Haiku Quintus...A tribute to Russ Baleson
By: Larry L. Conners
Wandering through Hub Pages one day I came across a marvelous Hub by Russ Baleson describing the ancient Japanese art of Haiku...A poetic form that basically conforms to a three line poem following a 5-7-5 syllabic meter...the form requires intense concentration and disparate expression.
I humbly offer these five Haiku in thanks to Russ for exposing me to this wonderful art form that seems such a natural expression of every day occurrences that many times our deafened ears do not hear, or our jaded eyes do not see...What a wonderful world we live in, so much beauty and timelessness, so much we take for granted.... Larry
Haiku Passion
Monsoon rain pours down
Cacti reaching for the sky
Life another day
Haiku Love
Your hand on my knee
The car moves across the land
Your touch is so dear
Haiku Earth
Silent mountains dwell
Neath blankets of green and white
Secrets there, I know
Haiku Sunrise
Red and blue fingers
Grasping the world in its fist
Good Morning is here !!
Haiku Sunset
The brightest at death
Colors swarm, warm, give its gift
Accepted, with thanks
