A couple of little haiku

[Tinker]

Observations of the morning...

lion winds roar
and blow away April blossoms
no lambs this spring
                 ~~ jvg

spring grass
drought yellowed
in April
              ~~jvg

[badger11]

Climate change is becoming everyday more evident Tink, an immediacy conveyed in your words.

 

badge

[tonyv]

I think these are perfect, Tinker. I relish the feeling of desolateness I get when I read them. It's especially pronounced in the third line of the first haiku.

 

Tony

[Lake]

Tinker,

 

Yes, Tinker. Very observant.

 

late March winds

blow away April blossoms

 

See what March winds did to April blossoms! Great line.

 

Lake

[Aleksandra]

I love them too Tink. The first one is wonderful. Well expressed. The spring is always so inspirational.

 

Thank you.

 

Aleksandra

[Tinker]

Thank for the comments. It is always nice to get them... But the first line of the first haiku has been bothering me.. It wasn't really what I wanted to say... I have edited.

 

~~Tink

[Lake]

Tinker,

 

I have to admit, first I was lost in timing in these two lines,

 

late March winds

blow away April blossoms

 

I pondered on this, how could March winds blow away April blossoms? Then I thought it made sense in that because of the bad weather in March, April flowers didn't bloom. Anyway, it made me think. Something makes a reader think is not a bad thing, I think.

 

Best,

 

Lake

[Tinker]

Thanks Lake, I was thinking of the old proverb, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". Only this year it didn't, the lion winds kept coming into April. Today it is more a lamb day, but too late... many blossoms have already blown away.

 

stillness of summer

blankets struggling new garden 

what happened to spring?

[dr_con]

Tinker excellent! Of course, we did have unseasonal late rain two weeks ago and more projected this weekend- with the hottest temps on record the last few days= Brush Fires- Yes CA will burn again this summer- and because of the sheer shortsighted nature of the water wars umm sorry For those not in California- rant inspired by the

drought yellowed

line

 

Clmate Change combined with complete incompetence and greed is turning California into the poster child of what will happen too fast---

 

Rant off

 

Thanks Tink!

 

DC

[Tinker]

Hi DC, Thanks for the added insight... don't get me started on the subject of water... it is my favorite rant... We are way behind in rainfall. I fear I may be trucking water this summer. It was 89 at my house yesterday, in April? And the winds have been horendous. I had claims for trees falling on houses and cars up until just a couple of days ago.

 

~~Tink

[goldenlangur]

Hi Tink,

 

Vivid and evocative - your haiku certainly depicts another image of spring. How poignant the April blossoms blown away and the drought yellowed grass.

 

goldenlangur

[Tinker]

Thank you gl. Yes we are seeing a very different spring this year and it is sad a bit frightening.

 

~~Tink