Measuring a day
armillary marks the hour
time moving forward
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Spiraling
Swirls and flourishes
movement like a bird in flight
spiraling inward
HaikuChallenge20 -- Embracing
Embracing the earth
space of shelter and safety
waiting to return
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Watermelon
Swirls, whorls, and footprints
watermelon symmetry
revealed with a knife
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Patience
Climbing hydrangea
testing my patience and trust
finally blooming
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Iris
A regal iris
standing tall in the garden
despite her short reign
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Color
Carmine, raspberry
words can’t describe this color
fuschia, magenta
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Early Morning
Birdsongs start early
before the rest of the world
4:57
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Lilacs
Open the window
Covid has taken so much
but not the lilacs
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Face to the Sun
With eyes wide open
tipping its face to the sun
anthropomorphic
HaikuChallenge20 -- Transformation
Renewed usefulness
container of protection
a transformation
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Fireworks
Pines at attention
needles splayed like fireworks
waiting for parade
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Escher
Escher edifice
dark, light, movement and stillness
living and dying
#HaikuChallenge20-- Hot Pink Finale
Daylight is waning
vivid colors steal the show
hot pink finale
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Serrated Edges
Appear delicate
but looks can be deceiving
serrated edges
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Henry
Social distancing
Henry we need your wisdom
you were the master
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Petticoat
The palest of pink
cherry blossom petticoat
curtsy in the breeze
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Beavers
Beavers hard at work
little by little each day
persistance matters
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Two Months of Haiku
Pandemic journey
a daily dose of presence
haiku for two months
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Lily of the Valley
The white coral bells
listen for the fairies’ song
woodland serenade