Autumn Haiku

smoke blooms in the sky

chimneys scrape the horizon

patient autumn night

 

 

early rising moon

hangs above dreaming children

lonely leaves in flame

 

 

grey and pregnant sky

rivers of winding car lights

windscreen wipers on

 

 

time to hibernate

longer nights and shorter days

summer’s been and gone

 

 

hopeful barking dog

ghosts are laughing all around

distant bonfire burns