Haiku Chain Collaboration

[suzieq]

Haiku chain

winter fades away
snow melts, trees waken with buds
spring around the bend

spring around the bend
hungry squirrels in the garden
fewer summer flow'rs

fewer summer flow'rs
sun shining hotly, bakes the earth
time to pray for rain

time to pray for rain
warm smell of wet earth invites
worms out of hiding

worms out of hiding
the kids are puddle jumping
laughter in the air

laughter in the air
heralds summer vacation
no more school 'til fall

no more school 'til fall
beaches filled with families
sound of ice cream trucks

sound of ice cream trucks
calls back a bug to my ear
a swarm of sweat bees

a swarm of sweat bees
buzzing and stinging my skin
time to take a dip

time to take a dip
once more before Labor Day
make mine chocolate Haiku chain
winter fades away
snow melts, trees waken with buds
spring around the bend

spring around the bend
hungry squirrels in the garden
fewer summer flow'rs

fewer summer flow'rs
sun shining hotly, bakes the earth
time to pray for rain

time to pray for rain
warm smell of wet earth invites
worms out of hiding

worms out of hiding
the kids are puddle jumping
laughter in the air

laughter in the air
heralds summer vacation
no more school 'til fall

no more school 'til fall
beaches filled with families
sound of ice cream trucks

sound of ice cream trucks
calls back a bug to my ear
a swarm of sweat bees

a swarm of sweat bees
buzzing and stinging my skin
time to take a dip

time to take a dip
once more before Labor Day
make mine chocolate

a haiku chain collaboration written April 2011 (never published)
written by three All Poetry Members.

Ruth Poteet,#s 2,4,6,8,10
Suzanne Wyatt #s 1,3,5,
Laurenk503,#7

[Lisa Arnold]

hi Suzanne, well done

thanks for sharing it at Echoes!

I hope you'll post more here

[Betty]

strong imagery, a fine chain, thanks for the post and great read!

[Cherrie]

well-crafted!