Elizabeth Squires: Poems

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Sep 2013

Haiku

mere specks on the globe
are we yet each one of us
so significant

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2022

Haiku

during winter months
trees are naked silhouettes
without their leaves

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires May 2020

Haiku

o'er night's dark canal
the moon's bright crescent did sail
like a gondola

#moon #crescent #sail #canal #night

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2020

Haiku

the sun's beaming face
did smile upon the landscape
with a bright visage

#haiku #sun #face #landscape #bright #visage

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2021

Haiku

foam signatures
remained on the shoreline
telling of wave flow

#haiku #foam #signatures #remained #shoreline #telling #wave #flow

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Feb 2018

Haiku

green carpets of grass
spread their verdant coverage
over the landscape

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires May 2024

Haiku

the oppressor's law
muzzles a dissenting voice
lest it speak of truth

#haiku #freespeech #oppressor #dissenting #voice

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2013

Haiku

his eyes were smitten
with the outline of her *******
under the soft light

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires May 2014

Haiku

vivid sunlight rays
cut through to the forest floor
revealing bark mats

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Oct 2014

Haiku

bright midday sun rays
burnished the bush countryside
in a shining wink

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2017

Haiku

a flight of cranes
landed on the churchyard lawn
to rest mid journey

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jul 2018

Haiku

out on the main street
cars and trucks sluice through puddles
that pothole the road

#haiku #obsevation #puddles #*** #hole

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2017

Haiku

a light veiling fog
loitered o'er the river
on this Thursday morn

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2017

Haiku

spring's first lovely kiss
twas an exciting new bliss
between the young hearts

#kiss #spring #hearts #lovely

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jul 2014

Haiku

he so delighted
in exploring her garden's
bloom of loveliness

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Oct 2013

Haiku

through the tall tree stands
shards of light penetrated
to warm the earth's soil

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Aug 2021

Haiku

the sun just peeped
out from behind swathing clouds
to show some bright rays

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Dec 2021

Haiku

a brilliant blue sky
presides o' er our region
in indigo rule

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Sep 2013

Haiku

o'er the black sea sky
the bright silvery moon sailed
throughout the long night

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jul 2017

Haiku

the vulpine duopoly*
did skew terrific results
for their monopoly

they've been so bullish
in fashioning such great ends
*it is quite freakish

#haiku #results #duopoly #fashioning #monopoly #freakish

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Apr 2013

Haiku

my sister's garden
is looking really gorgeous
it's full of pretty blooms

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Sep 2014

Haiku

her blue eyes were pools
which he immersed himself
to swim in their beauty

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Sep 2014

Haiku

o'er the river bed
a mist curtain loitered
as the sun dawned

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2020

Haiku

on the lake's water
glimmering diamonds bounced
their bright reflections

#haiku #lake #water #glimmering #diamonds #bright #reflections

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2017

Haiku

fresh and printed new
as the glistening morn dew
tis a lovely view

old and so well worn
as the near dead cobs of corn
tis a sight forlorn

#nature #dew #corn #haiku #rhyming #comparisons

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Oct 2021

Haiku

at Glasgow's altar
green zealots offer prayers
for carbon cut backs

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Feb 2018

Haiku

last night's skirling winds
swirled with a forceful spin
trees were left bowing

#haiku #winds #skirling #swirled #forceful #bowing #trees #nature

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2021

Haiku

the sky on this day
shows a wintry shade of grey
dismal its display

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2017

Haiku

beams of golden shine
rippled atop the creek's trace
glowing in shimmer

#haiku #golden #glowing #creek #shimmer

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires May 2021

Haiku

on the forest floor
dappled shadows frolicked
in a playful way

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2014

Haiku

in rural township
of Bundarra one doth live
tis a very pretty place

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2020

Haiku

through magenta clouds
dazzling shards of eve sunlight
did cleverly cut

#clouds #magenta #shards #eve #sunlight

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Sep 2013

Haiku

many blossoms adorn
the neighborhoods in our town
lovely is their sight

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Elizabeth Squires Jan 2017

Haiku

this morning the sun
glares with a dazzling stare
that blinds the viewer

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2016

Haiku

volleys of thunder*
rolled across eve's dark sky
*announcing rain's call

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Mar 2022

Haiku

war is a maddness
causing much too much saddness
let saneness prevail

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Elizabeth Squires Apr 2014

Haiku

leaves of red hue
adorn the claret ash trees
near our town's hotel

Haiku

Elizabeth Squires Jun 2014

Haiku

a fog loitered
over the tree lined streets
till the hour of ten

Haiku #21

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #21

words so well written
within hearts encrypted
singing poetically

Haiku #22

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #22

before noon to-day
clouds gathered in the skies
yet they bought no rain

Haiku #23

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #23

Miss Mavis Morton
made Mister Milton Millgate
many morish muffins

Haiku #24

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #24

six sozzled sailors
sang several sea shanties
sailing stormy seas

Haiku #25

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #25

a band of pink clouds
settled in the western skies
late yesterday eve

Haiku #26

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #26

on the forest floor
many dappled shadows played
as the trees swayed

Haiku #27

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #27

does anyone recall
lucid technicolor dreams
imagine if you will

Haiku #28

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #28

neath the golden sun
the willows did sway to the
soft whispering breeze

Haiku #29

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #29

as I sat writing
a sneaky twee wee breeze did slip
under my back door

Haiku #30

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #30

where cabbages grew
white winged moths gathered
to eat their leaves

Haiku #31

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #31

clusters of pretty stars
arrayed in the night sky
like a halo ring

Haiku #32

Elizabeth Squires Nov 2013

Haiku #32

the altar of love
makes the soul its victim
cruel is this device