complete the Haiku

summer’s closing act
mists over the foreign lands
darkness comes quickly

chaos

beautiful chaos
disturbs my sleep at sunrise
sparrows gossiping

water sustains life
and just as quickly takes it
a fickle mistress

soaring on thermals

raptor rising to the sun

defies gravity

time does not stand still

days slowly lengthen – shorten

apple tree is burdened

there is still plenty

of time – make a difference

be kind to the earth

clarinet sounds blue

and violin plays purple

piano yellow

mud pies, pot holders,

bike rides, board games, wild dancing

a childhood friendship

pray for rain upon

this thirsty patch of terra

promise in red clouds

sun and moon conspire

to cover earth with a dark

cloak eclipsing light