Spring Haiku

After reading yesterday's slices from all the folks that were having a snow day, I began to think about how lucky I am to live where the flowers and birds are out already and the days are not too chilly any more. I would also like to thank Christy Rush-Levine for the inspiration she gave with her haiku featuring her sweet puppies playing in the snow yesterday. These thoughts inspired the two haiku that follow.

Buttercups

Lemony yellows
Slightly nodding in the breeze
Bowing to their friends

Source:  http://chesterfieldpagans.org/2010/03/25/cumbria-in-the-spring/

Robin

Genial sign of spring
Symbol of new life to come
Usher in the warmth








Source:  http://blog.duncraft.com/2010/06/09/the-american-robin/

Spring Haiku

Celebrating the last bit of Spring Break out in my yard today--beautiful Carolina blue skies and a mild 66 degrees outside!  I walked around the side of my house and ran into my azaleas, blooming in an amazing display of pinks and reds.  I rushed inside and grabbed my writer's notebook and jotted down some words and phrases trying to capture those flowers at this moment.

This haiku is what eventually formed from my scribbling:

Azalea parade
Pink and red pirouetting
Charming Southern belles