Symphony of Spring

wind plucked branches played
a symphony of springtime
colors exploded

– Written for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge #251. Word prompts were “plucked” & “played” or synonyms of those. Image by Lolame from Pixabay.

Spring-Minded

the narrow branch sways,
under wind and melting snow
we are spring-minded

– Written for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge #246. Word prompts were “narrow” & “minded” or synonyms of those. Photo from pexels.com.

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chaotically
white tufts drift on the wild wind
spring patiently waits

– This haiku was written using RonovanWrites’ explanation of an English haiku. Photo from pixabay.com.

Test of Faith

Wind and rain raged on –
Storm tested the bows and faith
Parted clouds by morn
Made way for the sun to shine –
Still puddles reflect day’s grace

– Written for Silver’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #6. Word prompts were “wind” & “grace” or synonyms of those. Photo from Wikimedia. 

Cattails

Long, flat, green leaves sway
Cattails bend but do not break
In the autumn wind

– Written for Haiku Horizons Week 133. Prompt was “bend.” Image from PublicDomainPictures.net.

Green Leaves

The wind blows and the trees bow
The fluttering leaves are still green for now

– Written for Day 9 of Awake August 2016, 31 Days of Mindful Writing in the form of Small Stones (concise daily observations) from Writing Our Way Home.

Storm Warning

A Nor’easter looms –
Wind blows a dangerous threat,
Warm and cold collide

– Written for Haiku Horizons Week 126. Prompt was “wind.” Photo by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.