haiku by Gabriel Rosenstock
a glimpse of a god
in the eyes of the cat
following a moth
–
outside the Guggenheim
the shape
of real trees
–
a magpie
sipping beakfuls
of its latest image
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sun shower –
flowers, weeds, stones
drenched in enlightenment
–
three stabs at nothing!
the heron shakes its head
in disbelief
–
with his one good hand
a scarecrow
points to the moon
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a pigeon cooing to itself
until it no longer
has a self
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pale yellow sound –
putting out the candle
another moth spared
–
ah! gently mounting
each other
August evening clouds
–
did her eyes watch
that little danse macabre?
decapitated hen
–
Achill island
oyster catchers
gawping at tourists
–
all that’s left of the night
two crows
on a branch
–
about to vanish
in the morning sky
orphaned moon
–
the pigeon’s mate has flown
still he struts
chest puffed out
–
nipple-pink
the unripe
raspberries–
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evening sunshine –
graveyard midges
Christ, how they bite!
–
from what unknowable universe
beyond Hubble –
the cat’s green stare
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All haiku on this page are by Gabriel Rosenstock.
They are from a collection called A Glimpse of a God, and are used with permission.
Also see: disappearing in the haiku moment
Please also visit the artisans pages where Gabriel joins in creative collusion with photographer Ron Rosenstock to produce what they term photo-haiga – a combination of haiku and image.
Haiku Enlightenment
– Gabriel Rosenstock