This Haiku celebrates the Poster Project’s 25th anniversary, and the historic cleanup and restoration of Onondaga Lake, sacred to The Onondaga Nation. I learned that Syracuse was named after an historic city on the Ionian coast of Sicily, Italy. I crafted my haiku in response to the prompt: The four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter.

The four seasons (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, each of which gives a musical expression to a season of the year. Pizza quattro stagioni is prepared in four sections, with each section representing one season. Mirror of the moon (tsuki no kagami) is an exquisite mid-autumn season word (Kigo). The word “moon” refers to the “autumn moon” in haiku. My haiku is a quintessential moment open to interpretation. Make it your own!

In the haiku spirit with wonder and
wanderlust, gratitude to Mother Earth
and Mother Nature! Peace and wellbeing
to all! Carpe diem!