Nature Sijo Poems

Smoking in the cool autumn air before the arising of dawn.
Never believing the summer time is already gone.
Standing in the cool autumn air within its...

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Smoking cigarettes while remaining patiently waiting
For the next bussing southbound to my local neighbouring.
Sun is setting while many warm colours in the sky are blending....

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I allowed myself to bask in the healing power of the sun
In park filled with the energy of people having fun,
I'm able to find the...

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I see fireflies mesmerizing my eyes in moonlit night.
I see flocks of all of the migrating birds taking flight.
I see the beauty of the shining...

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This sunset's rays are reaching through the green trees in the neighborhood,
Eventually it will be night and I'll see stars soon.
Moonless, sparkling sky right above...

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Have you ever seen a summer eve's full moon through a tree?
Sitting on bricks in the warmth of a night that is somewhat cloudy;
Peace with...

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Have you ever seen the brightest summer full moon so soon
In the half-overcast sunset long after a fine afternoon.
Shifting cloudy sky darkens as I walk...

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Floating magical fairy upon a water lily,
Blessing all of the living beings deep within a pond,
Casting spells of rejuvenation with flickerings of her wand....

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In the frigid silence of glacial eve, penguins gather tight. 
Emperors, waddling half in black, under half-lit southern night.
One dreams of flight, yet stays on...

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Winter’s Womb 1-18-24 45 Syllables
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Winter’s Womb

In the temple of winter’s womb pearls of crystal plant snowflowers
Swaddled in thick quilts of snow in sacred silence nature...

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The swelling sea static at skyline, stillness stuck at edge of dusk,
waning waves break in splendor, pearls spread on the sedate reclined shore, 
twilight spectrum...

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In the salty air of twilight, I watch the palm trees sway.
The red and yellow colors lay so soft on the sky's horizon.
The sea is...

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The frost falls softly like thinning silver hair, a blanket
Upon fallen leaves, dead grass, windowpanes, bare tree limbs shake
As does silver haired woman, ready to...

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Last night's hoar's frost melted watering dormant tulip trees
Trees who wait for soil's warmth to awake spring's renewal growth
The white blanket thrown back, wrinkles remain...

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The real gold is all of Mother Earth's very own trees,
Helping our lungs to breathe in and out through every seasonal breeze.
We the gardeners must...

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