Summer afternoon:
light plays through the gates, like
glow from a shrine beyond.
Torii [Haiku]
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Ancient Guardian [Haiku]
walking a streambed:
ancient carving worn & cracked,
stands guard… for me?
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Head On [Haiku]
two sailboats
tack toward collision,
then glide smoothly past.
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CZECH REPUBLIC LIMERICK
A parachutist from Czech Republic
never ever did have too much luck.
He dodged a tall spire,
bounced off a high wire,
hit a wall and knocked loose some pub bricks.
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Feral [Haiku]
the pasture sprawls:
once dull & docile cows
now have feral eyes.
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Passing [Haiku]
Chinatown [Senryū]
through the paifang*,
you leave your city,
but you're not in China.
*A paifang (牌坊) is the gate over a street or road that denotes the bounds of a Chinatown.
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Something Moves [Haiku]
Blue [Haiku]
with sun down,
the sky lingers in blue,
then fades to black.
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Light Fringed [Haiku]
light-fringed clouds
rob a stately palace
of its splendor.
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