The little things I love
winter shadows
over weathered stones,
snowberries falling like stars,
the dragonfly, the honeycomb and
the wild campfire swirl in the air
strands of time,
warm on our naked skin,
and between sips of tea,
words that matter
quiet waves after sunset,
the touch of you at sunrise,
your fingers between my fingers,
the dreams in your eyes
that become dreams in mine
and poetry —
poetry you read by my side
Anna Maria
March 30, 2025
a September preview
snowberries sunbathing..
a late... peepshow
shades of shadowing fall
sun ,highlights the pampas grass-
rose hips ripening
neath the chestnut tree
flakes of green cover this scene-
autumn blankets me
NOTE:
why hiku ?
HAIKU the ' phonetical&cultural original 'in Japanese'
whereas HIKU
is the English language version(including translations)with similar economy of words without "telling all" thereby to ' show ' (conforming to the key to true imagist poetry),&to avoid 'as'&'to' & the use of past tense verbs (often without verbs,adverbs,adjectives )A verse freed from syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format& inherently enigmatic & still with a caesura and surprise ending
an Autumn preview-
snowberries sunbathing
a late... peepshow
an autumn preview-
snowberries sunbathing in
a Summer peepshow
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