Wolf Moon (January)
hungry wolf packs
howl deeply till daybreak
mournful shadows
Snow Moon (February)
heavy blizzard blurs
deer hunter’s view from his cave
feeding the fire
Worm Moon (March)
daffodils push through
snow blanket in the garden
worms wiggle out
Pink Moon (April)
mountain pinks bloom
randomly among bluebells
girls and boys play
Flower Moon (May)
enchanted garden
of myriad spring flowers
nature’s palette
Strawberry Moon (June)
juicy strawberries
burst to the soil surface
in red moonlight
Buck Moon (July)
buck deer’s new antlers
impress most guarded doe
summer love
Sturgeon Moon (August)
sturgeon fish swim
carelessly in the Great Lakes
easy catching
Corn Moon (September)
farmers harvest
by the brilliant moonlight
save for new tractor
Hunter Moon (October)
hunters kill prey
by the captivating moon
food for winter
Beaver Moon (November)
traps are set
to catch beavers for their fur
warm winter
Winter Moon (December)
cold air tightens
its grip as nights grow long
new year nears
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Author Notes
HAIKU Definition: haiku is a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an experience of nature intuitively linked to the human condition.
The essence of haiku is cutting (KIRU) represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas separated by a (KIREJI) dash or ellipsis (~ .... )
English haiku doesn't have to be 5/7/5, just 17 syllables OR LESS and as brief as possible. Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. source of 5/7/5 syllables rule
for example, one of the most famous haiku in history, written by haiku master, Matsuo Basho.... in Japanese with the English translation:
haiku in Japanese= Furu ike ya ---kawazu tobikomu ---mizu no oto = 5/7/5 syllables
haiku in English= Old pond -- frogs jumped in -- sound of water. = 2/3/4 syllables source haiku rules by William J. Higginson, Haiku Society of America
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Native Americans Full Moon Names
January: Wolf Moon, Old Moon
February: Snow Moon, Hunger Moon
March: Worm Moon, Sap Moon
April: Pink Moon, Planter's Moon
May: Flower Moon, Budding Moon
June: Strawberry, Rose Moon
July: Buck Moon, Thunder Moon
August: Sturgeon Moon, Corn Moon
September: Harvest Moon, Corn Moon
October: Hunter's Moon, Moon of Falling Leaves
November: Beaver Moon, Frost Moon
December: Cold Moon, Long Nights Moon
artist: Shirley Two Feathers
haiku syllable count:
1. 4/6/4
2. 5/7/4
3. 5/7/5
4. 4/7/4
5. 5/7/4
6. 5/6/4
7. 5/6/3
8. 4/7/4
9. 4/6/5
10. 4/7/4
11. 5/6/3
12. 4/7/3
Thank you for reading me,
Gypsy
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