Maesayon, 2558 : Chang Mai, April, five haiku

[orang37]

on the verge of mango rains,

the thirsty land's voice

sings of ache for wet

thunder in early evening,

small showers' fierce tease

just hinting at flood

a great passion paused:

all the frogs waiting,

the flowers eager to bloom;

air's clean in early morning,

red-orange blossoms

crowning the tree-tops

what comes comes slower

than your expectations' dream,

and that can't be helped

~o:37;

... of course the term "haiku" is used (or mis-used) very liberally here to mean only stanzas of three lines, where two lines have five syllables, and one line has seven ...