"Rudi" a gogyoshi

My dear friend Rudi
Moved away and left
No forwarding address
I was promised conjugal visits
Dogs keep their promises.... humans don't

Copyright © Res Burman 27th February 2021

 

"Solitary Flight" a haiku

With a mewing cry
Seemingly effortless grace
Solitary flight

Copyright © Res Burman 27th February 2021

 

"Seagull" a haiku

First hint of sunshine
And this chap puts on his best
And goes a-courting

Copyright © Res Burman 26th February 2021

 

"Morning Sunshine" a haiku

Rainbows don't lead us
To a pot of gold... Oh no
It's morning sunshine

Copyright © Res Burman 26th February 2021

 

"Your Smile" An Ode to my Post Lady

If I had my way Your smile would be Declared A National Treasure

Your smile radiates

Kindness and compassion

Good nature and friendship

I’d have it printed

On all the stamps

So Royal Mail could carry

Your image the length and breadth

Of the Country

And Air-mail too

So all the world could see

The beauty of your smile.

I’d have it printed on Banknotes

So perhaps it would make us

More sensible with money

Preferring to keep your image

Close to our hearts

And if darkness enfolds us

As sometimes it will

Your smile will bring light

Into our worlds

And beauty into our hearts

We need more smiles

We all need more smiles

But most of all

We need the beauty of yours!

Copyright © Res Burman 25th February 2019

 

"Hope" a haiku

Like sailors of old
My eyes seek the horizon
Hope on the skyline

Copyright © Res Burman 25th February 2021

 

"Angel's Wing" a gogyoshi

Just a hint of pink in the sky
So fleeting, ephemeral
And then it's gone
Quiet as a whisper in your ear
Or a caress from and Angel's Wing

Copyright © Res Burman 24th February 2021

 

"Sand" a tanka

Crash upon crash
The waves thunder on the shore
Driven by the wind

But the gulls have seen it all
Turning granite into sand

Copyright © Res Burman 23rd February 2021

 

"Dancing in the Dark" a gogyoshi

Dancing in the dark
With my lover's arms around me
And her sweet whispers in my ear
These are but dreams of yesteryear
That even age will not decay

Copyright © Res Burman 22nd February 2021

 

"Monterey Pine" a gogyoshi

A magnificent Monterey Pine
Generous with it's shade and shelter
Watches over the Penzance dead
In a black and white photograph
Like the dead... frozen in time

Copyright © Res Burman 22nd February 2021

 

"Oh the Sunshine" a haiku

The Mount and the Dragon
Floating upon misty seas
But Oh the sunshine

Copyright © Res Burman 22nd February 2021

 

"The Holy Headland" a tanka

Old Saint Mary's Church
Sits high above the Dry Dock
Penzance Harbour view

Landmark known to all sailors
Pen Sans - The Holy Headland

Copyright © Res Burman 21st February 2021

 

"Sound of the Waves" a haiku

Solitary gull
It's mewing almost drowned out
The sound of the waves

Copyright © Res Burman 21st February 2021

 

"Secrets" a haiku

What secrets lie
Beneath these dripping eaves
Or out there in the mist

Copyright © 20th February 2021

 

"The Telephone Box" a tanka

The telephone box
Forever lost in the woods
Still waiting for THAT call

Long distance information
Get in touch with my Marie

1st 3 lines Copyright © Res Burman 20th February 2021

 

"Mongolia" a gogyoshi

Oh Mongolia
Rugged enough to breed strong people
Beautiful enough bring a song
To their loving hearts
And a smile to their lovely faces

Words Copyright © Res Burman 20th February 2021
Picture sent to me by my dear friend
Nasaa Erdenchimeg
of Mongolia.

 

"Two Gulls" a haiku

So dull this morning
Today was almost cancelled
Then two gulls came by

Copyright © Res Burman 19th February 2021

 

"The Mount and the Dragon" a haiku

The Mount and the Dragon
Snooze in early morning sun
Calm after the storm

Copyright © Res Burman 18th February 2021

 

"The Tennessee Waltz" a tanka

The Tennessee Waltz
Briefly brings tears to my eyes
Passing like a cloud

A forgotten memory
Plumbing the well of my mind

Copyright © Res Burman 18th February 2021

 

"Ash Wednesday" a haiku

It's a blue morning
This Ash Wednesday... the sixth
Day of the Ash Moon

Copyright © Res Burman 17th February 2021

 

"Dragon's Resting" a haiku

The Dragon's resting
Upon a bed of pale mist
But some still seek food

Copyright © Res Burman 16th February 2021

 

"St Valentine's Day" a gogyoshi

It's February fourteenth
St Valentine's Day
I wonder is my love still out there
Across these wasteful years
And across these angry seas

Copyright © Res Burman 14th February 2021

 

"Storms and Rain" haiku

We have storms and rain
C'mon now... year of the ox
You can do better

Copyright © Res Burman 13th February 2021

 

"Unforgiving Seas" a haiku

Not as rough today
But still rough enough to kill
Unforgiving seas

Copyright © Res Burman 12th February 2021

 

"My Last Will and Testament" a tanka

Helluva crash bang
My Last Will and Testament
Just fell on my head

It just leapt off the bookcase
Let's hope it's not an omen

Copyright © Res Burman 12th February 2021

 

"Revenge" a haiku

Oh these angry waves
Pound against our granite quays
Searching for revenge

Copyright © Res Burman 11th February 2021

 

"Shiver me Timbers" a haiku

Winter comes storming
With wild winds and crashing waves
Shiver me timbers

Copyright © Res Burman 11th February 2021

 

"February Blues" a haiku

It is that damp cold
That penetrates these old bones

February blues

Copyright © Res Burman 10th February 2021

 

"Fifty Shades" a haiku

Fifty shades of grey
But it's too cold for romance
Gull seeks warm chimney

Copyright © Res Burman 9th February 2021

 

"Echoing Footsteps" a haiku

Echoing footsteps
And the raucous cry of gulls
Speak to us of dawn

Copyright © Res Burman 8th February 2021

 

"Sunbeams" a haiku

This morning's sunbeams
Bring some illumination
But none for us here

Copyright © Res Burman 8th February 2021

 

"The Mount and the Dragon" a gogyoshi

The Mount and the Dragon
Slumber in the misty dawn
As the cold returns
But it's the Northern Spring Equinox on Mars
I wonder if it's warmer there

Copyright © 7th February 2021

 

"The Pilgrim" a tanka

It was snowy peaks
And mighty jungle rivers
Led this Pilgrim here

To find tranquility now
At the feet of the Goddess

Copyright © Res Burman 7th February 2021

 

"Flights of Fancy" haiku

Early morning sun
Lifts the imagination
These flights of fancy

Copyright © Res Burman 6th February 2021

 

"Guiding Light" haiku

On Saint Michael's Mount
There's a light in the window
Guiding sailors home

Copyright © Res Burman 5th February 2021

 

"Hunger Games" haiku

These are Hunger Games
Played out on air and water
Hungry winter months

Copyright © Res Burman 5th February 2021

 

"Stone Lantern" a gogyoshi

Old stone lantern in a Japanese garden
I wonder whose breath last extinguished the flame
Was it sweet and fragrant or sour with age
Did they seek to plunge the garden to darkness
Or merely make ready for the bright light of day

Copyright © Res Burman 4th February 2021

 

"Roofs" gogyoshi

The roofs of old Penzance
Soaking up the first sunshine
Of the year
Growing moss and grass
And sheltering so many dreams

Copyright © Res Burman 4th February 2021

 

"The Blues" haiku

Risshun... Rise of Spring
Creeps across our horizon
Still we sing the blues

Copyright © Res Burman 4th February 2021

 

"Rise of Spring" haiku

In Cornwall's sunrise
Hope is sown in pastel skies
Chinese Rise of Spring

Copyright © Res Burman 3rd February 2021

 

"Bounty of the Seas" gogyoshi

On the doorstep of Saint Michael's Mount
A fishing boat plies it's trade
A beacon for all the hungry gulls
Who also earn their living
From the bounty of the seas

Copyright © Res Burman 3rd February 2021 

 

"The Mount" haiku

Winter's early sun
Shines on the roofs of the town
The Mount in the mist

Copyright © Res Burman 2nd February 2021

 

"No View" haiku

There's no view today
These days of torrential rain
Washed the view away

Copyright © Res Burman 1st February 2021