I saw the mountaintop,
but by the time I climbed
the mountain,
I was in the clouds and
could not see back to
where I'd been.
Chasing Grandeur [Free Verse]
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God’s Eye [Senryū]
hiked halfway around
the God's Eye Mountain before
its name made sense.
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Stony Ground [Haiku]
roots grow down
through stony ground -- still,
Spring brings deep green.
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Troubled Bridge [Free Verse]
Iron skeleton
spans the water.
Weeds sprout from ties,
rust eats its way under
flaking paint & over
rivet heads.
I remember the whistle's blow,
a long, long time ago.
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Under a Thousand Bridges [Free Verse]
When you've gone under
a thousand bridges,
and never come across
a Troll...
You have to wonder
whether the Troll is you.
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Bright Autumn [Free Verse]
I want a bright Autumn --
brisk & clear.
I want a colorful Fall,
not one in which cold gray
blanches all brilliant shades.
I want a windy Autumn:
full of movement that
swirls & lifts anything
that's light enough.
I want an Autumn that
draws people outside,
not one that pens them.
I don't mind a bite of cold
as long as I can see white
clouds float through blue skies.
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Deceased [Free Verse]
clouds drift over
the cemetery -
unseen by all those
upturned eyes.
What a glorious day
to be deceased!
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Stalker [Kyōka]
stealthy raccoon
stalks up on trashcans -
as lion to gazelle.
having reached its target,
sends lid clattering down.
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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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