Migrating Monarch stops to sip nectar on Autumn Joy SedumSaturday will be the first day of autumn. Days are already shorter and my energy and attention span are waning. I have the urge to go to bed when it gets dark and not get up until the sun is well up in the morning. For me it's a sleepy time, curling up with a good book time, steaming hot cider or tea time, a walk in the crunchy woods time.
Here are a few haiku to set the scene. For more, go to One Deep Breath.
leaves drop
scratch the window pane
wind from the north
tea grows cold
book open on the bed
afternoon nap
goldenrod
turns the field bright yellow
the moon is full
cool night air
trace of frost on grass
toad sleeps well
from the chimney
smells of oak and poplar
fox hunts nesting mice
feather quilt
pulled over my head
bear hibernates
jzr
scratch the window pane
wind from the north
tea grows cold
book open on the bed
afternoon nap
goldenrod
turns the field bright yellow
the moon is full
cool night air
trace of frost on grass
toad sleeps well
from the chimney
smells of oak and poplar
fox hunts nesting mice
feather quilt
pulled over my head
bear hibernates
jzr
9 comments:
You have such nice images, such nice verbs...drop, scratch, grows cold, and, of course, hibernates. My favorite image...I can't pick one, but I really like "toad sleeps well." Thanks for the many little snapshots.
I particularly like the goldenrod haiku. Though I can really relate to the past one!
I love the atmosphere of this poem! lovely.
Love the line about the toad! :) (I've a thing for amphibians).
All of these are beautiful!!
They make me want to huddle up under a quilt with a book and a hot cup of tea - despite the fact that it's a lovely day here today, LOL :)
These are wonderful, so evocative of the season. I really like the third one - reminds me of the late Eva Cassidy singing "Fields of Gold."
These are ALL fabulous making me excited for the excuse to hibernate :)
These are all so good. I think I'm beginning to want autumn.
Your haiku are so wonderful! They breathe autumn, especially read in a set like that.
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