30 days into April

blue sky and sunshine
ninety minutes before dusk
grey rain all day long
..
even on the darkest day
light lifts eventually
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(tanka)

29 days into April

the cold wind got up
who left the north door open-
will swallows turn back
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c)2018
(haiku)

28 days into April

beneath the
new
green canopy
.
bluebells nod
we
breathe away stress
.
wanderers
smile
as celandines
.
acknowledge
wood
anemones
.
we slowly
tread
in nature’s place
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(piku series)

27 days into January

blackbird listens
finds dried mealworm
no sound
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(uncounted haiku)

26 days into April

bare pine bench
knot eyes watching
gardener at work
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(uncounted haiku)

25 days into April

      Two weeks after Easter and the weather turns wintery even though we had a mini heatwave last week. Here in my room yellow roses bloom in a vase and finally my cactus puts on a bright pink show.

.

my easter cactus
flowers fingering forward-
rain and hail outside
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(Haibun)

24 days into April

his thick beard
long
tiresome journey
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(piku)

23 days into April

bombastic
bee
bufftailed bumble
.
buzzing by
blooms
before breakfast
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c) 2018
(piku pair)

22 days into April

comfort of spring lane
cushioned by new green hedges-
cyclists less exposed
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c)
(haiku)

21 days into April

horse chestnut pink buds
release small unfingered gloves-
all summer to stretch
.
Elaine Patricia Morris (c)
(haiku)