Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Haiku

Haiku

Waning afternoon.
See it hiding in the clouds?
Wispy gibbous moon. - Jeff Barnes

Monday, February 19, 2018

The Fire Opal Sky

Hands like trees grow from the ground.
Fingertips reach for the sparkling heart of the sky.
The stars have vanished from the night,
each one replaced with a perpetually winking eye.

The mouth of the cave has bright red lips
that part to reveal yellow pointed teeth.
Its raspy whisper invites you inside
to explore the obsidian world beneath.

A flight of ruby plumed birds
and crystal-winged butterflies
ride a gale of light purple wind
and swirl into the green-speckled sky.

The sun has disappeared forever.
There is no morning or afternoon,
nothing but the glimmering eyes in the fire opal sky
and the glow of the Buddha-faced moon. - Jeff Barnes

Friday, February 2, 2018

Haiku

Unhappy choir --
cats on their way to the vet
yowl in harmony. - Jeff Barnes