stealthy raccoon
stalks up on trashcans -
as lion to gazelle.
having reached its target,
sends lid clattering down.
Stalker [Kyōka]
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Cold Bayou [Haiku]
gators sleep:
buried in muddy banks;
a lonely bird flies.
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Classing It Up [Lyric Poem]
One can't class up a Porta Potty
With French or fancy works of art.
For each is like a ghetto squatty
Where one fears to sit... or even fart.
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Locus [Common Meter]
One clump of flowers has the power
To lure the eye’s focus.
The background blurs as mind infers
Which hue shall be the locus.
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Naked Wisdom [Haiku]
one bare tree
knew not to bud or bloom
before the last freeze.
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Gnawed Hickory Nut [Haiku]
bench beside trail:
vacant but for a gnawed
hickory nutshell.
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Skulking Deer [Senryū]
step: "Crunch - Crack!" --
skulking deer startles itself,
looks out: who noticed?
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Cold Creek [Haiku]
butterflies dance
beside a cold creek,
near sun-warmed leaves.
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Gust [Haiku]
Peach Blossoms [Lyric Poem]
I see the Peach Blossoms of Spring,
And think of old Li Bai’s answer.
In wordless replies, the world sings;
In unpeopled worlds, there’s a dancer.
The referenced poem by Li Bai [李白] is entitled Question and Answer in the Mountains [山中问答] and is crudely translated as:
I'm asked why I live in mountains.
I laugh while giving no reply.
Peach Blossoms flow from sight & mind;
Beyond men, another Earth & Sky.
Or, in Chinese:
问余何意栖碧山，
笑而不答心自闲。
桃花流水窅然去，
别有天地非人间。
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