There must be something special about the autumn equinox, with summer’s meteorological end and the coming of fall –they inspire many fine haiku.
The change of seasons seems to suit John Stevenson very well. Snapshot Press just chose this poem to feature for September in its 2007 Haiku Calendar:
soaking autumn rain
certain thoughts
I can’t shrug off
This one by John garnered Honorable Mention in the same contest:
sparrows sift through
the shopping carts
autumn dusk
Here’s one he wrote 2003:
end of summerthe warmthof a borrowed shirt. . . by John Stevenson“soaking autumn rain” – Upstate Dim Sum; Wiinner 2006 Haiku Calendar Contest“sparrows sift through” – Modern Haiku; Honorable Mention, 2006 Haiku Calendar Contest“end of summer” – Upstate Dim Sum (2003/II)
Michael Dylan Welch also celebrates autumn with a fine touch:
a table for one–leaves rustlein the inner courtyard
leaves turning —
the toboggan hanging
in the dark garage
first cold night–smell of hot dustfrom the vent. . . . . . . . . . . . by Michael Dylan Welch“a table for one” & “first cold night” – Open Window, haiku and photo“leaves turning” The Heron’s Nest (Sept. 200
If you’re interested, we collected some autumn equinox haiku this time last year, and you can find more written this year at Falling Leaves.