Seasons

Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, Poetry, Spoken Word, collage

 

Author’s note: This is a suite of four haiku that reflect the seasons of the year.

 

Seasons

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Spring

(haiku)

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wings flutter gently

spring breeze bends full flowered stems

meadow dance begins

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Summer

(haiku)

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green leaf on blue pond

turns in golden summer sun

red bird softly sings

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Fall

(haiku)

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stalks lie down in fields

arbors burst with ripened grape

fall is on the land

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Winter

(haiku)

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coarse lands cloaked in white

lakes bejeweled in crystal

winter’s dressing hand

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rob kistner © 2007

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collage above entitled: “Four Seasons”
created by: rob kistner © 2007
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Permalink | Comments (10) | Apr 24, 2008

10 Responses to “Seasons”

  1. Rose Dewy Knickers Says:
    May 29th, 2007 at 2:51 am

    Beautiful expressions of the seasons. I like the winter one the best.

    Rose

    xo

  2. Rob Kistner Says:
    May 29th, 2007 at 8:27 am

    Rose -

    Thank you for your kind words.

  3. rax Says:
    May 30th, 2007 at 3:29 am

    i love the fall one. the stalks lying down is a hauntingly beautiful vision

  4. Rob Kistner Says:
    May 30th, 2007 at 7:13 am

    Rax -

    Thank you!

    I have always found Fall to be an enchanted time of the year — my favorite season.

  5. Lime & Tequila Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    Your web sites are rich. I enjoyed thinking of a suite of Haiku, which on opening, unleashes the seasons. To me, Winter is the gem of this quartet. But all were enjoyed.

    Peace,

    L&T

  6. Rob Kistner Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    L&T -

    Thank you… ;)

    I’m pleased you found this suite enjoyable!

  7. Linda Jacobs Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 9:34 am

    Beautiful collage to match the poems!

  8. Rob Kistner Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Linda -

    Thank you… I’m pleased you enjoyed it. ;)

    I thoroughly enjoy creating a collage to visually tell the story of the poem it accompanies. I always try to capture a coherent theme in each collage.

  9. Crafty green poet Says:
    August 5th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    Hi Rob
    Thanks for linking to these in Read Write POem. I like the summer one best and the collage is wonderful!

  10. Rob Kistner Says:
    August 6th, 2009 at 6:09 am

    You are most welcome Juliet. Thank you for stopping by, and for your kind words.

    “Seasons” is an archived piece I’d written which I enjoyed sharing under the topic here. Besides each of the four seasonal haiku being in strict 5/7/5, “Summer” also incorporates the most elements found in more traditional haiku: • a season, • a natural object (leaf), • a living creature (bird), • an action (turning/singing), • and color (green, blue, gold, and red).

    I really like the direction in which the new RWP is heading. Thank you for being a proactive part of this growth…

    …rob

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