Alan Harris reading

Haiku Poems

by Alan Harris

Western glow fading--    decrescendo of songbirds--       stars surprise the eye. Peach blossoms unfold    new petals without hurry,       knowing the sun waits. My body is still;    pilots must fly in airplanes       and birds must use wings. Feathers up for sleep,    sparrows on wires chirp farewell       to the dimming day. Near tilted tombstones    arthritic black oak branches       finger the cold sky. Seen through train windows,    trees, like commuters, rush toward       where they've always been. Up through city trees    a steeple stabs the blue sky       with its metal cross. Windswept blades of grass    lightly brush the abbey wall;       monks seek light within. Opening lotus,    pure white in morning sunlight--       suddenly, a fly.

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