John and Gary I visited the site you gave me, very interesting and
enlightening. There seems no syllabic count as such. I seem to be getting
the idea. So herewith some Haiku...........I think!



            i
wind shakes leaves
hills grey under rain
     beyond       the sun

            ii
ragged sea
gulls rend at a dead crab
waves fuss and tidy

            iii

laughter
blooms and flutes
wind through long grass

            iv
forest gloom
raindrops
star along leaves

            v
fungus coats a dead twig
with viridian life
                  footsteps behind me

            vi
sparrows shuttle
weft
warps of light
weave the morning

            vii
gala
fireworks flower
in the garden of night

            viii
boulders of thunder
trundle
down corridors of sky

           ix
wind chimes
announce
enter     the rain