Sun Leaves

Predrag Pešić (Smederevo, Yugoslavia)

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Sun.


Sun in the garden
various tones
do grow mighty.

 

Sun sets.
Peacock closes its fan
for tomorrow.

 

Western sun
has drawn cherry tree shadow
beneath the apple.

 

Flower.

Old lilac takes over
white flowers of
blooming cherry tree.

 

Blue flowers
are waving with a wind
black bugs are on them.

 

A broken flower
bloomed in the puddle
after the storm.

 

Flower on the dress
girl coloured --
with dirty hand.

 

White juice
leaks from a stalk
of a broken dandelion.

 

I water the roses.
Two butterflies run away
into another garden.

 

Fragrance reveals
blooming lilies
in a summer darkness.

 

In front of an old house
in grandmother's hands
fragrance of a mint.

 

Among the stones
such a little ground
occupied by a flower.

 

The faded flower
of yellow camomile
still smells beautiful.


Butterfly.

 

Butterfly landed...
A new flower bloomed
in teh garden.

 

Along the shore
a butterfly bloomed
on the stone.

 

Night is approaching --
beneath the butterfly's wings
dark on a lily.


Tree

 

A large cherry tree
graps half of a court
for itself.

 

Beyond the curtain --
the whole window
covered by a cherry tree.

 

No one around...
Look, ripe apples
falling down themselves.

 

No one in the garden.
Under old apple
even shadows bloomed.

 

Fallen leaves have
uncovered yellow lichen
on the bough.

 

My shadow
has lost its own head
beneath a tree.

 

North wind is blowing
walnuts are jumping
on the roof.

 

Beneath a chestnut tree
I gaze : branches
full of stars.


Sky

 

Rotten stumps.
One part of a mountain
is spreading towards the sky.

Mountain wind
whispering stirrs
shepherd's fire.

 

Path

 

I'm seeing off the guests.
Candle light is looking
for their shoes.

 

Various colours
paved the path:
river stones.

 

A choice of haiku by Serge Tomé (Aozora)

 

Sun Leaves

Predrag Pešić

Editor : Literary Club "Branko Miljković", Knjaževac, 2001 - Haiku magazine "LOTOS", Valjevo

contact : Pešić Predrag-Šera, Prote Mateje 86/1, 11300 Smederevo, Yugoslavia

 

Copyright Predrag Pesic, 2001