Nature’s Cycle

Four haiku about the seasons

Photo by Caro Henry

Roots dig deep in earth

Spring flowers bloom on the stem

Nature's cycle turns

California poppies and coneflowers in the summer garden | Photo by Caro Henry

Summer's heat beats down

Stem bends but flower still stands

Roots hold strong below

Trees robed in the colors of autumn | Photo by Caro Henry

Autumn leaves fall fast

Flower's petals soon to go

Roots brace for winter

First snowfall of winter | Photo by Caro Henry

In the cold stillness

Roots wait hidden deep below

Spring's flower to grow

Author’s Note

Read my other haiku chains, Wedding Day Haiku and All Hallows‘ Eve:

Wedding Day Haiku

All Hallows’ Eve

Upcoming…

• The flash fiction pieces this month—aside from the first one on 7 October—will be darker in tone, a nod to the Halloween season. They will all be responses to the same writing prompt from Written Tales.

• Upcoming Halloween titles and publication dates:

  Gothic Haunting, 14 October 2023

  Gothic Haunting

  Night Horror, 21 October 2023

  Night Horror

  A Vampire’s Curse, 28 October 2023

  A Vampire’s Curse

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