HAIKU for FALL
Critters scurrying
      Noisily through the
      bushes—
Winter is coming!



Piled upon the bed,
      The toys and the
      teddy bear;
The start of First Grade.



Flocks of flapping crows
      Announced the
      morning loudly;
Scrounging carrion.



Hummingbirds have flown
      To Mexico for
      winter;
Cold weather coming!



The full moon and clouds
      Played peek-a-boo
      late last night;
The air crisp and cold.



Wantanabe’s wife
Pressing flowers
in a book—
Many years have passed!



The chipmunks refuse
To join my meager
picnic—
Come on ready ants!


Yellow aspen leaves
      Declare the coming winter;
Pine trees surround them.


A fingernail moon—
      Leaves collecting on the porch;
Summer is over.


Autumn crows gather
while golden leaves fly away;
Warm days and cool nights.
Cold granite rock makes
      Vestigial tailbones ache;
At home, soft warm chairs.



Hot sun and cactus;
But when the sun-furnace sets,
A million cool stars.