30/05/2016



using the ski track 
boulders on the difficult 
Arctic summer 
--- 

kivet tunturin 
hiihtolatu julistaa 
kesäloman 


29/05/2016



threatening clouds 
a still lake under grey skies 
peace at midnight 
--- 

uhkaava taivas 
ja tyyni järven pinta 
keskiyön rauha 


28/05/2016



let's face it: 
  I'll be having this salad 
so you shove off! 
--- 

no tää on siis niin 
mun salaattipöytäni -  
meetkös siitä! 




rippling water 
a rest in the gentle breeze 
to recharge 
--- 

poroparin 
lepohetki rannalla 
vienot aallot 


26/05/2016



early returners 
swimming in icy waters 
transit of season 
--- 

avantouinti 
sulkavan pariskunnan 
hetken harrastus 


25/05/2016



I feel on my back 
the heat of the spring sun 
the ice thaws 
---

sulatusteho 
taas kevätauringossa 
tunturi muuttuu 


24/05/2016



a golden evening 
lake ice nearly departed 
summer upon us 
--- 

järven jäät 
lähes jättäneet meidät 
kesä lähenee 




a text message 
with regards from the past 
carved in a pine 
--- 

vanha mänty 
kertoo terveiset takaa 
sukupolvien 


22/05/2016



stripy fell 
the remains of winter snow 
refuse to go 
--- 

lumiraidat 
eivät tahdo hävitä 
toukokuun taisto 


21/05/2016



cry of a curlew 
a tranquil lake and sky 
linked by a rainbow 
--- 

kuovi kutsuu 
sateenkaaren jakavat 
järvi ja taivas 


20/05/2016


new life 
spring and willow shoots 
rainbow topped 
--- 

uudet lehdet 
sateenkaaren alla 
kevään iloja 


19/05/2016



hues of blue 
holding up the rocky fell 
a bed of forest 
--- 

metsien sini 
taivaanrantaan sulaa 
kivinen rinne 


18/05/2016



Arctic spring 
a tactical retreat 
of the snow 
---

tunturirakka 
lumi häthätää häipyy 
kevään taktiikka 



art installation 
by trees of yesteryear 
invaluable 
--- 

metsän taidetta 
puut osaavat muutakin 
kuin rahan teon 


16/05/2016



ptarmigan on snow 
time to nest is nigh 
rugged homestead 
--- 

karu kotipiha 
kiiruna lumella 
pesää miettii 


15/05/2016



fells revealed 
snow peeled off for the summer 
under feathered sky 
--- 

höyhentaivas 
tunturi kuoriutuu 
talven lumista 




spring breeze 
ripples on top of the fell 
ice waving goodbye 
--- 

tunturijärvi 
tuuli pinnan kähertää 
jää ei pysy 


13/05/2016



melting snow 
turns roads into rivers 
wet cloudberry field 
--- 

paikallistie 
toinen kaista veneille 
märkä hillasuo 


12/05/2016



a sign of spring 
the lake changes its postcode 
with melting ice 
--- 

kevään merkkejä 
järvi tulee kylään 
kutsumatta 


11/05/2016



stillness of air 
the perfect evening calm 
impressionist sky 
--- 

ilma pysähtyy 
katsoo taivaan loistoa 
samoin matkamies 


10/05/2016



standing their ground 
mere ghosts of olden days 
pine and its shadow 
---

spring-lit pine 
shadow of its old 
with a shadow of its now 

--- 

mäntyvanhus 
varjo entisestään 
kevään valossa 


09/05/2016



no free lunch? 
from mother nature's kitchen 
sugar coated pines 
--- 

kevään viimeiset 
lumivalkeat oksat 
sineen kurkottaa 


08/05/2016



a dash of late snow 
will there be second thoughts for 
migratory birds? 
--- 

toukokuu 
muuttolinnut huolissaan 
uutta lunta! 


07/05/2016



three birches 
small, medium and large 
start of springtime 
--- 

pienestä suureen 
koivut valmiina kevään 
talouskasvuun 


Haiku Collection vol. V


short wave radio
frog's morning swim sets off
rings of pond water
---
an evening so clear
you can almost reach out
touch the moon
---

 Runner up in The International Academic Forum 

snowflakes drift down
some melt on a hare's nose
others survive
---


twisted brilliance
neither the woodpecker or
the chainsaw stole it
---
after the grey days
blinding spring sun appears
like striking a match
---
a stirring sight
starlings over the field
re-invent the sky
---
almost!
dog in the park gives up
his squirrel chase
---
spring and old friends
familiar birds with tales of
far away countries
---
a bridge to summer
snowdrops venturing out
to freezing March
---
migrating skylark
won't question spring's arrival
but I do!
---
fieldfare by its nest
puts squirrel in its place
frenzied noises
---


a clear Arctic night
staring at the milky way
counting every star
---
thousands of stars
each one filling a hole
in sky's blanket
---
letter from the wind
the pond has been posted
a piece of paper
---
spring light at night
pale blue sky before dark
song of the blackbird
---


branches loom dark
pure moonlight illuminates
pristine snow
---
sun and melting snow
winter throws its white cape off
daffodils bask
---
frozen water
like an intricate textile
shrouds the brook
---
the murky river
lined by the zing of yellow
daffodils are back
---
sight of spring sun
burns into your retina
no finer mishap
---
spring sun
shot down by hailstones
blackbird takes cover
---
the thermometer
exclaims it's still midwinter
but snowdrops don't lie
---
cloud after cloud
each one loaded with surprises
hailstones, sleet or rain?
---
melted snow
like a scar in the landscape
evolves into spring
---
evening clouds
tone down the aggression
promise of summer
---


06/05/2016



log cabin's 
struggle against nature 
lost with dignity 
--- 

kämpän taisto 
muutamat lumet sitten 
hävitty 


05/05/2016



wrangle in the wild 
winter fights its corner 
against the spring 
--- 

kausien taisto 
talvi vielä rimpuilee 
kevät jo keikkuu 


04/05/2016



old school logging 
another dam tree readied 
by busy beaver 
--- 
majavan hakkuu 
vanhanajan savotta 
lumet sulavat


03/05/2016



snowflakes drift down 
some melt on a hare’s nose 
others survive 

(Runner up in The International Academic Forum Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2016.) 

---
lumihiutaleet 
jäniksen nenällä 
pois sulavat


02/05/2016


for sale 
would serve as an eagle perch 
lightly used tree 
---

myytävänä 
vain neulasia vailla 
käytetty mänty 


01/05/2016



log shelter 
waits for another winter 
seeing off the snow  
---

monet lumet on 
kämppä nähnyt sulavan 
kevään korvalla