Summer vacation Schoolrooms so quiet these days Ten weeks for playing Smooth pink petals bright Signal of June and summer Cicadas come soon Old barn stone walls bare With new bike path speeding by Where are the old days? Luring fish to bite Fishing pole in hand on shore Feeling summer sun Kayaks set to launch Ceaseless the Grand River flows Down to the Big Lake Big waves churn today Channel passage rougher now Wind out of the west Many summers pass June vacationers arrive To relax again Limb off the old tree Brings back more life on both sides Adding more green leaves Quiet lake predawn Rosy skies over treetops Water slumb'ring on Old steel rowboat rests The lapping waves not far off Memories afloat Dreaming on the beach Making meaning is not hard Wind and time change things Fledglings soon will go Empty nest then grows quiet No more calls for food Raccoons on the shore Before sun-up they walked here Seeking food and drink So bright the June sky Above outdoor shaded seats F...
Haiku is rooted in noticing nature, intensely seeing changes and moments of wonder. English 'ku can do this imagistic work without 17 syllables. These photos spark such written poems.