Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Temecula Haiku

I'm spending the week at a retreat for clergy of the Diocese of San Diego. Since I only engage in activities that include music accompaniment, I have some opportunities to enjoy quiet time when not busy with liturgies. As a result, the following haiku have come into being.

Agua Tibia *
Visible from Ynez Road:
Pine-clad memory.

Crisp, yellow and dry,
Here and there a leaf falling:
Still warm for autumn.

How many seasons,
These rocks in leafy shadows,
Sleeping in silence?

Oak and sycamore:
Other than small flighty birds,
No sign of wildlife.

Summer or autumn?
As the morning sun rises,
Air is fresh and cool.

Even warm breezes
Rustling through the cottonwoods
Refresh the senses.

Amber cliffs' faint glow,
Hills bathed in hazy purple,
At daylight's ending.

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* Agua Tibia Wilderness near Temecula, California (Spanish word means "tepid water").

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