Four Haikus
Music
Music feeds the soul
Touches our deepest recesses
Love and cherish it.
Rippling Lake
Gently rippling lake
Bathed in soft autumn sunlight.
Leaves in myriad shapes.
The Starling
As I sip coffee
A starling settles nearby
Plumage speckled white.
Lilac Leaves
Green leaves turn yellow
Perfectly heart-shaped, smooth-edged.
They are lilac leaves.
Jeffrey Tao has had a career as conference interpreter at the United Nations and has written many travelogues chronicling his travels to international destinations. His literary work includes translations of poems from the Tang dynasty, some of which have been published in magazines such as Belle Ombre. He holds a degree in Russian Studies from Sussex University, England.