cat on a porch rail
preens between naps
to look good
for the twenty waking
minutes of its day.
Cat Dandy [Kyōka]
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Category Archives: Kyōka
Depreciation [Tanka]
in the morning, a fresh blanket of snow makes the world look new. by day's end, it's well-trodden: a car driven off the lot.
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Gutted Cathedral [Kyōka]
the old church stands:
proud, tall, and hollowed.
when it’s rebuilt,
will it be another church?
or will it be a shopping mall?
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Snail Amore: a Kyōka
the curious child
remains unbaffled by the
complexities
of snail amore:
thinking the lead a tow-snail.
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Towering Temples [Kyōka]
towering temples poke clear of the canopy: to be seen by god above, or not to be seen by people below?
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Seed Spitting Deity [Tanka]
morning offering with a melon wedge; a bas-relief face seems to have bitten a chunk, and is prepared to spit seeds.
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Beyond Sight [Kyōka]
in the mountains, beyond every sightline, a potential top... but - more likely - just more to climb.
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Peahen [Kyōka]
peahen treads softly to avoid scaring insects. people plod around, taking the bird's picture. the peahen thinks, "Really!"
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Dragonfly [Kyōka]
the dragonfly is still, and I wonder whether it's dead, and further wonder whether anyone has thought that of me
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Black Hole [Kyōka]
deep in the cave,
there’s a hole that knows no light;
everything
and nothing can reside
within that black hole
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