Picturing Haiku

Cold frogs drink the sun Making choirs of green voices That thrill March oak trees Sky shines off the pond Telling forest life to bloom Spring is time to grow Honey Creek runs clear Cold song in warming woodland Source of life to all Nearing the frog pond Spring song grows stronger each step Jet rumbling above Nineteen fifty-eight So many Lent fish dinners A springtime custom High water nearby March thaw and big rain brings more Walking the river  Waiting for fried fish Patient diners watch the show Plates served one by one Sleep, wait, food to go Living in the open air Cold nights of springtime Crews work all seasons Snowy for the March work list Dressed warmly and snug Yellow faces bright Against dull winter carpet Leaf litter lies still Maybe the last snow This fine cold clear March morning Melted by tonight Snow shaken around Adding visual flavor Winter's aftertaste Hungry fish and hooks Fateful March river meetings Who gets to eat now? Backlit seedpods stand Tall above the wet...

Thorns pierce the winter As equinox light grows strong Promising roses Kayaks still resting Warmer days in two more months Quiet paddling dreams Full taste of freshness Food tasty as winter fades  Waiting spring color Almost spring this light With winter's grip now weaker Early flowers show Meltwater softly Flows through matted bullrushes For river then seas Chonky shards of frost Stretch over an old wheel rut Rising spring sun nears Snowdrops greet spring sun Climbing higher in cold nights Winter now behind Dreams on mild March days Lead to thoughts of short-sleeves, too Bees and leafy trees   Another winter Looses seedpods filled with fluff Wetland green once more Bare branches whistle As spring wind blows cold away Leaves can't wait to grow Gnawing teeth on trees Building dams by patting mud Beaver pond just right Darśana  in trees Loving the ev'ning spring light Making branches sing Cold clear afternoon Outdoor play for young children The world's their oyster Golden...