The autumnal equinox is the day when Autumn begins and night and day are nearly the same length. f/k/a is celebrating with this Autumnal Equinox Haiku page, sharing haiku and senryu from our Honored Guests and our Editor.
autumn equinox
making a new arrangement
out of the old
. . ………………………………… . Pamela Miller Ness – The Heron’s Nest (Dec. 2003)
autumn begins–
lying down, looking at
snowy mountains
. . ……………………………………….. . . Kobayashi Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue
end of summer–
mountain wildflower
pressed in her diary. . …………………………… . . .Randy Brooks from School’s Out
cut grass
i sweep away
summer’s end
. . ……………………… . . Roberta Beary – The Heron’s Nest (Sept. 2005)
autumn equinox
walking the loop trail
the other way
. . . ……………………. . Pamela Miller Ness – tug of the current: RMA 2004
summer’s end
riding a borrowed bicycle
past the graveyard
. . . ………………………………. . paul m – finding the way: haiku and field notes (2002)
first autumn wind
not feeling the knife
slice my finger
. ………………………………… . . . Jim Kacian – Simply Haiku; lz Kamna
the home team
math’matically eliminated…
autumn equinox
every mannequin
wearing green flannel…
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the long whistle
of a northbound train
Autumn Equinox…
the first car
of a northbound train. . . . . ed markowski – “whistle” – haiku harvest (Fall 2005)
end of summer
the rain arrives
without thunder
. . …………………………………. . . John Stevenson – Upstate Dim Sum (2003/I)
autumn equinox
a red dragonfly
tilts its wings
. . ………………………………… . . Yu Chang – Upstate Dim Sum (2001/I)
first day of fall
pumpkin pie
from scratch
autumn equinox–
biting into
the last moon cake
autumn equinox —
awaking to
summer’s last cricket
fall’s first sunset —
driving due west
squinting
. . . . ……………………………………………………………… dagosan
“last cricket” – Nisqually Delta Review (2006)
end of summer
the warmth
of a borrowed shirt
. . . . . John Stevenson – Upstate Dim Sum (2003/II)