Two Haiku

Haiku, 9/12/26

The wind’s strong today —

Gull flotillas ride the waves —

Vanish between them.

Haiku, 9/11/26

I watch the lake shore

Through bare trees and square windows —

Water floods the house.

Haiku, 9/9/26

I think each wave is

New — unlike any other —

But I’m not a wave.

Haiku, 9/7/26

I sweep spiky beech

Tree shells from the lake house porch —

Shih-te laughs at me.

Note: Shih-te is an eccentric Zen figure always depicted with a broom and laughing, usually with his friend Hanshan.