one pink-laden tree
stands amid a wall
of spring greenery.
Spring Dream [Haiku]
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Buds & Blooms [Haiku]
Heron Perch [Haiku]
from still water
juts deadwood on which herons
perch with their shadows.
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Bristling [Haiku]
leaves have dropped;
reflected sun viewed twixt
bristled seedpod clusters.
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Red [Haiku]
the turning leaves
catch the morning sunlight
to show depths of red.
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Duck Drift [Haiku]
ducks drift lazily
on water that sparkles
with winter sunlight.
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Ripples [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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“Seeking a Hermit-Sage in Vain” by Jia Dao [w/ Audio]
I question a local boy under a pine.
He says, "Teacher is gathering herbs
right here on the mountain...
But who can say where?
The mountain is thick with clouds."
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Faint Day Moon [Haiku]
a daytime half moon,
feeble compared to at night,
yet I stop to look.
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