Author: colinmylesauthor

I write haiku poetry and non-fiction books. Have a fondness for single origin coffee and enjoy a good glass of red wine on the weekend.

Solstice Weekend – 5 Haiku

This solstice weekend has seen a myriad of weather fronts. From glorious sunshine to the four winds howling and galloping breakers, followed by relentless rain sweeping in from the Atlantic and back again to sunshine. Here are five haiku it inspired.

blustery morning

the four winds howl around house

hear the eaves crack, squeak

the four winds howl, howl

kicking up swirling sandstorm

three heavy raindrops

on summer solstice

sweeping rain falls with vengeance

Dylan’s rowdy ways

wild west wind charging

quick heavy downpour ensues

galloping breakers

the mighty sea roars

unleashing angry breakers

pounding pier wall

Colin Myles

P.S.

don’t forget you can read my new haiku collection “Catch the Silence ” for free on Wattpad

Chaos & The Tao

When rich speculators prosper

While farmers lose their land

While government officials spend money

On weapons instead of cures

When the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible

While the poor have nowhere to turn –

All then is robbery and chaos

It is not keeping with the Tao

Lao Tzu chapter 53 Book of Tao

Colin Myles

Animals … 5 Haiku


evening rainfall

brushes flowers from shrubs and trees

birds return to nests

purple flowers bloom

amidst thistles and brambles

Alsatian cocks leg

as I walk the lane

brown butterfly casts shadow

the sun travels west

crusty bread in beak

magpie flies to hedgerow

dining all alone

fox prowls the garden

sniffs round, slinks into hedgerow

put cheese back in fridge

Colin Myles

P.S.

Catch the Silence, a new Haiku collection

Free to Read on Wattpad

Meanwhile… at the beach-3 Haiku

afternoon zephyr

languorous waves trip ashore

teenagers sneak beer

lazul bay shimmers

south east wind whips round pier

rolling coffee cups

a light warming breeze

wraps around her bare shoulders

she shivers slightly

Colin Myles

P.S.

My new Haiku collection ” Catch the Silence “ is FREE to read on Wattpad

FREE Haiku Collection

free to read on wattpad

In these continued strange times and to do my little bit by giving back. I have put my new haiku collection ” Catch the Silence ” up on wattpad, where it is free for everyone to read.

Here is the link https://www.wattpad.com/857418999-catch-the-silence-haiku

distant seagull’s shriek

catches the silent moment

traffic roars again

Colin Myles