Foot Haiku

Even at my age

my feet keep getting bigger.

I'll soon need clown shoes. - Jeff Barnes

Haiku Lullaby

Chaos in the sky --

thunder, lightning, wind, and rain

lull me into sleep. - Jeff Barnes

Haiku

Hour before dawn --

branches crisscross the full moon.

Last day of winter - Jeff Barnes

Haiku

Sunless morning drive.

In a continent of clouds --

heart-shaped lake of sky. - Jeff Barnes

Haiku

Bird in the distance
sits on a tree's highest branch --
snowy afternoon. - Jeff Barnes

Predator

Panther in the night

stalks his prey without surcease

until he pounces...

In the morning he snoozes,

purring in his kitty bed. - Jeff Barnes

This is an example of the Japanese form of poetry called tanka -- a haiku followed by two extra lines of seven syllable each.  I wrote it about our cat, Jonah.

Haiku

He walks down the street
this Groundhog Day afternoon --
meandering crow. - Jeff Barnes