ELEMENTAL HAIKUS

"We need not feel ashamed of flirting with the zodiac. The zodiac is well worth flirting with."

D.H. Lawrence

FIRE

Aries

love is letting the

babbling baby go on

learning its passions

Leo

Narcissus, the flame

ignites a pool of water

a flower burning

Sagittarius

all that's possible

and the light that guides the way

matches and candles

EARTH

Taurus

i love the cow game

seeing them in their meadow

hearing happy moos

Virgo

just as the world turns

our lives are self-sustaining

(with a little help)

Capricorn

steady and so strong

after the longest winters

the fields bear again

AIR

Gemini

let's go birdwatching

find a hummingbird flitting

and feel its wings beat

Libra

which do you prefer

twelve roses or twelve lilies

which is more fragrant?

Aquarius

whimsical; alive

a feather floating on by

let us ride the wind

WATER

Cancer

winter, but you're home

both a meal from childhood

and time with the moon

Scorpio

the clouds are swirling

but for now the sea is calm

it's here: the future

Pisces

the depths of oceans

the reflection of the sky

meetings in blue hues