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

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

Flowers & Isolation-4 Haiku



an empty car park

leaves gather in sunken space

cracked iron cast grate

walkers on the road

avoiding jogger’s droplets

social distancing

after the rainfall

flowers droop from their brown pots

footprints of a cat

outside garden wall

purple tulips are blooming

wish that I could paint

Colin Myles Haiku

RAIN . . . 6 HAIKU

weather man says rain / weather app predicts more rain / settle in by fire

weather man says rain / weather app predicts more rain / voice begs it to end

weather man says rain / miserable dark days and nights / embers of hope glow

the rain keeps pounding / hopping off the car’s bonnet / smoke a cig and watch

constant dig repair / camber of roads banjaxed / spot flooding with rain

relentless rain pounds / the wild wild Atlantic way / lives up to it’s name

Colin Myles Haiku