Tag Archives: haiku

Jolt [Senryū]

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on a narrow ridge,
 covered with fine dust,
  my foot slips. I’m awake!

The Brave One [Haiku]

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one hundred birds
 startle at my presence;
  one eyeballs me.

Embarrassment of Riches [Haiku]

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early summer:
 birds trudge through green paddies
  that they usually prowl.

Vanishing [Haiku]

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a blossom falls
 into the water:
  i look. it’s gone.

Crows in a Row [Haiku]

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curb crows
 stand in a row.
  what’s the sky say?

Roughhousing Snakes [Haiku]

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at water’s edge,
 snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
  but slipping the pin.

Autumn Mind [Haiku]

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paper lanterns
 in the Daoist temple
  turn my mind to Fall.

Spring Dream [Haiku]

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one pink-laden tree
 stands amid a wall 
  of spring greenery.

Buds & Blooms [Haiku]

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naked branches 
 of the frangipani 
  bud with blossoms.

Heron Perch [Haiku]

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from still water
 juts deadwood on which herons 
  perch with their shadows.