Seven Haikus Of Man Poem by Ray Mather

Newborn baby steaming;
Brought suddenly to life,
He enters screaming.
Toddler, starts to walk,
Encouraged by all to speak
But told when to talk
Schoolboy grows a skin
The lesson learnt through teasing
Lock your feelings in

Teenager in love,
Dreaming in bed till lunchtime,
Sees her every move.

Worker at the window,
Watching sparrows play the wind,
Counts the hours to go.

New dad understands,
The value of his parents,
Baby in his hands.

Old man in his chair,
Looking at past photographs,
Sees his youth stored there.


(2003)