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.
Holdout [Tanka]
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Tag Archives: nature
“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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Diabolical [Free Verse]
I don’t mind one crow,
on a rail or curb,
by its lonesome.
Nor am I troubled by
a large number of the birds.
(The group designation “murder,”
notwithstanding.)
But where two or three
are gathered, facing
each other…
That’s when I get the
heebie-jeebies.
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Egret Eye [Haiku]
DAILY PHOTO: Mountains Around Pai Valley
Psychedelia at First Light [Lyric Poem]
When early morning sunlight warms
The vibrant lakeside greenery,
All of those cave-like lakeside trails
turn psychedelic scenery.
The leaves become so translucent
Butterfly and bee silhouettes
Stretch out at distorted angles --
Beasts beyond being caught with nets.
Despite being sober and fresh
The mind reels or seeks to reset.
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Budding [Senryū]
budding limbs:
vibrant growth unseen from
the city beyond.
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Creekside Wildflowers [Haiku]
wildflowers sway
over the creek's cool water,
stirred by thermals.
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Swamphens [Haiku]
swamphens strut
at water’s edge, and
i’m a farmboy again.
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