Wendell Berry Haiku
Wendell Berry Haiku
1.
Wind makes work seem play
returns rhyme to streams tree root
busy yet will sing.
Life in clarity
slowly, slowly returns
blooms world of color.
Stars built in our air
a timbered choir of stout beams
hear songs of blessings.
In sun and in shack
to stand upon native ground
over life and death.
Fall releases leaf
Spring returns leaf in the wind
share Earth’s radiance.
Blossom’s afternoon
time to drink in scenery
drunk on greenery.
Stillness pierces rock
before afternoon birdsong
swift morning river.
2.
To get to the woods
your feet must move your body
must stand in Springtime.
Must enter the woods
by tree to observe leaf vein
peace no violence.
Life forgives its wounds
new shapes will form near the trail
fresh smell of pinecone.
Red Breast Robin feeds
calmly perched on bird feeder
near our spring Windchimes.
Holding winter fear
until the spring will erode
a path for river.
Shaped by constant toil
aged patterns of the world leave
new life’s script begins.
Flower blooms will go
away from shine of world
beetles turn to dust.
3.
An uproar from shock
combustion engine in cold
may come back to life.
Bottles and wrappers
ride a current towards shore
once a cheap pleasure.
Cold breeze comes quickly
Kingfisher runs to dead limb
broken Sycamore.
Swallows fill the air
swoop low over the water
a muskrat sits still.
Low hanging willow
shadow over clear shallow
tiny fish flicker.
Sweet Dove begins call
on this blustery Sunday
valley sees crow fly.
Woods have always been
before the day of my birth
eternities sight.
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Transformative – An out of body experience that immerses the reader in delightful swathes of nature’s simplicity
The endless cycles of nature portrayed beautifully. Well done, Jamie.
Thank you Ralph and Phyllis. Jamie