Blog No 191 Autumn Town Two

AUTUMN TOWN (TWO)- seven haiku

Once again on the streets of Lismore NSW. Late May 2018. With "snapshots"from a cheap phone, haiku collected from "moments". The syllable count- 5, 7, 5 is arbitrary in some ways and it has been argued that it allows more words than the original Japanese form. On the other hand it is a discipline that forces brevity and leaves a distinct "form" to each. Writing haiku helps you to look hard at the "everyday."

AUTUMN TOWN (TWO)

seven haiku

ONE

Parking Lot. Great fig,

Branching over cars and trucks,

Embraces autumn.

TWO

Between loud car streams,

Traffic island's tall palms bear

Heavy autumn fruit.

THREE

Upon grey, winged one

Steps with red feet, bright seeing-

Pigeon on May street.

FOUR

Small palm in mall space.

No sun. No rain. Do you know

Autumn is outside?

FIVE

Time reminds. Autumn

Goes to winter, goes to spring.

Shop window of clocks.

SIX

Above autumn street

Clouds drift. White billows on blue

Show wonder formings.

SEVEN

In rocks and plants, big

Goanna rears steel-mesh head,

Says- Don't climb on me.