Upon following up on yesterday’s haiku contest announcement and reading these haiku again, I wanted to re-post them as I am very pleased with this cycle.

I am not sure how much one should use the seasons to illustrate the Christian story, more specifically the life of Christ, as they are cyclical and it is linear, but there are deep metaphors in their characteristics and transitions which almost beg to be used. Hopefully you will find some good images from the book of nature and from the book of books in these below.

Haiku Uncycled

Fall has pungency 

Like nard. Summer’s fullness crushed

Anoints the late year.

Winter has the scent 

Of absence. Nothing. Death. Life.

Shrouded under snow.

Spring is memory.

Fragrance from a walled garden

Calls to the lover.

Summer will not end.

Here at this wedding, wine, bower

Evermore and more.