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Rated: 18+ · Book · Inspirational · #1946006
A new book for more small Japanese forms
My haiku book has inspired more daily writing.
This will be a place for the new small stuff writing, senryu and tanka.
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March 11, 2014 at 6:14am
March 11, 2014 at 6:14am
#809708

nothing happens
as I stretch my boundaries
I conquer nothing
the aura of my spirit
is independent


[2014.11.3…b]
March 10, 2014 at 6:08pm
March 10, 2014 at 6:08pm
#809652
I cannot weep
for other human losses
my child
you may run free
in my imagined fields


[2014.10.3...b]
March 9, 2014 at 2:30pm
March 9, 2014 at 2:30pm
#809525


memories
are cobwebs and chipped paint
recycled
the wooden gate rots and falls
hinges rust


[2014.9.3...d]
March 8, 2014 at 5:45pm
March 8, 2014 at 5:45pm
#809434
my bruised cheek
my hand  stung for days
when I dared return your slap
I alone shed tears
because it was wrong


[2014.8.3...b]
November 20, 2013 at 5:04pm
November 20, 2013 at 5:04pm
#798372
gray tinted light
enough to read the fine print
life's map
a bright kaleidoscope maze
in the shade of love


[2013.29.11...b]
November 19, 2013 at 5:32pm
November 19, 2013 at 5:32pm
#798237
in a thimble
a drop of hope
a potion of four winds
a few notes of song
to guide my way home


[2013.19.11...b]
November 3, 2013 at 4:30pm
November 3, 2013 at 4:30pm
#796721
oceans of rainfall
wind tosses each fallen leaf
windows shield me
sheep’s wool and vineyard grapes
are my warmth


[2013.3.11…b]
October 22, 2013 at 1:33pm
October 22, 2013 at 1:33pm
#795378
deep purple
patches of intense yellow
bruised sunset
battered by hopeless wind
fighting for night


[2013.22.10…c]
October 21, 2013 at 5:07pm
October 21, 2013 at 5:07pm
#795249

in a parade
honoring death's embrace
leaves wither
in magnificent hues
worthy of masters


[2013.21.10…c]
October 20, 2013 at 5:03pm
October 20, 2013 at 5:03pm
#795149

growing old
in dim candlelight
he reads love poems
sad testimony
to romantic dreams


[2013.20.10…c]
October 18, 2013 at 4:50pm
October 18, 2013 at 4:50pm
#794929
far from rainbows
my bare feet carry me
on wrong paths
I chase luck
while it fills other shoes


[2013.18.10…c]
October 15, 2013 at 5:33pm
October 15, 2013 at 5:33pm
#794510
seeking knowledge
I see him wandering
he is not blind
his direction
is a half filled cup


[2013.15.10..c]
For Eric Wharton
October 10, 2013 at 5:05pm
October 10, 2013 at 5:05pm
#794036
a circle
of turbulent wind
one gold coin
torn from his nervous hands
a new lucky charm


[2013.10.10…c]
October 8, 2013 at 4:39pm
October 8, 2013 at 4:39pm
#793777
ancient starlight
brighter than eternity
they guide us well
when our souls stumble
and shards tear our hearts


[2013.8.10…c]
October 7, 2013 at 8:33am
October 7, 2013 at 8:33am
#793603

to make paper
chainsaws cut words from trees
their silent language
marvels all who work
and live in the forest


[2013.7.10…b]
October 6, 2013 at 5:13pm
October 6, 2013 at 5:13pm
#793487

in their dreams
they walk on bridges of ice
courting tradition
they advance so slowly
afraid of sunlight


[2013.6.10…c]
October 3, 2013 at 5:14pm
October 3, 2013 at 5:14pm
#793177

one more time
God weeps torrents of pain
abandoned prayer
for man has destroyed
paradise


[2013.3.10…b]
October 2, 2013 at 4:43pm
October 2, 2013 at 4:43pm
#793037

inside
sealed as a promise
a piece of cloth
from her wedding dress
a pocket over his heart


[2013.2.10…c]
October 1, 2013 at 6:14pm
October 1, 2013 at 6:14pm
#792899
in dark corners
they wait knowing my fear
I hold my tears


[2013.1.10…c]
September 30, 2013 at 10:12am
September 30, 2013 at 10:12am
#792710
slow rumble of tires
or rain on the street below
pushing sleep
into a rocking chair
your voice long gone


[2013.30.9...a]

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