Hiroshima Haiku and Others

A heavy red sun
struggles to shine through the cloud -
A mushroom flowers.

Charcoal stained the road
like the shadow of a girl -
The white light faded.

Fresh noodles swimming
in a sea of Miso soup -
Like eels making love.

Crows fly past the sun
casting shadows of autumn –
The summer turns cold.

The Cicada sings
shrill songs in the desert heat -
The plants wilt and die.