Today's Beginning

far along my path / today is the beginning / of an end now near #haiku #senryu

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) June 23, 2013

emerald dusk

An emerald dusk /
forest moss lights up the ground /
crouched in its embrace
#haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) May 15, 2013

great blue heron

A great blue heron /
stands on one leg watching fish /
light brown reeds tremble
#haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) May 15, 2013

lilac blossoms sway

wrapped around each branch /
thickly lilac blossoms sway /
reverence speaks joy
#haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) May 18, 2013

summer heat

blooming nearly done /
the summer heat now arrives /
as do summer flies #senryu

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) May 22, 2013

a peaceful path

my lilac bush blooms /
neighbors enjoy fragrances/
peace along my path #haiku #senryu

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) May 22, 2013

friends picking mushrooms

A moment from our day for #haiku On the forest floor in tranquil moments we meet friends picking mushrooms.

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 1, 2013

kingfisher

Kingfisher now dives,natures arrow prey to find. Small fish swim. Beware. #haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 2, 2013

evening conversations

in failing daylight / growing shadows whisper / warm hearts gently speak #haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 5, 2013

inspiration

dusk arrives softly / a man sways playing his flute / inspiration soars #haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 5, 2013

infinity

an evening summer / infinity fades to joy / astounding a child #haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 5, 2013

sun gentled mountains

sun gentled mountains / where I walk winding pathways / shadows whispering #haiku

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 8, 2013

laughter's stories

on a warm evening / laughing we tell our stories / in a fractured view #senryu

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 9, 2013

a moment stolen

#haiku in dampening chill /early buds sway in the rain /stealing a moment

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 17, 2013

compassion's calling

#haiku sun rising early / raw cold wet drops spring embrace / compassion's calling

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 19, 2013

hawks soar

#haiku with wind wielding wings / hawks soar above warm currents / darkened light flows free

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 23, 2013

three bucks

#haiku quiet autumn dusk / three bucks hold their antlers high / silent majesty

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 24, 2013

a goldfinch's song

#haiku a branch fat with buds / sways with a goldfinch's hop / bringing spring with song

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 24, 2013

a moment mattering

#haiku
spring peepers singing /
listening we reach gently /
for things that matter

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 29, 2013

wind playing with buds

#haiku
wind playing with buds /
birds soar shaping an air dance /
tenderness flowing

— Barbara Pease (@muskratchatter) April 30, 2013