in clear water, a newt, darting or drifting, seems to be flying
Pond Life [Haiku]
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Category Archives: Poetry
Silhouette [Haiku]
low winter sun rounds the golden temple, only shape remains
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Ancient Frame [Haiku]
Shore Breeze [Haiku]
hot summer day spent overlooking the lake: sea breeze to land breeze
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Contrast [Haiku]
a patch of leaves. some: light green and veiny; others: black blobs
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Tree of Many Colors [Haiku]
clock vines grow through the peacock flower tree — two blooms: one tree
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Old Stone Wall [Haiku]
old stone wall, now overgrown with moss: live & not alive?
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Bright City [Haiku]
neon signs fire, pulse, and send shimmers of light between the black spaces
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Socratic Method [Clerihew]
Beloved teacher, Socrates won each debate with great ease. The first of his winning suggestions? Ask [don't answer] all the questions.
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The Doldrums [Ruba’i]
Back in the days of wooden sailing ships some unsaid words could never grace the lips: the "calms," or "doldrums," signed apocalypse. Better storm than lull end one's life of trips.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 