Picturing Haiku

  Bursting into bloom Maybe on the day after Orange joy to come Springtime robins hatch The shell pulverized so soon Part of the cycle Patiently waiting Pollen carriers' visit Future seeds to grow Tiny bubbles rise Like color blooming anew Beer on warm spring days Flowing clear and cold Wabasis creek this morning Sunning turtles watch Windy lake surface Glitters in morning brightness Fish watch from below Lone kayak passes New green of streamside marshland Sandhill cranes hunting Quiet views abound Taking pictures in shirtsleeves Treefrogs for music Empty parking lot Closing time soon approaches Shoppers dream of spring Streetlights make the green More vivid than in daytime Mild night scenes of May Poppies sing at night Inviting bugs to join them And make more flowers Sunlight suddenly Breaks through the morning treetops Making flowers glad Lupins standing proud Color lit by the daybreak For the world to see Twelve fingers bright green Feed lupins all the sunlight They need to grow...

  That portion of the Madrigal song introduces this set of scenes and words. Each white stem a soul More of the dead than living  Great cloud of being Broken cement blocks Holding up springtime flowers Fleeting May morning This morning so fair Ev'rything growing freely A gift for the eyes This year's leaves appear Generously dressing trees Shady streets of green Elegant figures Their plastic from darkest oil Reflecting our times Pond boardwalk still damp Late frost melting on petals No frogs singing yet Hopeful ferns reach up The warm blue sky welcomes them Another spring sign Now called 'no mow May' Bees may thrive when mowers rest Sweet smells the spring air Tulip memories Scattered among the bare stems Their encore next year Frogs sing fervent songs While fish drift in cool water Warmer days ahead Bonsai forest fresh Greets May visitors again Back from winter care Allium so proud Atop its lengthy green stem Smiling at the sun Bluebell meadow green Greets hikers for...