Tag: poetry
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“An Autumn chill…” a #tanka (11/14/18)
11/14/18: wake up smiling An Autumn chill as the last clinging leaves flutter to the ground still I wake up smiling at the coming days of rest #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/18/18)
11/14/18: brothers Dire Straits’ “Brothers-in-Arms” playing … morning sounds #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Contemplation: A #TBT #TankaProse (11/13/18)
Go within your inner room. Close the door. Quiet; be still. Breathe. Follow your breath while you spiral through the nautilus shell. Breathe. Find that ever-elusive still point. Breathe. Now, listen to the utter silence beyond and within every sound: a golden lab’s bark, a passing jet, the labor of your breath…
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Memorial Stone: A .@ImageCurve #haibun
Mom and I see the headstone. Salmon, just as we chose. Smooth on top and along the sides, it emerges from a rough base of the same hue. Scattered grass grows on the flattened earth six feet in front of it. We remove the in-ground matching vases. Struggle to insert the simple bouquets we bought…
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My Daily #Haiku (11/13/18)
11/13/18: wakefulness awakening to a rattle of raindrops November morning #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Verum Honorem
We say we want the truth. But the ancient Assyrians had a saying: “Tell the truth, but leave soon after.” They knew what we won’t admit–no one wants to bear the truth. Whether its stoning prophets during Biblical times, or declaring reporters the “Enemy of the people,” We don’t want the truth. We…
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“November frost…” a #tanka (11/12/18)
11/12/18: your flight November frost my flight from a past that remains how can a clear blue sky deliver such cold comfort? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (11/12/18)
11/12/18: rest empty branches … “No rest for the wicked” or the homeowner #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
