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.)

CLAY                                                                    COBBLES

crack-crazed hard pan clay                                uneven hand made streets

where once was lake, now shows drought        irregular cobbles lay

the earth's drying out                                            even horses slip

PARADE                                                            NEIGHBORHOOD

July Fourth parade                                            tang of fresh cut grass

cacophany of feelings                                    bikes and scooters pass so fast

cowboys and horses                                            neighborhood noon time            

LIFE                                                                    OCEAN

tattered old wasp nest                                    waves stripe the ocean,

hidden inside birch bark curl -                           advancing wet corduroy

life-- ancient and new                                    melts into velvet sand