the path that runs through the millet field is only seen head-on.
Hidden Path [Haiku]
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Spotless [Common Meter]
The Ladybug of my childhood had polka-dots of black, adorning the split red shell that covered its wings and back. So, who erased this bug's black dots to make it less dice-like, making it a Lady in red? Said thief can take a hike. I had so many fine questions, but it just flew away. Maybe a bug somewhere out there has more spots coming its way.
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Mosquito [Haiku]
Dusty Haze [Haiku]
a dusty haze hangs over the still desert -- kicked up by...?
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Twisted Petals [Haiku]
twisted petals of frangipani blossoms stay one when dropping.
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Out of the Box Crocs [Lyric Poem]
To find oneself within a crate - packed inside and labeled "Freight" seems like the worst that things can get, but then I peered out through the slit, and what a thing it was to see a croc's keen eye stare back at me. It had so many freakin' teeth, both on the top and underneath! I concluded the box 'tweren't so bad. To stay a while, I would be glad!
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Topsy Turvy World [Haiku]
clouds hang... fixed in pond reflections, or has my mind slowed?
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Waiting on the Cascade [Haiku]
the falls dwindle. rain clouds in the distance. all eyes await the swell.
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Dead-Eyed [Haiku]
Queen of Slaves [Lyric Poem]
Of all the masters & all the slaves,
I find that mind fire burns in waves.
And sometimes the emotions derail
too quickly to lengthen the exhale.
Trees falling in the forest, unheard,
can still crush a nest of baby birds.
Turns out it's not the sound that matters,
but what the destruction leaves in tatters.
The phrase “Queen of Slaves” comes from a Percy Bysshe Shelley poem (Canto 4, No. 24)
