
your fingers
fronding my spine—
green waters
Haiku written in a workshop at Palmerston North on Valentine’s Day 2019. Poem and photo cc by 2.0 Rachel McAlpine: copy and share as you please, with attribution.

your fingers
fronding my spine—
green waters
Haiku written in a workshop at Palmerston North on Valentine’s Day 2019. Poem and photo cc by 2.0 Rachel McAlpine: copy and share as you please, with attribution.
Cherry blossomA pink steam tickles your eyes.
You choose the petit mal
of petals and perfume.
photo of cherry blossom at Daigoji Temple by Ryuta Kawakami CC BY, poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY

Heavenly footpaths.
At knee height
explosion of peonies.
poem by Rachel McAlpine CC BY, photo of Inari Shrine by jpeligen CC BY-NC-SA