dancing on the beach
I jab a stick into the sky
to break up the blue
Jane Reichhold
i have waited so long to return
to the deserted beach
days so complete
words become the calls of birds
the high tide wind
Jane Reichhold
the relentless pounding of surf
fizz and foam ebb and flow
placing the flute
against her lips something
slips into place
Jane Reichhold
a sense of peace and belonging
she has found her way home
wind perfumed
from a woman’s shoulder
desert night
Jane Reichhold
smooth skin petal soft
he walks into her dream
moon white water
lovers in the secret cove
Saturday night
Jane Reichhold
making memories for a life
speeding along ending too soon
I'm not old
all night my eyes have held
the ancient stars
Jane Reichhold
their magnificence reassures me
i am loved and not alone
As I said in previous comments, this series of haiku has birthed a wide range of responses, each beginning with a different haiku. In your sequence, I especially love the movement and sound in:
ReplyDelete‘the relentless pounding of surf
fizz and foam ebb and flow’
and the ending gives me comfort and satisfaction.
there is a lovely gentleness here - your words, as Kim noted, have this soft pacing, which makes me really feel like I've slipped into this dreamy place;
ReplyDeleteI particularly liked this:
smooth skin petal soft
he walks into her dream
and your closing too -
this renga series does feel calmly reassuring - which is lovely :)
Therer's a nice progression to this. Well done.
ReplyDelete