5 Haikus for Spring
In which I diverge from my previous plans and bring you this beauty
Blue Door
Sapphire welcome says hello
at the start of day
I walk and wonder.
Wisteria
Dropping amethyst
Translucent emerald trailing
Reflected treasures
Haiku for Spring
Drops of see through gems
Moisture gift drips slowly down
Silvered honesty.
Accompaniment
Devoted songbirds
Daily raise their melody
No maestro but Spring.
Aerial
Hummingbird sips blooms
From windows I spy each zoom
Birds in lilacs appear.
A reflection one week past March because grandkids and Spring Break
1For those of us who remember March 2020 (and dear ones, how could you not?) it seemed to last five years—until well, this March. My fellow poetic friend Susan Mulder posited that idea and it resonated greatly.
These five haiku originally lived on my author website2 and when I reviewed some work the other day, they seemed a perfect addition to this space.
My notes from the blogpost: I’ve been writing poems throughout this season of #lifeinthetimeofcorona and very grateful for the sure thing provided by Spring, which listens to its own Maestro, Creator God. Regardless of ‘lockdown’ everywhere else, His presence is not isolated inside. As my friend Kris Camealy once said, “There is no quarantine on Spring.”
The familiar form of haikus–3 lines with syllable counts of 5, 7 and 5–is a way to distill all the noise when I’m drowning in words. I tend to ramble; writing without borders allows for that. When you have to be succinct and word choice is intentional, it seems to strip things down to what’s really important.”
Here’s to continuing to remember what’s really important—less is actually more... Go looking, my friends. Find some beauty and write it down.
Until next week~
-Jody
P.S. All photos are mine; top to bottom-blue door, Tacoma, WA, wisteria and green plant as well as garden photo all from my backyard, hummer at our feeder. Miracle!
My previous plan to weekly post a Poems as Prayers with a reflection and question felt forced and mechanical to me. I’m getting back to Holy Spirit-led inspiration and poetry. Thus, this 5 haiku set of poems for Spring.
Before I moved to Substack in Oct. 2023 I was posting my work over at www.jodyleecollins.com, my author website.
I’m glad you broke from the plan and shared these bits of delight! I dk if you follow @emilypfreeman but I’ve been listening to her Lenten series (I love it so much) and she ends each one with a haiku. It is really special. I have found it to be true what you say about writing with borders. Sometimes it’s surprising what shows up within the confines! Happy spring, Jody.
Ooo my favorite was the drops of rain haiku!