dead leaves on the grass--
closer now, I see, waving,
a brown butterfly



the day's work is done;
come, dear child, sit on my arm
and let's view the moon



the old man's long gone
but his plum tree never fails
to bloom in April




The haiku above are in the usual 5-7-5 syllable form. A shorter, 12-syllable form for each follows:




dead leaves...
closer now, I see
a brown butterfly



the day's work is done;
come, dear child,
let's view the moon



a dead remembered--
his black plum tree
has blossomed