Favor of Crows: New and Collected Haiku

Autumn Scenes

autumn scenes [67] calm in the storm master bashō soaks his feet water striders haughty ravens roost in the bare cottonwoods oversee the river maple leaves bright ceremonial mounds smolder overnight [68] whole moon slowly moves through the window traces in a book red maple leaves set sail with the river boats ports of call harvest moon parades over the garden one stalk at a time [69] willow leaves brighter in the autumn moon float away noisy ravens gather one early morning crack of pecans october moon shivers in a rain barrel curious raccoon [70] blue ravens glimmer in the cottonwoods twilight hues flights of starlings curve and shimmer wing to wing sunset sway cold wind leaves scatter across the bandstand last dance [71] redwing blackbirds bounce on the reeds in the slough curtain calls gray squirrel hunkers at the windowsill early breakfast broken fence horses browse in the orchard crack of apples [72] first frost moths flutter at the windows billets-doux cedar cones tumble over the river stones wash ashore autumn wind garage doors open and close wings of a moth [73] late night new moon on a country road whistlestops in the dark spider web woven over the harness caught a weary fly autumn leaves mountains erupt with children late for school [74] sunday morning two hearts entwined on the bridge crossed out overnight chilly night crickets chirp in a down spout last words cedar waxwings silent in the red sumac turn with the leaves [75] early morning steady beat of a woodpecker breakfast poetry october rain leaves gather in the birdbath birds depart great blue heron stands alone in the cattails leaves rattle [76] willow leaves caress the mottled cat slight breeze windy marsh cattails burst out of reach change of scenes sandhill cranes dance in the withered meadow giant snowflakes [77] cold morning sluggish horseflies on the fence catch the sun robins migrate marigolds wither with grace crows stay cold night ghosts of summer in the trees trace of leaves [78] heavy fog shrouds the abandoned farms docks of nostalgia pine cones capture the first flakes of snow morning dew light snow floats with the last birch leaves overnight practice [79] overnight snow brightens the summer paths courts the crows november moon creeps over the bare boughs lightens the leaves cold mist glistens on the dark shoreline river ghosts [80] heavy frost horses on the gray meadow plumes of breath oak leaves cover a broken park bench autumn disguise windy schoolyard mongrels gather at the gate speedy lesson [81] weary crickets rehearse night after night culvert chorus spider web billows on a bare bough empty old man pitches pennies in a pond leaves afloat [82] crispy leaves driven by a prairie wind float on the river charcoal bags stored in the summer shed smell of urine gusts of wind pushed the leaves down a tin roof lonely night [83] gray juncos gather in the red maples gorgeous ruins bright pansies save face in the first light snow close overnight box elder bough leans over to the gazebo squeaks in the wind [84] steady breeze bends the whiskers of the cat asleep on the stoop bright moon country man salutes his shirt weathered scarecrow autumn night leaves and family secrets take flight [85] timothy grass waves beside the windy road sway of memory morning frost remains in the hoary boughs scent of cedar early october white moths in the paper birch stack of firewood [86] lake itasca red squirrels bark in the pine twilight stories autumn sunset great blue herons stand alone change of colors wet leaves slither over the window panes blurry trees [87] empty swings move slowly in the wind cold shadows picnic bench sparrows gather for the crumbs light snow cedar waxwings overnight near the bower depart at dawn [88] cold morning sound of a downy woodpecker breaks the silence sunset beams shimmer in the great red pine shadow dance birch leaves brighten the new gravestones cold october [89] sundogs break over the meadow fugitive light empty wren house hanging in a fruit tree squeaks overnight windy morning heavy clouds over leech lake...