Picturing Haiku

  Round red tomatoes Beckon picking before frost Tasting of summer Leaves bitten by frost Late fruit awaits on the vine This year's garden done Stiff green horsetails stand Awaiting the winter cold Then spring warmth again Fungi in color In the mild October woods Soon back underground Long fallen old tree With colored leaves all around Still more drift down now Color drifts quietly As fall turns from mild to frost Branches bare at last   Wall of color calm River flows quietly down Through October's end Year after year leaves Falling to turn into dust Entropy for all

 Visual haiku from October 6 to ice in birdbath 23 October 2023 Wet October bright Morning wetland colors true Shine in the cloudbreaks Too weary just now The cart can rest in the sun Mind preoccupied Leaves fall stiffly down The wet cement later dries Leaving time's traces Bodhisattva head Fluid essence now made hard Far from East Asia Fresh asphalt and paint Make riding such great pleasure Rolling through the days Racing morning clouds Fly over bright fall treetops Birds watch day breaking One tree so vivid Announcing cold days to come More colors ahead Myriad pond life Diverse microbiota Thrive in quiet rot Living roots' power Push through petroleum crust Thirsting for sunshine Fall color and sculpture Bathe in October sunshine Winter days coming White contrail above Streaks over the fall colors Apples bob below Dappling on green leaves Maples soon red flames to be The nights grow colder Glittering fall light Makes leaves of maple so bright Pushing winter back Pathway statue...

  September cold rain Flowing down to the river Washes summer off Afternoon flowers Incandescent in the light So September bright This year's fresh acorns Scattered on the new driveway Hungry squirrels Cold fall shines early Morning glories of summer Now await the frost Cone flowers stand out Coloring the pathway bright Zest of summertime Leaves falling today Bring changing seasons to mind Wet on the threshold Unexpectedly Warm weather stirs the fall color Leaves fly through the air Shorter days of fall Driving in dark earlier Safely homeward bound Chisel now quiet Latin words carved in cold stone 500 years ago Brewed far from China Tea at the outdoor cafe Warms the afternoon Beets like red baseballs Crowd the red ribbon prize plate Homerun for proud hands    Electricity Fills cars eager to speed on Into the wet night Cool beer in warm pub Filled with people great and small All enjoy the company Chicago landing Over sweltering rooftops Engines rumbling low