Japanese Plum Tree
drops globes of fiery comets
from above to earth
surprising cats and
humans bumbling in spring’s new
clothing, self-absorbed
*****
Napowrimo Day 14
I was walking around my back yard this morning, admiring all the new green things popping up, when I got a craving for Haiku. Haiku is one of my favorite poetic forms although I rarely write it. Actually, I rarely read it. Hmmmm, I wonder why that is. Going forward I’m going to seek it out, read more, write more.
Do you have a favorite haiku poet or website? Please share!
Charlotte Hamrick 
Lovely poem, Charlotte. But this is a loquat tree, very popular en China and Europe and the Middle East. Maybe another photo would be more appropriate to accompany your haiku? I really enjoy your work and blog. Best, Hedy hedyhabra.com
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I know it as a loquat, also. I think it’s just locally that we call it Japanese plum. Probably one of those instances of confused botanicals! Thanks for reading!
LikeLike
Have you read Jane Hirshfield’s translations of Basho? She worked with Mariko Aratani: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Haiku-Kindle-Single-ebook/dp/B0057IYMF4
It’s .99 cents on Kindle.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Fantastic! Thank you!
LikeLike
I like your Spring haiku. I was just thinking about all the trees near my house dripping with seeds. The rain washed away many of the blossoms that layered the gutters like snow.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Under the tree it smells like rotting fruit. I need to get off my lazy butt and clean up. Lol.
LikeLike
I like your poem. It doesn’t seem like haiku to me, at least not when read together. 🙂 I imagine that falling fruit would surprise both humans and cats!
I don’t know what loquat is. I thought those were huge plums!
LikeLiked by 1 person
My curiosity was piqued about the two names so I googled. It is known as both names plus also as Japanese medlar. Interesting!
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Loquat-Tree-Japanese-Medlar-Japanese-Plum-Eriobotrya-4-Pot-Indoors-Out/338396067
LikeLiked by 1 person
Interesting. I’m so unknowledgeable about plants. 🙂
LikeLike
Haiku is so my go to when I can’t pull anything out of the air and am behind (like today but I’m not writing haiku today I don’t think…I think I’m just not writing). There’s something about the short, beautifully defined lines that makes it a good form for me to help me focus.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think one reason I don’t write it much is because I get so focused on meeting the 5-7-5 syllables.
LikeLike
I’m smiling at the cats.
Sue Vincent does a midnight haiku everyday, and she has asked others to join her. https://scvincent.com/2019/04/11/steps-midnighthaiku/
Ken at rivrvlogr https://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/, Janice at Ontheland https://ontheland.blog/
and Frank Tassone features haiku poets every day https://frankjtassone.com/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Good to know, thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person