Haiku

Shimmering water,
Pulsating to the rhythm,
Dancing on the earth.

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Raucous squawking crows,
Voicing imagined insults,
Resolving nothing.

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The earth spins daily,
Bringing itself and people
Back to where they were.

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A solitary thought
Of some questionable worth
Struggles to survive.

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Clouds over mountains,
Blocking the sun like a veil,
Turning green trees black.

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Cries of distant loons
Echo in the vast silence,
Humans in pursuit.

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Ripples from a boat
Rush to crest and crash on shore,
Like too-anxious youth.

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Soothing sounds of rain,
Drumming noise that disturbs
A nightmare-filled sleep.

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Ripples of our lives
And the wide wake of a boat
Disappearing, gone.

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Dew settles on leaves,
Bringing life to anxious skin,
Kissing throbbing lips.

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Rain falls to the earth,
Collecting in puddles,
Joining my sad tears.

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Months of quiet freedom,
alone in the universe,
ends when we are born.