( Author's note: Haiku or Haikus, from Japanese "hai", amusement, from Middle Chinese and Japanese "ku", sentence, also from Middle Chinese. A Japanese lyric verse traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.)
Albatross in flight
to and fro the Summer shores
directing the show.
Fall colors arrive
when playgoers from huge ships
haunt the cabaret.
Shorter days prevail.
The sun acts disinterested
in Winter sketches.
Hint of humid air
cues thespians of the reefs
for Spring rehersals.
Balmy Summer breeze
serenades the august heart
of the albatross.
The island cacti
discreetly pass their spent blooms
into Autumn's womb.
Where's the iguana
who Winter cloisters in caves
wary of strangers?
With dawn's Spring colors
flamingoes pose on the slough
pretending roses.
Copyright 2009 Francis Don Daniels
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