Solitary golf
enjoying the peacefulness
in my own backyard
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Thumbelina
Dreams of childhood
in search of a flower house
for Thumbelina
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Pitcher
On grandparents’ porch
too hot to play in the yard
lemonade pitcher
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Peony
Peony blossoms
opening with abandon
time for a party
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Armillary
Measuring a day
armillary marks the hour
time moving forward
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Spiraling
Swirls and flourishes
movement like a bird in flight
spiraling inward
HaikuChallenge20 -- Embracing
Embracing the earth
space of shelter and safety
waiting to return
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Watermelon
Swirls, whorls, and footprints
watermelon symmetry
revealed with a knife
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Patience
Climbing hydrangea
testing my patience and trust
finally blooming
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Iris
A regal iris
standing tall in the garden
despite her short reign
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Color
Carmine, raspberry
words can’t describe this color
fuschia, magenta
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Early Morning
Birdsongs start early
before the rest of the world
4:57
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Lilacs
Open the window
Covid has taken so much
but not the lilacs
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Face to the Sun
With eyes wide open
tipping its face to the sun
anthropomorphic
HaikuChallenge20 -- Transformation
Renewed usefulness
container of protection
a transformation
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Fireworks
Pines at attention
needles splayed like fireworks
waiting for parade
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Escher
Escher edifice
dark, light, movement and stillness
living and dying
#HaikuChallenge20-- Hot Pink Finale
Daylight is waning
vivid colors steal the show
hot pink finale
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Serrated Edges
Appear delicate
but looks can be deceiving
serrated edges
#HaikuChallenge20 -- Henry
Social distancing
Henry we need your wisdom
you were the master