Tag Archives: haiku

HOME AFTER RAIN

Posted on November 29, 2016 by | 2 comments

 

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The cleaning lady
came to sweep the dust away
finally with rain.

 

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TARANTULA

Posted on November 14, 2016 by | 1 comment

 

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An evening walk:
eight hairy legs in concert
with one another.

 

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TREE FROG TALK

Posted on October 28, 2016 by | 6 comments

 

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I heard a rumor
that this world is much bigger
than we imagined.

 

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EVENING RAINBOW

Posted on October 16, 2016 by | 6 comments

 

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Into thirsty flesh,
we inhale the smell of rain
upon dry grasses.

 

 

 

Weekly Photo Challenge 2: ‘local’

 

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COMMUNION IN THE CATTAILS

Posted on August 21, 2016 by | 2 comments

 

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Language without words
across the hillsides floating
anyone can read.

 

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FROG’S WORLD

Posted on August 19, 2016 by | 4 comments

 

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From a small puddle,
beyond too huge to compute
or be frightened by.

 

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TURKEY VULTURE

Posted on July 12, 2016 by | 4 comments

 

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Busy with cleanup,
little time to say hello
or come much closer.

 

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ECHINOPSIS EVOLVED

Posted on April 25, 2016 by | Leave a comment

 

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Flash of tender bloom
on thorny spines for one day
each year: from hard times.

 

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KAWEAH BRODIAEA 2016

Posted on April 18, 2016 by | 2 comments

 

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Hiding in shadows
and deep in the dry grasses,
no longer extinct.

 

 

Kaweah Brodiaea 2012

 

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ITHURIEL’S SPEAR

Posted on April 15, 2016 by | Leave a comment

 

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Once touched, all made clear
by the angel’s showered jewels
shimmering with truth.

 

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