sun warm on my neck—
noisy flights of massing geese
horizon-bound /dmg
rain hat and coat soaked through
sun warm on my neck
soon a sleepy picnic /gdb
noisy flights of massing geese
a bird dog poised
for the
bark of a gun /lmp
horizon-bound
trawler leaves with the tide—
a buoy bell tolls /dmg
thy servant depart in peace
down streets of cobblestone
the angelus /lmp
the sun rises
again, again and again
thy servant depart in peace /gdb
cortege glumly rumbling
down streets of cobblestone
the great bell tolls /dmg
the angelus
always there a homeless woman
with her shopping cart /lmp
dappled sunlight gentle
empty fields and browning woods
first scent of early snow /dmg
wind and surf dampen
the floods recede
dappled sunlight gentle /gdb
ranging through
empty fields and browning woods-
bird dog
follows a trail /dmg
first scent of early snow
coyote howling
to a hunger moon /lmp
cold wind rising
offshore the sea darkens
under a gray sky /dmg
"crack"
an iceberg calf enters the harbor
cold
wind rising /gdp
offshore the sea darkens
amidst the cold combers,
flying fish soar /dmg
departing
under a gray sky
LAX /lmp
after your departure
long walk to the car park
sun warm on my neck /dmg
NOTES:
A haiku garland is composed by using individual
lines from the initial haiku in three following haiku,
then repeating the process any number of times. Note
that the concluding haiku ends with the first line of
the garland, bringing it full circle.
