Category: haikai
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“rising heat…” a #tanka (7/2/20)
7/2/20: #61 PROMPT– found art rising heat repetitive chanting from the corner house a canopy of backyard leaves forms a living tapestry #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (7/2/20)
7/2/20: friendships sirens …haunted by ghostsfrom my past #haiku #micropoetry #poetry UPDATE: for Carpe Diem’s back on track, a new month, a new theme: Exploring The Beauty Of Haiku
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Course Correction: a #haibun
Not the way. Whatever is not the way soon ends… Laoxi, from Lao-Tzu: A Book about the Way and the power of the Way, Ursula K. Le Guin Are we sure? We have walked this road for a long time. Footstep after footstep across the soft earth of community, and the hard pavement of individualism.…
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“swaying line …” a #tanka (7/1/20)
7/1/20: #62 PROMPT– butterflies for happiness and consolation swaying line of a wind-blown spider’s web yet among the lillies flittering butterflies #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Minnewaska March (an #Encore #Haibun)
We hit the road for Minnewaska State Park Preserve, in the Shawangunk Mountains outside New Paltz, NY, by 7:30. Arriving just before 9:00, we join the fortunate, 50%-of-park-capacity visitors admitted before the gates close. Of course, since park personnel direct us to the Awosting Falls parking lot, we face a mile ascent up the Sunset…
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“a buzzing fly…” a #tanka (6/30/20)
6/30/20: #61 PROMPT– mask a buzzing fly the refreshing cool of this overcast day we all save each other one mask at a time #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus
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My Daily #Haiku (6/30/20)
6/30/20: blue planet spacewalkamong the starsa view of home #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Curb Appeal
“We could use some mulch.” Mira made the comment during one of our walks in the neighborhood. We had become dissatisfied with the landscaping that flanked the entrance to our driveway. As we passed house after house with fresh mulch, she determined that mulch was our future. Our Saturday mornings soon filled with trips to…
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