"November Eyes" a haiku

 November eyes drawn
Beyond the Chip Shop chimney
To where dreams are born

Copyright © Res Burman 4th November 2021

"Transatlantic Flight" a tanka

Transatlantic flight
Too high to be seen or heard
But she leaves a clue

Painted across the heavens
As she speeds towards the dawn


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd October 2021
 

"Maiden's Blush" a haiku

 Storm clouds blow away
Revealing a maiden's blush
On our horizon


Copyright © Res Burman 22 October 2021

"Morning's Light" a tanka

 Morning's early light
Ignores the sleeping Dragon
But shines down upon

The Lizard's windmills
And Goonhilly's listening ears


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd October 2021

"Storm Clouds" a haiku

Storm clouds gather
The sea takes on strange colours
Winter creeps closer

Copyright © Res Burman 21st October 2021

 

"Funeral"

The Church bell behind the chimney
Tolls
Pealing far and wide
Another Brother or Sister gone
The chimneys sit silently
Watching the souls of the dead arise


Copyright © Res Burman 19th October 2021
 

"Wet Today"

The clocks say
Morning has broken
But my eyes deny it
More like zero dark thirty
And the post lady's boots
Are going to be wet today


Copyright © Res Burman 18th October 2021
 

"Are You There?"

The blue horizon
Calls me yonder
Beneath one single streak
Of fire.... above my head
It makes me wonder
Are you still out there?

Copyright © Res Burman 17th October 2021

"Mist" a gogyoshi

 The mist kisses the windows
And the sun is but a rumour
Or a secret told shyly

From wet roof to wet rooftop
And chimney to chimney pot

Copyright © Res Burman 14th October 2021

"Acceptance" a haiku

 

We take the weather
As she comes... we have no say
Acceptance is all

Copyright © Res Burman 9th June 2021

"Remembered"

There may yet come a day
When good men are remembered
Not for daring deeds or mighty works
But for what they left behind
Maybe for the hearts they touched
Or perhaps for the trees they planted

Copyright © Res Burman 1st June 2021
1st Day of the Oak Moon
1st Day of the G7 Summit in St Ives Cornwall

 

"Waves"

The rain will wet us
And the wind will blow today
Waves to wash our sins away


Copyright © Res Burman 20th May 2021
9th Day of the Hawthorn Moon

 

"Blue" a haiku

It's a blue blue day
Enough cloud to cast shadows
On the shiny sea

Copyright © Res Burman 13th May 2021

 

"Fever"

The unforgiving eye of insomnia and delirium
Skittering among the dark trees of the bedroom ceiling
The cracks in the plaster portals to another more horrifying world
Eight days waiting for the correct medicine to reduce my fever
And fight this infection

While the Black Dog prowls among the dark trees... and howls
And in my stupor I cannot be certain if the howls are his or mine.
And the question most often asked is
Is this the way old soldiers are sent home to die?
Without even a Goodbye Kiss
Is this the way old soldiers are sent home to die?

Copyright © Res Burman 24th April 2021

Never fear friends. This is now old news!

 

"Glory" a haiku

 

Night gives way to day

Slowly and reluctantly

A Blaze of Glory

Copyright © Res Burman 18th April 2021

The 7th Day of the Willow  Moon

"Dawn Confirms" a haiku

The Dawn confirms
Cancer and Covid free
So far So good


Copyright © Res Burman 17th April 2021

 

"Treasure" a haiku

Silver enough
To fill my pockets
Pirate treasure


Copyright © Res Burman 15th April 2021

 

"A-sailing" a haiku

Is there enough blue
To sew me a Sailor's Suit
I must go a-sailing


Copyright © Res Burman 14th April 2021

 

"Away" a haiku

Oh to be sailing
Clouds above a silver sea
Calling me away


Copyright © Res Burman 13th April 2021
Pursuit of Happines Day (USA and Canada)

 

"Promise" a haiku

 From the East comes light
Like an eternal promise
From all the Gods


Copyright © Res Burman 12th April 2021
Blessed Ramadan. !st day of the Willow Moon

"My Dreams" a haiku

My dreams drift like clouds
Out across the sea... beyond
The wild blue yonder


Copyright © Res Burman 11th April 2021

 

"St Michael's Mount" a gogyoshi

Known for centuries as
Karrek Loos yn Koos
The Grey Rock in the Wood
From four to six thousand years ago
When trees grew across Mount's Bay

Copyright © Res Burman 8th April 2021
International Roma Day


Part of the Petrified Forrest in Mount's Bay

 

"Mount and Dragon" a haiku

Mount and Dragon doze
Out upon this silvered sea
Dreams of warmer days

Copyright © Res Burman 7th April 2021
World Health Day

 

"Fiery Kisses" a haiku

Across the dawn sky
The Gods blow fiery kisses
Blessings for our day


Copyright © Res Burman 6th April 2021
24th Day of the Alder Moon

 

"The Breeze"

The Breeze
The Dragon
And the Lizard

MV Arklow Breeze at anchor in Mount's Bay.
Behind which is the Dragon (Cudden Point).
The Lizard & Goonhilly Earth Station in the background.

Copyright © Res Burman 5th April 2021
Easter Monday

 

"Silver"

Someone gave us silver
And took all our colour
In exchange


Copyright © Res Burman 5th April 2021
Easter Monday

 

"MV Arklow Breeze" a haiku

 

A cargo ship at anchor
Waits patiently for the dawn
"Arklow Breeze" at rest

Copyright © Res Burman 4th April 2021
Easter Sunday

"Palette" a haiku

At last the dawn Sun
Brings colour back to our world
The Palette of the Gods


Copyright © Res Burman 3rd March 2021
Happy Easter

 

"The Morning Patrol" a haiku

The morning patrol
Fly above a mirrored sea
My dreams fly with them


Copyright © Res Burman 2nd April 2021
Good Friday

 

"Colour" a haiku

The Sun will burn through
This morning mist and low cloud
Colour will return


Copyright © Res Burman 1st April 2021

 

"Fishermen" a haiku

Low low clouds today
Between the sea and the sky
Fishermen endure


Copyright © Res Burman 31st March 2021

 

"Magic Moment" a haiku

That magic moment
When all is still and waiting
For what day may bring



Copyright © Res Burman 30th March 2021

 

"Godolphin Hill" a haiku

The sun rises
From behind Godolphin Hill
Summer hope takes flight


Copyright © Res Burman 30th March 2021

 

"Goddess Grant" a haiku

Goddess grant that Spring
Come to us with open hands
Her Treasures to share


Copyright © Res Burman 28th March 2021
British Summer Time begins
so they say!

 

"The Dawn"

To plagiarize my friend
Rudyard Kipling


An' the dawn comes up like thunder
outer the Lizard 'crost the bay!

Photo Copyright © Res Burman 27th March 2021

 

"Every Cloud" a haiku

Every Cloud
Has it's own silver lining
Some sayings come true


Copyright © Res Burman 26th March 2021

 

"Better Days Coming" a haiku

The day starts pretty
As Spring skips gaily closer
Better Days coming

Copyright © Res Burman 25hth March 2021

 

"Peckish" a haiku

'Ere Gert, d'you fancy
A really really big fish
I'm a bit peckish

Copyright © Res Burman 24th March 2021

 

"Life's Longing for Itself" a haiku

Out over the sea

A single gull searches for food

Life's longing for itself

Copyright © Res Burman 23rd March 2021

 

"Oyster" a haiku

 

Seagull warms it's feet

On the Chippy chimney pot

The world's his oyster

Copyright © Res Burman 23rd March 2021

"Cornwall My Home" a haiku

So clear this morning
Harry Glasson could see me waving
Singing "Cornwall My Home"


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd March 2021

 

"Hope on the Skyline" a haiku

Between sea and sky
A narrow band of bright light
Hope on the skyline


Copyright © Res Burman 22nd March 2021

 

"The Old King" a haiku

The Old King gazes
Upon his Kingdom... wondering
What the hell happened


Copyright © Res Burman 21 March 2021

 

"God's Canvas" a tanka

The view this morning
Was misty and grey... as though
It was God's canvas

Waiting for the Holy Hand
To paint Her Glory upon it


Copyright © Res Burman 20th March 2021
Northern Spring Equinox

 

"Glowering Clouds" a gogyoshi

These glowering clouds
Sometimes fly so low
It seems we're about to be crushed
Tall men walk with a stoop
And seagulls have to duck their heads


Copyright © Res Burman 19th March 2021
World Sleep Day

 

"Cold Still Clings" a haiku

The Sun gets stronger
As Spring seems to get closer
But the cold still clings


Copyright © Res Burman 18th March 2021

 

"Monochrome" a tanka

Sometimes the Sun
Jealous of competition
Absorbs all colour

But the chimney pots remain
Monochrome in this bright light

Copyright © Res Burman 17th March 2021
St Patrick's Day

 

"Peace" a tanka

The eternal conflict
Between darkness and light
Is best seen here

Dawn brings equilibrium
The coming of light brings Peace


Copyright © Res Burman 16th March 2021