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Miniature Creatures and Nature

HAIKU #1-14 (Taken from my files totaling 12,016 haiku, started in 2/9/06)



Ants red as wine                                      A black spider seem to own
dine on yellow nectar                                squatter's rights right on
from a juicy mango.                                   our front porch.

Day of rain and                                         A quiet gentle breeze brought
zero visibility, then                                     thoughts of Belize and
pastel evening sky.                                    New York's Hudson.

Morning draped in silk                                 Drenched from his walk
of white as we await snow                          a lone man sat basking on
and sleet and cold rain.                              bench in sudden sunshine.

In dreariness of winter                               Driving home by night
my philodendron buds stands                      I fled the signal of a white
erect and frozen.                                      hand hitchhiking.

Earth held in traction                                 In temp of one hundred
by glistening silver moon                             a black bird basked
full like a balloon.                                       in my shadow.

Blond rabbit pregnant                                 In dark of night 
with ***** often visit and                           With full moon bright
side with the husband                                military copters all in a row.

A spider sleeps all day                                 In early morn my pen
then wake up and work                                poised like stillness of
at post twilight time.                                   trees awaiting breeze.

Copyright © Iris E. Sankey- Lewis | Year Posted 2014

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Arthur Vaso Date: 1/11/2016 6:07:00 PM Hi there, great haiku's, what I love is how you put them all together like that, thats almost a form in of itself! :) Login to Reply

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty Date: 12/13/2014 8:45:00 AM My god Iris you have written so many haiku in the span of only eight years I believe you begin your day with haiku and end your day with haiku I am a haiku lover and write at least one every day. As for your poem I must say with full conviction that you are a genius haiku writer. I have not read your other poems. I will go to them. You are 100/100. You are my fav. writer.God bless you. HUGS! rajat Login to Reply Iris E. Sankey- Lewis Date: 12/14/2014 2:59:00 PM Rajat, Thank you for taking the time to show your appreciation of my haiku. Gerry Gomez Pearlberg, a Pulitzer Prize writer was my Instructor; and we keep in touch. She really introduced me to haiku and other poetic forms. I've learn a lot from her, and still is learning. Haiku helped me to condense, and to have a better appreciation for tiny creatures and nature in general. I begin my day with devotion of prayer, meditation, and readings; then I may turn to twiddling with whatever ideas my muse pronounces. God bless you too.

Michael Newman Date: 11/25/2014 6:48:00 AM The pen haiku is well penned Miken Login to Reply Iris E. Sankey- Lewis Date: 12/14/2014 3:02:00 PM Michael, Thank you for your kind comment, I shall go to enjoy some of your thoughts, and won't hesitate to reach you. happy holidays, and God bless.