August evening –
sun spread thinly
in the fields
September starlight –
the fruit almost
within reach
early morning chill –
autumn
on tip toe
October deli –
tossed leaf salad,
no dressing
crawling in traffic...
the road
my father loved to walk
in a fountain
downhill to the Casino,
playful ducks
Picking blackberries
I catch the pale sun
in my silver bowl
(A prize-winning haiku at the Samhain International Haiku Competition 2005)
Geese flying south –
over the mountain creek
moon in a blue sky
In the temple hall,
monks’ footsteps:
all I hear
A young monk cycles
to philosophy class
his robes catch in the spoke
An oak leans over
the river passing –
an acorn drops, unheard
Moon in the sky
over the thick forest
cry of a pipal bird
© Siofra O'Donovan, 2005, 2006
a man reading the sign
he has seen every day
for a lifetime
© Nessa O'Mahony, 2007
low summer sky –
in the gooseberry bush
cats' eyes
candles fade –
beyond the window
flowers and people
Easter parade –
friend from the Ukraine
wears a black beret
the cleaning woman
pours tea down a drain –
going back to work
white-headed crow,
hearing you for the first time –
birds unconcerned
© Kate O’Shea, 2006, 2007
