Orchard Haikus

10 Feb 2008

·Dawn

Revised version: Sitting at the window overlooking the orchard inspired these haikus Sweet sun-ripened crop Apples plop into straw hat child squeals with delight Cherries graze window outstretched hand plucks juice drips from smile Windfalls feed fruit-flies Pony chomps on Granny Smith Daisy's thirst quenched ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ original version: Sitting at the window overlooking the orchard inspired these haikus Sweet sun-ripened crop Apples plop into straw hat child squeals with delight Cherries graze window outstretched arm reaches to pluck juice drips from a smile Windfalls feed fruit-flies Pony chomps on Granny Smith Daisy's thirst is quenched

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Dawn

Started writing poems at age 14, lyrics a lot later and am still doing both to my astonishment. Along the way I wrote a couple of novels and they are published by Amazon. I am gloriously happy in my marriage, after 50 years and I am relieved to say...

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