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 queer 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
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Michael Burch
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