old
country road
blanket of pine
needles
your
cheeks ruddy
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my
cold hand
in yours
warm
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smoke
rising
flames bursting
scent
of leaves
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sweeping
over
shades of dusk
black
crow moon
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cattle
lowing
a song
for
autumn
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cider
cinnamon swizzle
stick
hints
on my lips
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crème
brûlée,
and the salt in
your kiss
delicious
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Copyright 2012 Jennifer Wagner
Beautifully done - especially the last two.
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DeleteI love the imagery. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGlad you do Pamela, thank you!
DeleteRomantic autumn haiku, love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel, very kind of you to comment!
DeleteI like how these wake up the senses.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lo-Fi, appreciate your comment!
DeleteWOW! I love all of these bits of life. I want to live like this. Wonderfully written, seductive, sensual, realistic, with aroma, sights, sounds and seasonal delight.
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Spadoman--it's encouraging to me that you connected with it. Thanks so much for your thoughtful words!
DeleteVery romantic and sensuous haiku ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol--for your visit and comment!
DeleteAbsolutely wonderful, awakens every cell in my body... thank you so!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lea--it means a lot that you enjoyed it so.
DeleteI'm there with you, words paint mood, lovely.x
ReplyDeleteThanks very much foxysue--so glad you connected with it.
Deletebeginning my morning here with you, and all the better for it!
ReplyDeletebasking in your glorious word paintings.
golden.
I'm honored rebecca--thank you!
Deletesiren songs,
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seducing a shimmer of gold from every sensual delight.
manna for the autumn soul.
rebecca--I so appreciate your thoughtful words, your excellent website, and your creative talent.
DeleteI love "the salt in your kiss". It reminds me of someone. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, thanks Cheryl.
Deletedelicious, sensuous piece, poet!Enjoyed reading them!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Panchali, enjoyed yours as well!
DeleteQuite enchanting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment J!
DeleteLove the 2nd and 3rd! Could just imagine my cold hands being warmed, and could remember that smell of burning leaves.
ReplyDeleteRobyn, thank you! I'm glad it evoked those memories for you.
DeleteReally vivid images, so evocative, and love the title.
ReplyDeleteThanks rch--I appreciate your words...and glad you "got" the title!
DeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteThank you Danny.
DeleteThese are beautiful. They definitely were written with an autumn state of mind!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary, I appreciate your words and the opportunity Poets United provides to poets--thanks again for it!
DeleteThat second one is just perfectly beautiful. It's simple but says so much. Great set of haikus. You captured the season so well!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Laura!
DeleteBeautiful haiku ~ I specially love black crow moon and last one, delicious ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Heaven, I enjoy your knack for haiku--so I appreciate your words!
DeleteLove the imagery created from these, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThanks Tatius--for your visit and comment!
DeleteThese haiku encapsulate autumn. I especially love "black crow moon". Wowzers!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Sherry--glad you had a favorite!
DeleteBeautiful, beautiful, every single one... I think my favorite is " sweeping over/ shades of dusk /black crow moon. You evoked autumn so well, the chill and the feeling sense of it... it is so hot where I'm at your words offered me a temporary respite.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad these haiku did that for you Serena--thanks so much for your complimentary words.
DeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteThe richness of these is breath-taking. particularly liked "old country road...", "Cattle lowing..." and the delicious sensuality of "crème brûlée..." (both the haiku and the dessert actually ;-)
Simon, thank you--your words are such a great compliment!
DeleteBeautifully captured!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much CdN!
DeleteBeautifully done! I loved the cattle lowing a song for autumn----
ReplyDeleteGlad you especially enjoyed that one--thanks so much for commenting Audrey!
DeleteYou've got everything I love about fall all rolled into one beautiful read. Black crow moon is just great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jotter Girl--so much--I appreciate those words!
DeleteThis feels like a wonderful tryst!
ReplyDeleteGlad you "felt" it, thanks Kim!
DeleteI am enchanted by the black crow moon!
ReplyDeleteI’m late making the rounds from Haiku My Heart Friday. Apologies!
Words to the Wise
Happy you came by! And thank you for your comment!
DeleteSorry for being so late on this 'haiku round'... but now I have time to stop, read it all and thing about it... what a glorious and wonderful series! I especially like the last one... it pictures Autumn as well as love - fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, and you're not late at all, at least not to me. I appreciate your words--so much.
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