Ten Haiku

Ten Haiku

 

tired




worn out shoes

and tired feet

the laborer’s lot  

 

~~~

 

 

gift

 

mother’s day

a gift of lilacs

on her grave

 

~~~

 

 

 

cowboy

 


in my heart

I am a cowboy

too bad I’m a girl

 

~~~

winter

 


critters scurry

preparing for winter

a nut cracks my skull

 

~~~

 

autumn

 


shadows deepen

as autumn nears

time to close the door

 

~~~

 

vine



wild vine

climbs the tree

the canopy is its goal

 

~~~

 

darkness



eternal darkness

a moonless sky fills my room

with another sleepless night

 

 

 

~~~

 

 

leaves



colorful dried leaves

flutter in the breeze

a whirling dervish dance

 

~~~

  

 storm



rolling thunder

a swift storm closes in

swallowing up the day

 

~~~

 

windowsill



on my windowsill

mischievous moon pays peek-a-boo

daylight come too soon

 

 

 

 

Ann Christine Tabaka

Ann Christine Tabaka lives in Delaware.  She is a published poet and artist. She loves gardening and cooking.  Chris lives with her husband and two cats.  Her most recent Haiku credits are: Haiku Journal, Failed Haiku, The Cicada’s Cry, Brass Bell Haiku, Bear Creek Haiku, Scifaikuest, Blognostics Haiku, Stanzaic Stylings. 

Poetry credits: The Paragon Journal, The Literary Hatchet, Metaworker, Raven Cage Ezine, RavensPerch, Anapest Journal.