eyes closed
the roar of a waterfall
inside of me

vault of the pine-branched heavens I open

..wet

pond fishing
one leg invades
the moon
~~
(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
~~

..oops

skyward...
these maples stand guard
oops, a fallen leaf!
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
~~

green pond surface
duck track
visible past
 -
dammens
grønne overflade
spor efter ænder
fortidens minder

crane fly in the web
sucked dry:
wings, legs, body, one flat line

murmuring river:
a poet listened to
every day

..cautious

distant thunder...
cautiously homeward
we tread
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
~~

suddenly
the sound of loneliness:
curlew on the moor

..instruments

on the beach,
they discovered string sections
on each other's toes
sumptuous sonatas became
their joined lips too...summer
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
~~

the old gardener
dozing
...drooping rose heads

..inasmuch

inasmuch
as the rainbow
will soon fade
do not all who witness it
hold their loves more tenderly
~~
..(C)2012Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
~!~!

-

Full circle
cheerfully butterflies playing
making it happen

pulsing cicadas
pull me into their rhythm
a hammock of sound

still pond

in the cool of the day

reflecting Eden

the old school  -
nature gobbles the playground
bindweed picks the lock

weeding dandelions  -
his white head
amongst white heads

dog biscuits
scattered over the path
slug frenzy

snapdragons
still flowering merrily
wet summer

we yearned for the

Forest of Arden but found

just an allotment

dead conifer
becomes a support for bindweed
white trumpets

portrait of a humble bee
happy embracing the rose
could be karma

crocosmia
like birds of paradise
scarlet heads

unripe cherries
already eaten by a thrush
she starts on the raspberries

red columbine

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five sepals of
a red columbine –
garden candles

hammering
and the whine of brick cutters
building site curses

crow squawks
in the early morning light
cat fight

father
quiet by the gardenia...
quinceañera moon

a distant motorcycle
penetrated the darkness
a fox's bark

summer vacation  -
candy-floss
...clouds

summer journey
between glittering columns
of midges

dogs barking
in the early hours
catflap rattles

yesterday's summer
fades slowly into grey
a dead sparrow

sunshine
after the night rain
last of the raspberries

incessant rain
keeps the bees away
fruit goes unpollinated

midday - already 

twilight under this

July sky

slipper orchids
invade the back garden
weed control

..breath

muggy days
the  nearby river's breath
rolls by
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
~~

a scream
echoes through the night air
mating foxes

night sky
turns from pink to grey
gentle rain

dawn crow
complains about the rain
cold bed

sunshine
scattered by cherries
open windows

ladies' slippers
flower profusely
greenhouse brambles

spikes
of purple buddleia
among the raspberries

Two tanka for my mother

1/
in wooden armchair
my mother no longer knits
slip, stitch and pass
the piece she made wholeheartedly
was raising a wayward son

2/
the meaning of getting old
my mother told me about
hair loss
I realize how hard it is
to say an early goodbye

next door's chickens
make a morning presence
his dogs bark

yellow roses
fade into watercolours
cherries ripen

Soft dawn

dawn softly creeping
through bedroom window
awaking
with a smile
this vacation morning

lavender spikes
perfume through rain-washed air
garden mint

raspberries
picked over by blackbirds
and the odd guest

birdsong
among the dripping leaves
and tiger lilies

next-door's chickens
serenade my ablutions
hungry dogs

SOME FRESH HAIKU | Ram Krishna Singh | Article/Story/Poem/Essay | Red Room

SOME FRESH HAIKU | Ram Krishna Singh | Article/Story/Poem/Essay | Red Room

an aeroplane
fades into the distance
the hiss of rain

tipping the rose
to smell  -
cascade of rainwater

long iris leaves
floating in the pond
silent frog

raindrops
hanging off the leaves
microcosms

an orange geum
rescued from a dump
flowers profusely

there is nothing

of the pigeon - but a

garden of grey feathers

a chill wind
the cat stares outside
hoping for sunshine

Robin-run-the-hedge
tangles up the hyssop
convolvulus

everything
wrapped in sunlight  -
nothing unforgiven

chamomile blooms
spread a gentle aroma
summer pinks

..my favorite

my favorite
tree just greeted me back
--again!
~~
..(C)2012 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Ram
~~

a glint of red
on the raspberry canes
front garden bounty

bright flowers drip honey
sun heat cools in the shade
time passes slowly

hissing rain
the cat beneath the raspberry canes
waiting for breakfast

pre-dawn
filters through the curtains
a fox, barking

cuckoo spit
on the lavender spikes
rain-battered poppies

pools of damp
on the night path
slug festivities

late cornflowers
from a packet of mixed seed
catnip

dawn chorus
a single crow
in the cherry tree

bonfire ashes
blown by chill winds
lupin spikes

steady rain
the pond becomes a tempest
drowned snail

sea pinks
bobbing in the breeze
a memory of salt

olympics  -
already on the flagpole:
snail

water iris
a counterpoint to fishes
pond fountain

bonfire smoke
from the allotments
wheelbarrow neighbour

rooftop crow
breaks the silence
cornflower bees

cloudy summer--

the old woman walks down

with drifting shadow

*****

summer afternoon--

spending time with the tree

after distant walk

*****

Pravat Kumar Padhy

sudden hail storm
batters the windows
midsummer daisies

wood pigeons
on chimney tops
drooling cat

sun
through the clouds  -
ox-eye daisy

slipper orchids
self seed across the garden
cornflowers

Bright drops of water
Hang on the shimmering leaves;
Breeze shakes rain from trees.

rain returns
cuckoo spit is washed away
lavender stalks

rambling rose
laden with pink flowers
self seeded cranesbill

bulbous stalks
of water iris
darting goldfish

sparrows
line up for the bird table
rain's respite

peony petals
a fledgling sparrow rescued
from the cat

Twinkling on my lawn,

Baby deer bucks and scampers;

His mother rests near.

spring flowers fade
under relentless rain
textured leaf border

rain
patters on the patio
that wet dog smell

watercolour roses
unfurl delicate blossoms
sparrows pick off aphids

aquilegias
flower from scattered seed
cornflowers

orange poppy
grows between the paving slabs
parsley

steady rain
puts out the summer heat
plants drink it all in

summer streak

I wish I were a bird

in the open sky,

full of thin  clouds soothing

the burns with dripping rains


Pravat Kumar Padhy

two thrushes
on the back lawn
tabby cat

The First Summer Day

reminiscent or premonition
Autumn breath
thin ice in June

the blind man
reading the braille
of his opened flowers

waves lightly dancing

waves lightly dancing

gave a forgotten caress

to the ribbed seashore

Diana Teneva

summer does ripen

summer does ripen

giving life to dreams,

fruit, flowers and beams…

Diana Teneva

lime-green dragonfly…

lime-green dragonfly…

its wings whizzing gently

on the lake mirror

Diana Teneva

sunset in scarlet red

Gissen

 

sunset in scarlet red –

the latest twinkling flash

in my diamonds’ set…

Diana Teneva

at the seashore

at the seashore
the wind of summer through my hair
the shortest night