Tag Archives: Sound

Sound & Silence [Haiku]

Posted on April 22, 2025 by B Gourley

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crisp leaves rattle in a gust, 
 but a chipmunk climbs in silence. 

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Dusky Temple [Haiku]

Posted on March 25, 2025 by B Gourley

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under dusky skies,
 a temple emits droning chants 
  and golden light.

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Ripples [Haiku]

Posted on March 7, 2025 by B Gourley

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rocking boat,
 splash heard behind --
  spin to see... ripples. 

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Elusive Cicada [Senryū]

Posted on February 19, 2025 by B Gourley

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seeking cicada
 that drills my brain,
  I find only a shell.

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Hilltop Temple [Haiku]

Posted on January 27, 2025 by B Gourley

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hilltop temple
 comes into view
  to a crow CAW!

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The Avian Unseen [Haiku]

Posted on January 18, 2025 by B Gourley

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sunup:
 roosters crow, birds chirp -
  all unseen.

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Resonance [Haiku]

Posted on January 10, 2025 by B Gourley

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in the temple yard,
 a bell clangs three times, and
  vibrates beyond silence. 

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Grasshoppers [Haiku]

Posted on January 6, 2025 by B Gourley

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walking in rice stalk,
 grasshoppers ping forward, 
  plink - plink - CRUNCH - plink...

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Sound & Silence [Haiku]

Posted on September 20, 2024 by B Gourley

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insects chirp
 under autumn skies; the
  river runs silent.

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Temple Bell [Haiku]

Posted on August 28, 2024 by B Gourley

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the temple bell clangs:
 heard from a distance,
  it does not fade.

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