the cormorant,
glistening & dripping,
must air dry
before it’s a bird again;
humans cramp in the pool.
Cormorant Patience [Kyōka]
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Black Crow [Haiku]
Yellow Glade [Haiku]
i follow the light
out of the woods and into
a yellow glade.
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Old Wasp Nest [Haiku]
old wasp nest:
looks like the whole hive
hulked its way out.
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Jolt [Senryū]
on a narrow ridge,
covered with fine dust,
my foot slips. I’m awake!
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Embarrassment of Riches [Haiku]
early summer:
birds trudge through green paddies
that they usually prowl.
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One River [Free Verse]
From the water's edge,
I see the spastic, choppy
topography of a river
that looked glassy
from the bridge that
spans it.
Is this one river?
Am I one traveler?
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Vanishing [Haiku]
Crows in a Row [Haiku]
Snake Hijinx [Kyōka]
i see snakes jutting
from the water; usually
i’d discover
it’s not snakes but sticks,
but today isn’t the usual.
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