I awake
deep in the night;
moonlight bathes the garden
emerald leaves flutter,
gentle in morning light;
warm waft of coffee
soft sighs in the
treetops swell and recede –
a gathering breeze
squirrels chatter and
chirp, tossing gnawed hickory
husks from high branches
a white butterfly
alights, shady maple leaf
cool on its feet
I drip sweat
and retreat inside –
July noon
in stillness
a walnut thuds to earth –
summer dusk
fingertips trace patterns
on a cold wet glass –
ice clinks
a firefly hovers
then lights its butt –
I smile
leaf silouhettes
on a backdrop of
powder pink sky
fireflies drift
at the dark edge of trees,
a dance of light
deep green and
tiny lights – dusk has
come to the garden
Truly, a lovely set of haiku.
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