cricket silence
between scraping sounds
autumn begins
© Jane Reichhold
it touches the line
of my fishing pole -
this summer moon
© Chiyo-Ni
summer fishing done
as the crickets fall silent
autumn now begins
summer fishing done
we must prepare for winter
weather is too warm
as the crickets fall silent
will they return in the spring
species fall extinct
autumn now begins
the season that I love best
should not be so warm
~Cie~
Notes:
We were asked to create a fusion Haiku from the first two poems and then create a Troiku from the fusion Haiku. The Three Horses of the Apocalypse led my sleigh to weather that is unseasonably hot and dry. It should not be close to 80 degrees in Colorado in November. So I got all environmentally conscious on everyone and turned my Troiku to a Senryu, because that's the kind of thing I do.
The seasons do seem to be shifting, although we’ve already had frost and some parts of the UK have had snow. I love mist and fog, don’t mind rain, but snow can be quite scary, especially for driving. I lit the fire this weekend, so it’s quite cosy. I’m glad you included the lines about species becoming extinct – some people seem to ignore the effects of climate change and we must keep on reminding them.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind driving in light fog, but heavy fog scares me and can make me feel claustrophobic. We ran into a patch of heavy fog the other morning that went on for miles and I had to pull off the road and walk for a minute to calm myself. Not very good to be driving while having a panic attack!
DeleteI hate driving in snow. Some of the people around here are far braver than I am! They're out and about in all kinds of weather.