Original Haiku 1 by Michael R Burch

Original Haiku by Michael R. Burch Keywords/Tags: winter, love, dream, kindness, sun, sea, leaf, leaves, autumn, spring, life, poets, words, stars, moon, war Such a frigid winter day, our words also icy —Michael R. Burch Her love, sheer and ***** as gossamer, did not adhere... —Michael R. Burch I dream of love as bankers dream of repossessing Ferraris. —Michael R. Burch The hummingbird fans an iris: myriad acts of kindness go unnoticed. —Michael R. Burch Sun sinking into the sea who taught you how to swim? —Michael R. Burch Yet another leaf assumes its autumnal splendor then falls. —Michael R. Burch Fireflies thinking to illuminate the darkness: poets. —Michael R. Burch Stars conspire astral mischief but only the silent moon witnesses. —Michael R. Burch Chickadees squabbling, denying each others’ rights: another unholy war. —Michael R. Burch Licentious breezes whisper intimations to quivering leaves: nightfall. —Michael R. Burch Late autumn: fleeting words increasingly missing syllables. —Michael R. Burch Life insists on pruning its gaudiest wildflowers. —Michael R. Burch Her lips extravagant embers smoldering beneath my kiss. —Michael R. Burch The bees have returned along with the rebellious butterflies: Spring! —Michael R. Burch Sudden snowfall: all traces of you erased. —Michael R. Burch A leaf falls —disaster!— until it flaps its wings. —Michael R. Burch At the end of a long day my pillow gently embraces me. —Michael R. Burch The tyrant’s statue: dubious accolades, doves deposit denials. —Michael R. Burch Silence is golden especially to the younger when you’re olden. —Michael R. Burch Baby blues? My checkbook boo-hoo-hoos. They keep outgrowing their shoes! —Michael R. Burch They’ll pick up and move on, Soon forgetting I’m gone. —Michael R. Burch Deer still sporting their winter coats? Spring’s delinquent! —Michael R. Burch The most likely cause of gauze is dandelion “ahs!” because they shed applause. —Michael R. Burch The pregnant mother’s belly swells in concert with the fulling moon. —Michael R. Burch Live among the blossoms while you can; grow straight and tall and fairer than them all... Oh, never fall! —Michael R. Burch So many snowflakes whirling a-swirl: confusion —Michael R. Burch Starlight evening: the universe twinkles its mysteries... —Michael R. Burch Another New Year... the fireworks, followed by real explosions —Michael R. Burch Venus, flirting with the Moon and Mars? Fickle gods! —Michael R. Burch