this is for you

[reisende]

I
A finger poises--
our introductions under
blankets of grey snow.

II
Man from Del Monte
smiles charily atop the din--
a pink blossom!

III
A puffin takes flight
into the autumn cool. What
about the other?

it would not matter how horrifically bad my haikus are if I could only coax a smile from you this early, quiet morning.