A friend wants to “put up haiku along my front yard to encourage slower driving. If you know of, or can write, true haiku that includes the concept of slowing down, please share it with me.”

I wrote a few, want to try your hand?

Water flows along

Like cars on a Sunday drive

Leaves begin to fall

 

Your heart holds the branch

While you consciously drive by

For a bird to rest

 

Slowly seasons change

Our awareness reminds us

Gone in an instant

 

If we remember

What it means to be a child

Playfully we go

 

Each at its own pace

Oblivious to others

Tomatoes ripen

 

With attention paid

The lazy days of summer

Can stay in our heart

 

A moment at ease

While doing your autumn chores

Awakens your life

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