Ron C. Moss is a Tasmanian writer, artist, and poet who works in most Japanese forms. His haikus and haiga have won numerous awards and have been published in periodicals and books such as Yellow Moon, Heron’s Nest, Frogpond, World Haiku Review, Red Moon’s Contemporary Haibun Anthology, World Haiku Review, and Paper Wasp. Ron is a member of Watersmeet Haiku Group, the World Haiku Association, and the World Haiku Club.
Tasmanian poet Ron C. Moss brings the cycle of the seasons full circle, embracing the beauty that follows times of darkness.
wildflowers bloom in what’s left of hope1
drifting to sleep
what of my fellow travelers
faces in the snow2
storm clouds
all the colors
in a raven’s call3
warm sand through my fingers the color of joy4
green persimmons . . .
a fingerprint glistens
with morning dew5
river of stars
a little boy wiggles
his milk tooth6
ducks dive
the overcast sky
rolls off their backs7
charred cedars
how cold the white
of early snow8
end of summer
firefighters hug
in the lightness of rain9
unbroken horizon
a lone swimmer
enters the sea10
Reflecting a world where snow no longer arrives, annual migrations fall out of time, yet first blossoms still burst, Seasons, our sixth print edition, moves through three themes: requiem, invitation, and celebration—each a contemplation on the paradoxical ways the seasons now beckon us into intimate relationship.
