Haiku – Page 8 – Bonnie Saul Wilks

haiku: autumn harvest

orange and gold shimmer fields, vines, and trees spilling fruit autumn harvest glows

dawn slathers scarlet across the gray desert sky shadows soak first light

a scarlet leaf stains my parched lips and quenches what is thirsty in me

winter’s deep seed sheds crimson and gold skin before barrenness blossoms

august rushes past September’s starting line then drifts into scarlet

prickly thistle thrives in the desert place, swathed in purple like a king

common moments stored a treasure chest prepared for leaner days ahead

such sweet suffering to hope, as close as a kiss as far as a star

the weight of the world descends in late afternoon then lifts at twilight

“Shade and Darkness” by JMW Turner deep blue eyes bleed tears silver drops of silent pain blood stains broken heart