Now it all makes sense
I lay down my weary head
Here I find sweet rest
A new day a new haiku
Now it all makes sense
I lay down my weary head
Here I find sweet rest
Under the oak tree
Where all of this first began
Set my heart at peace
Put me in the stocks
Make me be a laughing stock
Lock stock and barrel
The pain of morning
Gnawing from the inside out
I drag myself on
Though this room is void
There are people all around
And I love them all
All these lonely nights
Fears rattle around my brain
Breaking me again
Bouncy summer lawns
Spread under the clear blue skies
Ever changing clouds
If I see myself
Reflected in a black pool
Would I recognise?
Warm pools of sunlight
Dappling across my skin
While the trees stand firm
Silver stars dancing
On the surface of the lake
Until we jumped in
Gleaming white canvas
Shines between raindrops and sun
Pink apple orchard
Fresh evening rain drops
From the wilting foliage
Bring the washing in!
Hungry forest fires
Consuming yet never full
All I do is take
Did I disconnect?
Floating loosely through gray fog
Transcending the marsh
Soft rain on hard ground
Releasing blackberry scent
The smells of autumn
Yellow grass ripples
A sea of seeds scattering
As the seasons change
And so I wander
Without direction or home
Have I lost my way?
Golden ears of wheat
Swelling in the evening sun
Awaiting harvest
The fuzzy peach moon
Climbing out of dark pine trees
Igniting the dusk
Drifting tumbleweed
An eternal voyager
A life without roots
Sea salt residues
Bloom and open like flowers
On my golden skin
Cygnus flies towards
Cepheus’ silver palace
On his milky trail
Cerulean sea
Surrounds secret sandy shores
Still cicadas sing
Forgotten islands
Rise from evening sea mist
Cries from the crows nest