Autumn Haiku
the open heart
inside the shell
black walnut
the torn wing
of a butterfly—
evening chill
everything
I’ll never see…
sowing seeds
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the open heart
inside the shell
black walnut
the torn wing
of a butterfly—
evening chill
everything
I’ll never see…
sowing seeds
For more Poetry Friday, please visit Amy at The Poem Farm!
That black walnut one is deceptively simple — and lovely!
Thank you. I felt very happy when I stumbled upon the word open.
These are all so lovely, Liz. Gorgeous photo too!
Thanks, Jama!
Lovely, and powerful in a strikingly gentle way.
Thanks, Ralph. What a lovely compliment.
Very nice, Liz. I love the photo and particularly like the first poem.
Thanks, Rosi, sometimes I really have to sweat them out and put in the hours and agonize and other times they seem to fall from the trees and I just have to notice them and carry them home.
These are perfect. Like fall leaves. Thank you. And I love what you wrote to Rosi too… Happy Poetry Friday, friend. xo
Thanks, Amy! So glad you stopped by.
Love that you were inspired by the picture, Liz. I like them all, & they made me stop to think! I love that last one, “everything/I’ll never see/…sowing seeds”. Seeds are so magical, & beneath the earth, do that special thing, grow, a miracle every time.
Thanks, Linda. Have your photos inspired poems too?
Beautiful photo and haikus–I like each haiku on its own, but also the autumn picture that they paint together.
Thanks, Buffy. I hadn’t really thought about how they worked together.
Beautiful, Liz. You are a collector of haiku treasures!
Thanks, Michelle. You are too!
The last one is my favorite, Liz! Very nice.
I, too, like the third one. It implies a trust–a trust there will be growth, even if I’m not around to see it.
Beautiful haiku, each word perfectly in place and resonant. I love the photo of the black walnut as well and it’s link to the content.
I just read these and got the chills. Each one is beautifully evocative of the relinquishment of fall. Gorgeous photo too.
Thanks so much, Violet. What a lovely complement.
These are divine. Thank you for sharing them
Thank you!
It’s amazing what we find when we look closely.
So true. That’s one of the thing I love about haiku.
Delicately moving, Liz…very nice!
Thanks, Matt. Your Halloween haiku sent me down a haiku path.
All three haiku are fabulous, Liz. A little touch of autumn.