tiny daisies stand still under gloomy skies; then one shakes (pelted by a raindrop) then another, then all
Tiny Daisies [Tanka]
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Koi Churn [Haiku]
the pond's surface roils, as koi thrash - orange flames in feeding frenzy
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Temple on a Hill [Free Verse]
granite bubbled out of the jungle, and - upon it - they built a temple its walls were anchored into stone until its walls were the hill, and the hill was its walls and no one could find one true point at which one ended & the other began was it built to be closer to the heavens, or further from hell? not by people for whom heaven & hell reside in the mind -- unattainable by velocity, inescapable by distance -- constant traveling companions only confronted head-on maybe they wanted it to feel permanent, knowing even that granite would crumble in due time
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Morning Mountain [Haiku]
a snowy peak shows - briefly - in the morning, then hides in the clouds
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Forest Stupa [Tanka]
a stone monument stands on the forest path; i stop, paying my respects to the unknown esteemed
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Dragonfly [Haiku]
Black Mamba [Kyōka]
one Black Mamba slithers up beside its mate. scheming whisper? i fear as much, but then i remember snakes have no ears
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Pied Kingfisher [Haiku]
a pied kingfisher perches in stillness... one dive / one fish
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