POET'S CORNER
A haiku is a type of short-form poem that originated in Japan. Haiku poems are typically written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. They are unrhymed, but some poets may choose to rhyme the first and third lines for added challenge. Haiku poems often focus on nature or the seasons, and emphasize simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.)
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Dried grass on bare ground wind's sweeping whistle
An empty clam shell at the beach folk band playing old standards
The end comes to all. music in the air
FUTURE LONGING
peanuts to the bales tight buds of gray leaves
squirrels burying their seed corn evergreen's glossy green spikes
food for the future the heart longs for spring
ABANDON DIRT
clump of drab cat hair buried bulbs wake up
piles of donated old clothes earth worms smooth their dusty routes
things needed no more underground shows life
QUIET SAFETY
the flag hangs downward a line of blue spruce
not a single tree wiggles snow fences zig-zag on hills
stillness at mid-day protection duty
THE FALL INTERACTION
hard landing for doves temple bells peal out
old trees break and fall to ground star light comes eons of years
sounds carry stories a cosmic exchange
THE MOON
the house laughed at us
moon watching in a bucket
it was all I had