I recently went on a Haiku binge. Here’s what I wrote.
I walk alone
Nothing is heard
A fire is lit
To cross a pond
Indifferent to me
A path appears
She speaks softly
Birds take flight
I am lost
One who disappeared
Looks another way
Never speaks again
Two clouds compete
The sun sets
No one looks
My attention wanders
A dog barks
I drift further
A waving hand
An unspoken word
A loud conversation
Two people pass
The wind shifts
Lives are changed
The water stills
The heart angers
Fish swim alone
Many stars appear
A voice calls
Questions go unanswered
The breath escapes
The house is quiet
No one remains
The reflection changes
Hours go by
He sits alone
Canvas accepts paint
Paper accepts ink
Who accepts me?
The air is cold
No snow falls
The divide remains
A person walks
The deer runs
No leaves fall
A thought is lost
The kettle whistles
A day begins
Rain falls hard
My hat is dry
I have not left
I see my neighbor
I noticed my hand
Fortunes are lost
Time passes slowly
My clothes wrinkled
There is no rest
I hear crying
No light appears
Forever is gone
Hands are extended
Doors are opened
Air passes through
I look around
The past is gone
I am not there
The sun rises
Grass needs cutting
A petal opens
My book closed
My heart opens
My glass empties
My lover sleeps
A dove flies
Her dreams begin
An embrace shared
The candle dies
The night awakens
Wishing to speak
A book closes
I go unheard
I dance alone
The journey ends
A song begins
My hands tremble
No task required
I am awake
Pages are turned
Nothing is written
Everything has changed
Something is remembered
Nobody is called
An idea born
Two conflicted minds
Take different trains
Days are lost
I sit alone
Two lights on
A crowded room
The music begins
I remember everything
My eyes close
A fire is lit
One log remains
I have today
A pot boils
I fall asleep
Another day begins
I am close
A bell rings
Another idea lost
The pond freezes
I carry wood
The geese return
A friend visits
We sit quietly
Nothing changes
I watch carefully
The trees move
I missed them
Two paths emerge
Step after step
Decides my fate
The darkness falls
Many stars shine
Only one remains
I lost something
Everything is here
I am careless