Tag Archives: haiku

kiss

one breath separates craving from temptation our lips meeting both

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Haiku Heights Prompt: Pine

happy in its flaws, safe from saws in December twisted pine still grows *** pine sparks dance, sizzle snapping ladder to night sky supplanting pale stars

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more on falling: what the roofer said

it is not falling that we should fear, my dear one– it’s the sudden stop ***Nelle, this one is for you, because your comment triggered a memory 🙂

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communication (haiku triptych)

I am uncertain how 3 words breathed in passion more than we spoke them remain strong enough to hold us together still despite differences With what words then, love can I possibly free you? Can they be unsaid?

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Mask (HH 05/12–3 haiku)

perfect little thief wears his bandit mask always– rascally raccoon. *** don’t look too closely her smooth features disguise pain brittle, pretty mask *** free from my true face the mask I wore blows away lighter  now, and free which … Continue reading

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2 summer haiku

I wrote these in 2010, on Gardenweb, so I guess those 17 years weren’t completely dry.  Marie’s poems regarding Japanese beetles tripped my memory, and I went and dug them up to share…. It’s a little early for both pole … Continue reading

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planting

magic happens here, how buried seeds become life new leaves greeting sun  

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