51. What a lovely place
And yet so cold and forlorn
Warmth and light soon comes
52. Bathe in morning dew
Freshness filled the morning air
Withered before noon
(7/3/08)
53. With Godspeed I go
To conquests, fame and fortune
Dare burst my balloon
54. I will get through this
Stark and somber prison bars
Sunlight's shadows cast
55. Ah, the palms beckon
Leave the dreary icy cold
Balmy breeze await
56. Rest your tired wings
On a velvet purple bed
A long flight ahead
57. The silver lining
In our lives are all but gone
The sun let us down
(8/3/08)
58. Dream of Boracay
Palms swayed by the balmy breeze
Waves lap at white shores
59. Shark fins soup is nice
But it is vain indulgence
Save the man eater
(8/02/08)
60. Fairies celebrate
Elfin fireworks light the sky
With floral sparkles
61. Merciless beauty
You flaunt your allure to all
But deny pleasure
(8/7/08)
62. Brown and red leaves waving byes
To folks passing through
On the river bank
63. Not a stately tree
Grown from sapling with my care
Woodsman spare this one
64. What mystery waits
For us at a river's turn
A loud splash resounds
65. The fiery sundown
Protests the end of the day
Be my homeward light
66. I wish I could join
Trees towering above me
Beckoning breeze rustle
67. It is five thirty
Time and tide waits for no man
Bid goodbye on shore (7/18/08)
68. Warm glow envelops
My being at seaside dusk
Waves crash at the shore
69. A solemn moment
In a mysterious glade
A leaf crashes down
(7/27/08)
70. Dark clouds hovering
Over an unsuspecting sea
Soon thunder rumbles
71. A herd of sheep graze
Above the twilight's glimmer
A shepherd calls out
72. Village secrets flow
Washed and cleansed by the cascades
Still the brook babbles
73. Where kept secrets are
Lay beneath a placid lake
Fish scurry to shore
74. The rains have come late
The bowers are long dried up
Brittle branches crack
(Haiku contest winner (6/10/08)
75. My own private beach
Far from the maddening crowd
Waves break the quiet
76. Race the water flow
From rills to the great river
Slip on mossy stones
77. Apocalypse mounts
Gallop through the boding dusk
Thunder claps resound
(7/21/08)
78. Waste water buried
Into deep and dark chasms
Yet the redolence reeks
79. Drifting butterfly
At rest on crimson petals
Sweet nectar savored
80. Come out of hiding
Be vain little flower
Give shine to the world
81. The doggone dugong
Moves apathetically
No eddies swirling
82. Cool stream in the shade
Trysting place for a lover
How quietly he hides
(7/2/08)
81. King of the mountain
Youthful game we played before
Now a lonely place
82. It is never warm
Where the river meanders
The chill numbs the ears
83. Dimming light of dusk
Turns the world into slate gray
A cold night descends
84. It is summer’s end
The nestlings have flown away
Decayed nests crumble
(6/24/08)
85. A sitting duck floats
On a serene waterway
A blast found its mark
86. Through a running brook
Scurrying fish dodge pebbles
Hurrying to nowhere
87. Thoughtless north wind blows
Upon a desolate shore
Beachcombers have gone
88. How awesome God’s deed
Breathtaking patterns divine
Even in barren climes
89. The birds have flown in
Arduous journey from harsh climes
Swarm in lambent shores
(6/27/08)
90. A barren wasteland
Dry dust and shimmering heat
Dog day afternoons
91. A village stays calm
In the face of a looming threat
Of global warming
92. Pink blooms in display
Amidst a cover of green
Rare charm chanced upon
93. Icy cascades flow
In a rill with whitened banks
Laced filigree broke
