Friday, September 7, 2012

Russet and Gold


russet dreams
in flax and gold
spun through my fingers



crisp and cool
and bright
the mornings of disappearing mist



crunch of apples
sliced and sprinkled
cinnamon and sugar



little fingers
licked clean
i kiss their cowlicked heads


 
Copyright 2012 Jennifer Wagner

Autumn Series Haiku 

34 comments:

anthonynorth said...

A beautiful scene you describe there.

Lea said...

This is so lovely... I could taste those apples on my not so little fingers, but feel the love in your kiss on those sweet heads...

Unknown said...

Wonderful description of crisp fall and how the world looks and feels in it's gentle grip.

Rachel said...

Wonderful end of summer, autumnal poetry.

Bruce Miller said...

Beautiful Fall reverie.

carol l mckenna said...

delight autumn feel to your haiku ~ love the little cowlicks ~ (A Creative Harbor)

Fallingladies said...

Very vivid and real and sweet!

Chèvrefeuille said...

Delightful images of autumn ... thank you for sharing.

gma said...

Looking forward to being inside the images you describe. (It's been a long hot summer.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

You have colorful dreams--and even more colorful waking moments!

Haiku for Your Heart

RMP said...

apples, cinnamon and sugar...I'd be licking my fingers too!

beautiful imagery!

rebecca said...

oh my.....such an elegant honoring of autumn rituals in each gem of a haiku!
thank you for your gorgeous and expressive writing!
so glad to have you with us at haiku my heart!

Anonymous said...

much enjoyed these delicious haiku..the third one especially~

Mary said...

Yummy, love those apples with cinnamon and sugar!

John (@bookdreamer) said...

A taste of autumn fruit for these of us in the north of the world

Anonymous said...

Ah, fond memories of those days

Unknown said...

This is very sweet. Now, I'm in a mood for some apples myself :)

Brian Miller said...

smiles...def love the sweetness of that last one....some wonderful imagery as well....and def liking the tastes...smiles

Scarlet said...

I specially like the third one...lovely set ~

Anonymous said...

I can smell the cinnamon, great write

Dawn Elliott said...

Such a beautiful Ode to Autumn!

Claudia said...

crunch of apples
sliced and sprinkled
cinnamon and sugar...hmmm...i can hear and smell and taste this...

Anonymous said...

Lovely capture of Autumn in haiku ~ I love the little cowlicks too :)

Shafiqah said...

Luscious imagery here :)

Wendy Bourke said...

Perfect autumn image. One of your best ever captures.

Dave King said...

If the earlier verses hadn't seduced me (which they did) the last one would have.

Marit said...

Wonderful words! I love the image you picture with 'russet dreams'

Victoria said...

Perfect description of this wonderful time of the year. I like how you introduced the personal element to the picture.

Kathy Reed said...

You described an ideal setting for this time of year very well!

Anonymous said...

Ohh I so want a crunchy apple with cinnamon and can almost taste it and imagine myself licking my fingers. Such joy for Autumn time. Thank you.

Paulog30 said...

Very sweet poem.

Jannie Funster said...

Ahhh, nothing like kissing cowlicked heads you love.

And apples. And all this autumn fare for free here at your wonderful poetry blog!

makes me want to find a Farmers' Market now, and linger.

Janet Martin said...

a gorgeous treat to the senses!

Jennifer Wagner said...

Thank you everyone for all of your kind and lovely comments. I apologize for not responding individually this time, but I did enjoy reciprocating at your wonderful blogs!