POET'S CORNER

A haiku is a type of short-form poem that originated in Japan. Haiku poems are typically written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. They are unrhymed, but some poets may choose to rhyme the first and third lines for added challenge. Haiku poems often focus on nature or the seasons, and emphasize simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.)

GREEN                                                        FEARS

air filled with green scent                            acrid smoke odor

mossy fragrance of the lake                        shadowy gray veils swirl past

a new day's flavors                                       fire fears ignite

ASH                                                            LIGHTENING

fragments of burned logs                            yellow light flutters

they lay in gray bed of ash                            lightening bolt energy holds

with fiery red coals                                            soon the strike will flame

LUXURY                                                    COMPOST

sunlight sheets drape down                        wind swept the forrest

it shines as a dropped silk scarf                    the mossy deadfall rippled

luxury unfolds                                                    humid compost smells