Oct 12

Oct 12 HAIKU by Valerie Eitzen

Valerie Eitzen

Hay meadow harvest

Finches in feathered festoons

Flying field to field

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Brisk afternoon stroll

Errant breeze damp and earthy

Leaves crunch underfoot

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Ancient gnarled oaks

Acorns pattering like rain

Autumn deer fodder

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Golden mustard fields

Crickets chirping on seed pods

Fall harvest begins

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Mid-autumn cold snap

Shiny shoal of minnows dart

Dark amber water

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Pearly evening mist

House lights winking on at dusk

Pine smoke-scented air

Valerie Eitzen

First published in The Redwood News, writing current events for her high school class, Valerie Eitzen moved to southern California for college, where she graduated from CSU Northridge, with a BA degree in Anthropology. After marrying Ron, and raising four children, she honed her skills as a copy editor and ghostwriter. She is the long-time moderator of the Hemet Interrobangs writers, a critique group for advanced writers and published authors that meet weekly. Previously, she was an editor of a quarterly publication for twenty years. Valerie writes haiku poems and short stories, some of which are featured in the Interrobangs’ Cat Tales and Shifting Gears Car Stories anthologies. Her poems have appeared on e-zine sites, and she has four books of haiku and a trilogy of Contemporary Western Romance books in progress.