Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku

rushes

Rushes

Soft shimmering light

gently swaying in the breeze

and sprinkling fresh seed

22 thoughts on “Lazy Poets Thursday Haiku

      1. yes, an important food plant both here and in New Zealand …. The roots were used by Aboriginals as flour but needed to be treated carefully as they contain toxic elements. Leaves were also used for weaving and string making. The Maori in New Zealand ate the peeled roots and the young shoots and made the copious pollen into cakes (Crowe 1981, 107-08). yes, cumbungi!

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