the preening egret twists its head under wing; its birdness wanes
Preening Egret [Haiku]
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Category Archives: Poetry
Atlanta Limerick
There was an angry, old man from Atlanta who each winter was tapped to play Santa. In the suit he would bake, scratching a beard that was fake, as he fought Varsity dogs with piles of Mylanta.
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Meditation Chambers [Haiku]
Diligent Dangler [Haiku]
the spider waits at the edge of its web - conspicuous, but still
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Bhubaneswar Limerick
A crafty langur of Bhubaneswar lived in the trees above the old bazaar. He'd watch shoppers straggle and shopkeepers haggle, then slip in under everyone's radar.
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Darjeeling Limerick
There was a tourist in Darjeeling
whose fingers and toes lost all feeling.
He didn’t remember
it’s cold in December,
and the dearth of heaters left him reeling.
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Two Pigeons [Haiku]
Bright Lichens [Haiku]
orange lichens
adorn an old stone wall;
nature’s decorator
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Sea of Clouds [Haiku]
Lily Moth Caterpillar [Tanka]
plump caterpillar,
grounded on the sidewalk,
hopes that wings
will come around - before
a careless foot does
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