harsh summer sun sets:
baboon troops exit the woods,
"Yeah, you'd better run!"
Summer Sunset [Senryū]
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The Lingering Fall [Haiku]
winter wind gust...
[a pause,] a few leaves flutter
slantwise to earth.
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Bee and Butterfly [Haiku]
bee & butterfly,
drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
work in harmony.
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Yellow Field [Haiku]
a yellow field
stands warm & bright, even
under rain clouds.
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Five Seasonal Poems of Miura Chora [w/ Audio]
NEW YEAR
New Year's Day:
the ancient voice of a
nightingale.
SPRING
idyllic nights
and quiet days:
spring rains.
SUMMER
cold water, and
a couple of rice cakes:
it's summertime.
AUTUMN
morning glories
are tousled by
Autumn winds.
WINTER
lingering wind
and snow fall
upon me.
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Crow Alights [Haiku]
a crow alights
on a slender, bare branch,
riding the bounce.
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Rise & Shine [Haiku]
canna lily blooms
catch the light of sunrise as
stems sleep in the shade.
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Moving Flower Mystery [Haiku]
trailside chicory
waves on a windless day:
a long-gone cyclist?
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Self-Cleaning Lake [Haiku]
fallen petals
swept by undulating waves
into a neat pile.
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Rain Begins [Haiku]
rain patters
onto the leaves overhead:
spring rain is here!
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