new born son cradled close
bright eyes filled with wisdom
fingers curled tight around my
heart – his fontanelle pulsing
with the lifeblood of the ages.
don’t cry my sweet Magnus;
let momma shed those tears
for now, keep you safe & warm.

the ages of time flow through
me as I settle into the mantra
of rocking…movement as old as
the world ~ peaceful &  safe.
sleep deeply little one; wake to
know more love.

summer barely breached the horizon when

fall gusted in, filled with swirling leaves–

unchanged yet into the brilliant colors that

herald their death; early snow in great fat

flakes, silent white birds clouding the

sightscape. Twilight comes, tangled

pink in the golden tamarack; crisply

blown arctic air flings itself against

the shrouded sliver of moon, lady of

mystery peers down.  All the wonder

of life here in the North, rugged cliffs

and forests call out in a final deep

sigh before Hypnos & Morpheus

return in the cold of winter’s embrace.

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I have long been reading & enjoying the haiku I see on Twitter & have followed several excellent people because of the poems.  Recently I started trying my had at a few & even tweeted a few.  However I didn’t tag them (I’m super shy about my writing….and haiku is a very hard form for me so I am bashful about sharing) and after a couple friends encouraged me to find the ones I’d written I’ve gathered them here.  (I will spare you more kvetching about how insecure I feel about publishing these….)

green lit with crimson sparks/smokeless fire creeps through forests/summer’s fiery demise

Clouds layering day / night lingers in the shadows / where autumn will sleep. http://pic.gd/381c09

Blue and orange flames / cricket songs lingering soft/ stars say their good night http://pic.gd/781818

Fog slithers between / tamarack trees standing guard / over blazing orange West

Bright autumn sunlight / small ripples of great river /dappled paths in peace

snow feathers the grass ~ green in the late autumn swirl ~ wishswept branches dance  (this was popular (?) on Twitter…I used it in the #makeupaword game.)