What lives behind that ornate door
that's carved of snakes and vines?
I see them writhe and feel a shift
in its symbols and signs.
Ominous [Common Meter]
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Play Mind [Common Meter]
What is this cloud above my head
on such a sunny day?
You may think it foreshadows rain.
I think that it brings play.
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Armenia [Common Meter]
I once sped through an ancient land
that blurred of gray and green.
Its pastures had been neatly grazed
by some livestock, unseen.
Its mountains rugged, under clouds
whose drift could not be seen.
It felt like a long-lost painting
or unremembered dream.
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Silenced by Ice [Haiku]
seedpod rattle
is silenced by ice crust
on Winter branches.
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First Snow [Haiku]
tufts of grass poke
through a dusting of snow;
tomorrow -- mud!
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Winter Forest [Haiku]
Polished Copper [Haiku]
Winter's warm light
on coppery Cyprus leaves
makes a polished glow.
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Safety First [Haiku]
stony fortress,
moated: turtle stretches neck
out to sniff the air.
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Acorn [Senryū]
startled squirrel drops
its nut; so sad for it, but
we all get a tree.
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Mobile Home [Common Meter]
Turtle exits its hiding place
beneath a rotten log.
Its shell snags on that old, dead wood
he drags the log along.
Does he know that he's double-shelled?
He seems so unaware.
When he breaks free, he gains no speed --
just crawls on like he don't care.
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