Monday, August 27, 2012

Etched




Etched
Mists of water fall
and fall. No damp squirrel, no
bird, no elm leaf stirs.
Elm leaves and their lean
branches droop, pulled down
by a weight of rain.
In silhouette, sparse
leaves and lean branches etch themselves
against wet grey sky.




a cycle of three haiku

4 comments:

Mark de Zabaleta said...

Very nice !

Mark de Zabaleta

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

Thank you, Mark! :-D

Wolfman said...

I love this idea. Very beautiful imagery- thanks for sharing!

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

Thanks, Wolfman ! :-D