leaves,
catching the morning light,
look Autumn yellow.

Five Seasonal Poems of Miura Chora [w/ Audio]

NEW YEAR

New Year's Day:
the ancient voice of a
nightingale.

SPRING

idyllic nights
and quiet days:
spring rains.

SUMMER

cold water, and
a couple of rice cakes:
it's summertime.

AUTUMN

morning glories
are tousled by
Autumn winds.

WINTER

lingering wind
and snow fall
upon me.

Spanish Moss [Haiku]

Spanish Moss drapes
from the bare branches over
the cool blue river.

Hornbill [Haiku]

perching hornbill:
a plodding half-ton bovine
doesn't merit attention.

Autumn Mind [Haiku]

paper lanterns
in the Daoist temple
turn my mind to Fall.