An evergreen and a red, red rose:
One slowly, but dully, ever grows;
One springs to life only for a short time.
Lifespan pine and beauty rose, apposed?
And risk vice versa? One never knows!
Pine & Rose [Lyric Poem]
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Tag Archives: flower
Pristine Blossom [Haiku]
a pristine blossom falls,
tumbling through grime & grit
but still unsoiled.
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Open Lotus [Haiku]
Bee and Butterfly [Haiku]
bee & butterfly,
drawn to the same fragrant bloom,
work in harmony.
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Moving Flower Mystery [Haiku]
trailside chicory
waves on a windless day:
a long-gone cyclist?
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Self-Cleaning Lake [Haiku]
fallen petals
swept by undulating waves
into a neat pile.
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Vanishing [Haiku]
Holdout [Tanka]
a tree’s last blossom
seems to wait til no one
is looking to drop.
what a thing it must be
to see a holdout yield.
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Last Cluster [Haiku]
the last cluster
of frangipani flowers
tops a bare tree.
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Lil Beaming Faces [Senryū]
sun to flowers,
“now that I have your
attention… shine!”
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