Seán Mac Falls: Poems

Boudica alternative spelling: Boudicca, also known as Boadicea and known in (d. AD 60 or 61) was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

Haiku (boneyard)

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku (boneyard)

Lovers soon regretted,
Who had words in a dark field,
Black and low as crow.

Haiku ( boom )

Seán Mac Falls Feb 2013

Haiku ( boom )

Whispers of angels—
Muffled wings implode landing,
Lawn littered with birds.

Haiku ( breath )

Seán Mac Falls Jul 2014

Haiku ( breath )

I remembered her—
Voice, soft, warm summer water,
First breeze ever felt.

#love #haiku #sorrow #melancholy #nostalgia #youth

Haiku ( breath )

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku ( breath )

I remembered her—
Voice, soft, warm summer water,
First breeze ever felt.

Haiku (breathtaking)

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku (breathtaking)

Sol winds seed Gaia,
Ritual of twining breaths,
Lovers unspoken bond.

Haiku (breathtaking)

Seán Mac Falls Oct 2012

Haiku (breathtaking)

Olympian flame—
What heights I climbed to know her,
Clouds in my blue eyes.

Haiku (breathtaking)

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku (breathtaking)

Olympian flame—
What heights I climbed to know her,
Clouds in my blue eyes.

Haiku (breathtaking)

Seán Mac Falls Sep 2013

Haiku (breathtaking)

Joy after party—
How she could light up the room,
Evening dress falling.

Haiku (breathtaking)

Seán Mac Falls Oct 2012

Haiku (breathtaking)

Joy after party—
How she could light up the room,
Evening dress falling.

Haiku (bright winter)

Seán Mac Falls Feb 2014

Haiku (bright winter)

Sun beams in finery . . .
Heaven and earth enthroned,
White sky, white mountains.

Haiku ( brocade )

Seán Mac Falls Sep 2014

Haiku ( brocade )

After autumn storm . . .
Red and golden leaves threaded,
. . . Floating on sun pond.

#haiku #nature #beauty #spirit

Haiku (buggered)

Seán Mac Falls Feb 2013

Haiku (buggered)

Neocons— like bees,
Puritan values in hives,
So many good drones.

Haiku ( burgeoning )

Seán Mac Falls Sep 2014

Haiku ( burgeoning )

Through grinds of coffee,
Saw each other for first time,
. . . Eyes *******.

#love #haiku #joy #lovers #sensual #****** #youth

Haiku ( burn off )

Seán Mac Falls Apr 2013

Haiku ( burn off )

Making love at dawn,
Mist, caress, mellow sadness,
Mourning doves cooing.

Haiku (cannon fodder)

Seán Mac Falls Mar 2013

Haiku (cannon fodder)

Soldiers with crosses,
Pretty graveyards everywhere,
. . . Christian legacy.

Haiku ( caresses )

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku ( caresses )

Hazel tree, long breeze,
Young tendril branches stretching,
Woman combing hair.

Haiku ( cascade )

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku ( cascade )

Willow tree, billows—
Long leaves falling as water,
. . . falls into water.

Haiku (celebrants)

Seán Mac Falls Jan 2013

Haiku (celebrants)

Flowers burst in joy,
Confetti of Butterflies,
Petals in the sky.

Haiku (celebrants)

Seán Mac Falls Sep 2013

Haiku (celebrants)

Flowers burst in joy,
Confetti of Butterflies,
Petals in the sky.

Haiku (celebration day)

Seán Mac Falls Apr 2013

Haiku (celebration day)

Fairground cherry trees,
Childrens' pink balloons popping,
. . . Windy petals burst.

Haiku (cemetery plot)

Seán Mac Falls Feb 2013

Haiku (cemetery plot)

Ancient tree reaching—
Love rests under gnarled branches,
. . . Mist over a moor.

Haiku ( chaotic )

Seán Mac Falls Aug 2014

Haiku ( chaotic )

Four crows, black on cloud,
Dark, sordid wings parry and ******—
Murdering white skies.

#haiku #nature #emotion #dread #confusion #chaos #signs #omen

Haiku ( chaotic )

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku ( chaotic )

Four crows, black on cloud,
Dark, sordid wings parry and ******—
Murdering white skies.

Haiku ( charmed )

Seán Mac Falls May 2013

Haiku ( charmed )

Birds fly to branches,
Food, shelter, dreams just waiting,
Paradise founded.

Haiku (circle of living)

Seán Mac Falls Feb 2015

Haiku (circle of living)

Asleep we're dreaming . . .
In our days we are sleeping,
. . . Dreaming we're asleep.

#dream #life #wonder #spirit #illusion #wisdom #mystic #tao #parable

Haiku ( circum )

Seán Mac Falls Dec 2012

Haiku ( circum )

My love, positioned,
In the vast blue of oceans,
Navel of the world.

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Seán Mac Falls Nov 2012

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Hearing eyes at night . . .
Sentinel owl gliding strikes—
Mouse under dead leaves.

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Seán Mac Falls Aug 2013

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Hearing eyes at night . . .
Sentinel owl gliding strikes—
Mouse under dead leaves.

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku (clairvoyant)

Seeing eyes at night . . .
Sentinel owl gliding strikes—
Mouse under dead leaves.

Haiku ( clarity )

Seán Mac Falls Jan 2015

Haiku ( clarity )

Garden dragonfly . . .
Eye of morning sun rises,
. . . Ear and mind startled.

#haiku #garden #contemplation #spirit #morning #senryu #mystic

Haiku (cleansing)

Seán Mac Falls Nov 2012

Haiku (cleansing)

Exquisite torments,
Her body, voice, my leaving—
Freedom above all.

Haiku (cleansing)

Seán Mac Falls Aug 2013

Haiku (cleansing)

Exquisite torments,
Her body, voice, my leaving—
Freedom above all.

Haiku (cleansing)

Seán Mac Falls Jun 2013

Haiku (cleansing)

Exquisite torments,
Her body, voice, my leaving—
Freedom above all.

Haiku (climate change)

Seán Mac Falls Dec 2014

Haiku (climate change)

Song of man over,
Canary already dead,
Mother Earth sings now.

#love #haiku #sadness #nature #fable #hubris #ominous #folly