Haiku
through the window
the sun strokes my face
as I sleep
early summer
the clinking of milk bottles
shatters dawn silence
saving my screen
their rosy young faces
smile at me
over shoulders
I read the headlines
on the train
late at night
noisy circuit training
my hamster
the candle burns
in the hearth
remembering
ninetieth birthday
celebrating with
confusion
after the rain
sunlight sparkles
in pools underfoot
early dusk
naked branches silhouette
a rosy sky
multicoloured bells
dance in the spring breeze
tulips in full bloom
"pond life" Haiku Thread Results
About Rachel Sutcliffe, US
As a child I had a great
imagination and loved story writing. For a while my creative
writing took a back seat as I discovered the joys of foreign
languages and spent 2 years teaching abroad. Personal
circumstances have led me to focus on my writing again. I am
an active member of a writing group and have my own blog @
http://projectwords11.wordpress.com/
I have also had the pleasure of seeing many of my poems and
short stories published in various anthologies, journals and
newsletters including Forward Press publications,
thefirstcut, the Static Movement anthologies, Every Day
Poets, Shamrock (Irish Haiku Society) and Lynx
(AHA Poetry).
This is Rachel Sutcliffe's first appearance
in Sketchbook.
