Bill Waters

Writer; happily married; 2 cats. | #haiku #senryu #tanka #kyoka #haibun #tankaprose #haiga #shahai #poem #micropoetry #mpy

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

cocking their heads
this way and that:
crows on the lawn

low tide . . .
river mud glistens
pink in the setting sun

night breeze
stirring
the chimes

#haiku #senryu #poems #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

reawakening . . .
the first fern
unfurls

why not?
she stands in the sunshine
blowing bubbles

warm breeze . . .
the rattle of last year’s leaves
on the beech trees

#haiku #senryu #poems #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

early morning . . .
she makes the bed
with me still in it

steady downpour
cormorants on the snag
just the same

from boulder
to boulder
the waterfall

#haiku #senryu #poems #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

Rocking the Boat

When changing your position in a canoe, stay low and go slow. Consider your center of gravity when you lean to one side or the other. No sudden moves.

sweeping tariffs
and executive orders—
dancing in a canoe

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[Bill Waters @Bill312]

Once again, the Haiku Poets of the Garden State have planted poem signs at the New Jersey Botanical Garden for National Poetry Month.

I'm happy to say that one of my haiku has been included in the installation!

a world
unto itself:
garden moss

#haiku #micropoetry #mpy

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

@Joseph_Fasano_ I feel as you do, Joseph. Personally, I decided last year that as long as I still have one reader left, I’ll stay. I refuse to abandon the platform to the haters. I hope you’ll stay too! ☮️💟

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

measuring
eternity . . .
graveyard sundial

Published in smols, a journal for poems of 5 words or fewer.
:- )

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy smols

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

one fox
and then another
this snowy morning

butter in the pan:
it sings its song
of browning

in the greenhouse
the warmth of spring
this frigid winter day

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

early morning
the tips of the evergreen
touched with light

rusted basketball hoop
and the wind chimes
hanging from it

veterinary office —
a little dog
acting big

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

mutter and grumble . . .
Monday morning
thunder

the clink
of the white gate
beside the twisted pine

low battery —
trying to silence
the wrong smoke alarm

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

@ilenaHolder Aw, thank you, Ilena! 🙏🏻😊

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

early morning —
heard but not seen
the bluejay

towering hemlock . . .
the scrabble
of a nuthatch

a goose
landing smack in the middle
of autumn

#haiku #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

@PJSenryu @pippaesque @AsurasHaiku @CrockpotKu @lessethereal @lafcadiopoetry @Ajarhiannavo @babydollproject Yay, Pippa! 😀👍🏻 🌸

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

early autumn . . .
the last rose
goes to pieces

the flavor
of memories . . .
bittersweet chocolate

encore!
fall pear blossoms
take a bough

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

the stillness
of the pond
and the heron

mirror store —
everywhere I look
me

distant thunder
white curtains billow
in the dusk

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

one firefly
and the rumble
of distant fireworks

red pennant
snapping in the breeze —
lifeguard’s whistle

cobwebs
fill the curve
of the snow shovel

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

a racket
of rusty hinges!
blue jays

rustling meadow grass . . .
with fingers spread
I touch the breeze

daily drama
. . . above it all
that crescent moon

#haiku #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #mpy Hopewell Valley Neighbors

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

Thank you for retweeting my work! 😊🙏🏻

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

on a chair
the cat is curled
like a comma

deep in sleep
he makes a sound

and one foot twitches

#cherita #micropoetry #mpy The Cherita

[Bill Waters @Bill312]

In the shallows

a great blue heron —
wings unfurling

rising up
like an ancient god
into the sky

#cherita #micropoetry #mpy The Cherita