(sketch of life poems reflecting upon nature experiences through the seasons in Riding Mountain National Park)
near the frozen lake
grey wolf pack serenading
bright perigee moon
watercolour sky
hoarfrost traceries etch
the fire-burnt branches
watching a muskrat
dart beneath pellucid ice
breath bubbles rising
Spring
wet black bear loping
down muddy winding road
in fading twilight
wild silences throb
with haunting liquid echo
of loon's laugh rippling
whiskey jack flutters
around the smoky campfire
we drink rose hip tea
Summer
backlit dust roiling
above wallowing bison
on sun-bleached prairie
unfurled inky caps
lilies and redolent sage
ripened saskatoons
on your hiking boots
tiny orange butterflies
basking in the heat
Autumn
in the rain-soaked mist
a rutting bull elk bugles
between the aspens
aurora shimmers
over boreal forest
and steep escarpment
golden tamaracks
reflect in tranquil water
our canoe drifting
Note: These are my first "haiku", published before my eyes were opened!
Note: These are my first "haiku", published before my eyes were opened!