Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Haiku - shadows and light

nowhere to run
dark shadow overhead
little field mouse

cicadas serenade
moths on naked bulbs
drawn to light

© Strauss
2nd July 2007
dappling leaves
filter midday sun
under the elm
© Strauss
3rd July 2007

14 comments:

Plain Foolish said...

The first one - *shivers*

And the last one - makes me want to nap under that elm...

Neither here nor there... said...

With all the rain we're getting I love the last one. Beautifuil!

Crafty Green Poet said...

poor field mouse - those birds of prey will always find it!

I like the peacefulness of the dappling leaves in the last one.

Clare said...

I was rooting for the little field mouse to find cover! All of these are really, really good.

Heartful said...

wow, i love the immediacy of these, i felt like i was right there

Rae Trigg said...

I like the images each of these paints. With the first one, I can see the hawk stooping to take the field mouse. The other two paint more peaceful pictures, but are just as clear.

spacedlaw said...

I love all these.

Patois42 said...

Being a sucker for happy endings, I'm hoping the mouse found safety in a nook of the elm. Loved your first one in particular.

megan said...

oh no...poor little field mouse cowering under the shadow of doom! Great job!

jenica said...

i love the last one especially. i belong in a hammock.

Tumblewords: said...

Maybe if you wrote a fourth, the field mouse could be saved. But the shadow would be hungry. Hmmm.
Nice words, all along.

Beatrice V said...

Lovely

Cynthia said...

beautifully stark images.

A. Waddell said...

Great juxtaposition of imagery.