umbilical . . .
the mower blade rolling
on my father’s lawn
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Tag: Poem
Say his name – – kyoka
say his name
say their names
hear their names
only voices will remove
the weight of injustice
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Haikai Challenge #141 – – justice – – for black Americans killed by police officers
Image from NPR: “a decade of watching black people die”
for George Floyd – – tanka
one morning
after the long rain
hearts overflow
plains of sorrow
for George Floyd
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life before – – haibun
life before the virus … will I let go of my novelty pen with the pullout scroll of last season’s shows at the Grand?
counting
the last days of
the month of May
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heat wave – – haiku
heat wave
a sea of dandelions surging
to white caps
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meadows – – haibun
In their later years some people look back to recall happy times … they savour the ‘meadows’ of their lives. Though I have positive memories, my recollections hold more greys and browns than the brighter yellows, pinks and blues of a meadow. And now . . . I enjoy buttercups, a wide-winged bird soaring, night calls from the trees, a crescent moon, a canine grin . . .
being alive
fresh leaves emerging
once again
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night – – haiku
night visitation
the brown domes of beetles
on the window screen
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With the sudden heat June bugs have emerged.
