Experiencing Siesta Key-Japanese Style
Powdery white sand
shimmers its quartz in sunlight
stars twinkle on ground
Singing cardinal
joins the drumming woodpecker
branches take a bow
Fluttering pupa
amidst the dense, tall sand dunes
dotted flowers bloom
Sliding waves ashore
bring seaweeds, grasses, and more
crabs party with bugs
Diving pelican
grabs grub by its throat and stores
tiny fish floats by
Pushy winds force gulf
life sprouts off abandoned shells
birds gather and feed
Frolicking dolphins
blow bubbles following wakes
joyous children dance
Laughing gulls-Seagulls
flock flies as girl chases them
air fills with more laughs
Speeding dragon boat
zips past kayaks and swimmers
no riders aboard
Lifting her foot, girl
awakes colony of flies
many holes in stone
Digging under sand
mounts sand on top of wet sand
house becomes castle
Greenery on rock
slides and shifts with force of tide
algae underfoot
Tweet-tweet, tweet-tweet-tweet
sounds rising from inside wrack
tweet, chirp, tweet-chirp-tweet
About to bear fruit
bespeckled with white flowers
lemon smell rises
Rotating bike wheels
leave tire marks on the sand
streaks change creation
Walking the soft sand
imprints under shoes lift ground
ants crawl on mountain
Rustling leaves sway right
where they started from and fro
whispers spread their wings
Gliding above gulf
watches prey from a distance
wet nose-wet body
Perching on lamp post
songbird sings with all her parts
thin wire vibrates
Moon rising on east
red sun setting on the west
eyes play ping-pong-ping
White powder turns dark
birds A-line flies west, to nest
umbrellas fold in
The title intrigued me and brought me to your poems. These are wonderful haiku poems.
Dear Jo,
Thank you so much for your compliment.
Best Regards,
Ritu