Sunday, September 25, 2005

"Ten Red Leaves" - Lorna Dee Cervantes Hay(na)ku From David's Foto Blog, Stranded - http://elephanteye.blogspot.com


"Red Leaves" posted by dave, April 9, 2005 at 10:52 PM
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Lorna Dee Cervantes said...

Ten Red Leaves

"Lasting throughout a whole winter season and still clinging to the same branch they turned colour on, the brilliant red leaves listen by the side of the stream to the gurgle of water as it whispers of dreams long gone with the season. Time frozen in step."

~~~

I.



Dream
River—long
Gone frozen drive.

~~~

II.



Time
Frozen—lasting.
Red leaves listen.

~~~

III.



Whole
Season lasting.
Gurgled dream, listening.

~~~

IV.



Listen!
Red leaves.
Time's frozen step.

~~~

V.



Side
Stream—listen!
Branch reddening time.

~~~

VI.



Brilliant
Listening leaves.
Colour turned on.

~~~

VII.



Lasting
Brilliant season.
Time turned on.

~~~

VIII.



Gurgle
Leaves. Time
Listens. Red dreams.

~~~

IX.



Frozen
Time, it
Whispers of dreams.

~~~

X.



In
step, frozen
leaves cling. On!


Sept. 25, 2005 at 2:17 AM  

1 Comments:

Blogger Lorna Dee Cervantes said...

posting to enter old blogger...

8/2/07 15:25  

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