Aug 2
. . . oh my! ◠‿◠
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a wall
explains its history-
ivy butterflies
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rain sweeps across the valley
summer leaves
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haiku walking is endorsed by experience to be good in groups or solo for all literate age groups. . .
/
moving left and right
their pencils in a late-summer
breeze
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a la carte. . .
in puddles with Polaris'
Barley Moons and pines
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so now I’m wondering if the entire history of confectionery is just a graveyard of bad innuendo . . .
/
windy beach-
microscopic rubble
spells trouble
21
cozy cocoons conjured of oxygen and dreams. . .
/
chillin'
under a Barley Moon-
baby rabbits
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forget that terrible angel of world birthing chaos. . .
/
stormy weather-
an azure butterfly
comes and goes
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unrequiting. . .
on either side of the window
a butterfly
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"Reverting to name calling suggests that you are defensive and therefore find my opinion valid." - Spock [Star Trek: Into Darkness / 2013]
/
above the fray
invisibly even a puddle-
Barley Moon
25
having bided their time
while the flowers vied for attention-
mushrooms!
quotes 26
[ what sting? ] Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts."
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my autumn eve-
surrendering its costume
to the earth
quotes 27
In 1994, a 17-year-old Michigan Boy Scout built a nuclear reactor in his mother's shed using radium from old clocks.
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butterfly heaven
this evening
mown
quotes 28
Astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had to go through US Customs to come back from the moon.
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moonlit dog toy
hidden by long grass-
in a puddle
quotes 29
The world's smallest seahorse is smaller than a postage stamp.
/
pixie path-
a wee little fairy
or moth
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Bamboo Hut - 1st Issue
(tanka below included in anthology)
"Those inner links in renga were an important part of Basho's haikai renaissance. So, anything we learn about that can be applied to our growing sensitivity to the internal mechanics of a hokku in its standalone anarchy. But is it so? For, do we not, as participants in this beautiful theatre of the mind (ma as Noh) that is hokku, supply a response? Just like ghosts at a phantom gathering. Thus is tanka the response of our heart to worlds of natural experience" - jp
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leaves fall
the scent of butterfly
remains
in my moldering graveyard
angel wings cast in stone
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on the wire. . .
swallows choose their wing people
for Africa
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