white blossom clusters —
Cherry trees of Early Spring:
some blooms blush, some not.
Blossom Blush [Haiku]
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Long Live Bonsai [Senryū]
the bonsai tree
isn't a BANZAI! tree,
yet looks 10,000.
NOTE: “Bonsai” [盆栽] means “potted plant.” “Banzai” [万歳] means “10,000 years,” (in the manner of “long live the king.”)
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A Sun Within [Haiku]
Mountain Mist [Haiku]
hot summer day,
sitting downwind of cascade:
misted by spatter.
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PROMPT: Tattoo
I would not like a tattoo.
I would not like one - old or new.
I wouldn't like one in a Zoo.
I wouldn't like one in a canoe.
I would not like one,
Ham though I am,
I would not like any body-spam.
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Chasing Grandeur [Free Verse]
I saw the mountaintop,
but by the time I climbed
the mountain,
I was in the clouds and
could not see back to
where I'd been.
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God’s Eye [Senryū]
hiked halfway around
the God's Eye Mountain before
its name made sense.
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Stony Ground [Haiku]
roots grow down
through stony ground -- still,
Spring brings deep green.
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Troubled Bridge [Free Verse]
Iron skeleton
spans the water.
Weeds sprout from ties,
rust eats its way under
flaking paint & over
rivet heads.
I remember the whistle's blow,
a long, long time ago.
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Under a Thousand Bridges [Free Verse]
When you've gone under
a thousand bridges,
and never come across
a Troll...
You have to wonder
whether the Troll is you.
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