Haiku & Senryu by Juliet Wilson

 

Haiku and Senryu

 

Autumn mist -

not knowing which fungi

are edible

 

hot flush -

Antarctic ice sheets

melt

 

Spring thaw -

albino squirrel loses

camouflage

 

next door's new cat -

the mice gather

in our kitchen

 

walking away

from what's not meant to be -

falling leaves

 

fading light -

the memory

of your smile

 

heatwave -

waiting for a bus

that never comes

 

birch leaves become

a flock of goldfinches -

fake news

Juliet Wilson is an adult education tutor, wildlife surveyor and conservation volunteer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. her poetry and short stories have been widely published. She blogs at http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com and tweets @craftygreenpoet.