storms getting stronger
windsong of old mother earth
her global warning
Winner, Writers Network haiku poetry contest and accepted for publication online,
2006. Read on Radio Sarawak, 17 Jan 2007 and at Yunnan University, April 2011.
rain falls on fishpond
little fish need not worry
soon be warm and dry
Selected as a 'Poem of the Week' on ABCtales in 2005. Read at Yunnan University,
March 2011.
fallen leaves long gone
cold sun falls on silent stones
never ending rows
Accepted for publication online
rain on lotus pool
blooms of perfect beauty spring
from muddy water
Cherry-picked by the editors at ABCtales, 2004. Read at Yunnan University, June 2005.
yunnan in the sun
where people are warm in the
land south of the clouds
Read at Yunnan University
June 2005.
another tree falls
still quiet in the forest
no one there to hear
drops of acid rain
sad tears of old mother earth
fall now on bare ground
ozone layer shakes
warm wind blows out of mankind
out of woman too
copyright colin w campbell
mayfly must hurry
got so much to see and do
and life is so short