a bold moth sits still & confident; the eyes it adds to trees, rocks, and leaves make them mock monsters
Four Eyes [Tanka]
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Summer Sky Haiku
Sleeping Puppy Tanka
the outstretched limbs of the sleeping puppy hold the world at bay, but, if he wishes others away, he should be less adorable
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Colca Canyon Condor Haibun
The condor soars, riding the updraft, its back sun-gilt, its wings stretched taught and flared at the tip, its head and eye swiveling seemingly independently, as if able to pierce any point with militant precision of vision. The condor is pure power, but knows the economy of the glide. The condor seeks something meaty, for to land on a desiccated pile of bones and fur is the worst kind of insufferable, and so he glides and watches... and glides and watches... with piercing eye and readiness to dive the condor soars
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Farmhouse [Haiku]
a farmhouse stands skirted by the green fields as if it, too, grew there
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Cloud Town [Tanka]
across the valley, i see clouds pour into town; like a blanket dragged over a mattress, the buildings are smothered
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Flames [Haiku]
Belly Wisdom [Kyōka]
the snake feels my footfalls through its belly, and i, too, feel its movement in my belly
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The Bog Lost Boot [Tanka]
bog lost boot sucked from the slogging foot of a hapless soul to pull the boot up would just drive the man down
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Hissing Breeze Tanka
a hissing breeze rushes through the leaves sensed in a strong wind then i can't not hear it even in a trickled breeze
