Assorted Haikus

Ladybug

A sultry light breeze
As palmettos gently sway
A ladybug waits


Giants

Slow moving giants
Gracefully drift the heavens
A lone seagull cries


The Flame

The fireplace flickers
Shadows slow dance on the wall
Two lovers entwined


The Turtle

Bright rays of sunshine
Shimmer on the pond’s surface
A turtle finds warmth

Pirouette

Pirouette
by John Trent

She arrives on a whisper,
A warm breath of spring
With stained glass wings,
Of orange and red shades
So elegant, she shimmers,
On golden rays of sun
Upon a clover’s green,
Silently, she lights

She pirouettes on point,
Atop white elfin buds
A fragrant perfume drifts
From the essence of blooms
She drinks its sweet nectar
Then pausing for more
As she awaits the return
Of the warm southerly breeze

Anticipation (Haiku)

Anticipation

by John Trent

Distant late night flash
Delayed rumble in the dark
Tree frog sings for rain

We Are One

We Are One
by John Trent

The tapestry of God’s grand experiment
Woven of the same flesh and blood
Miracles of His righteous evolution
In His image we should be as one

We speak with different tongues
And painted with hues of skin
We each worship uniquely
And construct devotion from within

Our arguments hitherto be concluded
And we doubt each other’s faith
With such fragile human psyches,
Our emotions shall never rest

With learned walls of dissimilarity
The roots of hatred run deep
We watch with righteous indifference
As God’s children fight and bleed

Some spread their message of abhorrence
Some loathe their inconsistent truths
We have ravaged one another for millennia
While the horrors of war rage on

So, who is right or who is wrong
Does it truly make a difference?
In life's end, we must coexist
For in His image, He made us as one.

If Only

If Only
by John Trent

If only, I could……

Soar the highest highs
With arms outstretched,wide open eyes
Feel the rush of ice chilled wind
Where the sky turns black and the air is thin

If only, I could……

Harness its essence
And ride the power of its fiery luminescence
So deep I’d journey into silence and serenity
And dance the cosmos on life’s infinity

If only, I could …

Tribute to the end of the Space Shuttle program and the men and women who have made the supreme sacrifice in the name of space exploration.

Johnny Cash (Quatrain)

Johnny Cash
by John Trent

Johnny Cash,  'The Man In Black'
He walked the line on ol' railroad track
A distinctive voice, so low and bold
With a country twang, he rocked and rolled

The Beatles (Haiku)

The Beatles

by John Trent

The Liverpool four
Ride 'A Yellow Submarine'
Currents of notes flow