Fall Haiku 2016

In formation: birds

     fly south effortlessly above

crawling freeway cars

          ~~~~~

Golden light of Fall

     dances upon still waters--

High tide at sunset.

-West bound on the San Mateo Bridge, October 2016

          ~~~~~

Without reflection

     the mirror holds no answers.

Become The Mirror.

          ~~~~~

Fall quickly, blossom,

     and embrace your destiny 

in the world beyond.

          ~~~~~

The old dog sleeping--

     twitching limbs, quivering lips,

dreams of love and war.

          ~~~~~

Waves upon the shore

     proclaiming a steady pulse---

the earth's beating heart.

-A day in Pacifica, CA

          ~~~~~

Oh sleepy suburb,

     Tonight, 8:00pm, Magic!

Country AND Western!

-Live Music at Bird and Beckett Books and Records

San Francisco, CA

          ~~~~~

Experiencing

     his image in the mirror,

what would the dog change?

          ~~~~~

Let impermanence

     bring not fear of tomorrow 

but joy for the Now.

          ~~~~~

Leaping to his death,

     the leaf hit a spider web,

"Stick around," said Fall.

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   November 2016