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MONOKU* (Part 1)

the dog barks – some faint footsteps rain the cold night lulls the baby to sleep coffee cup brewing a haiku in the air aims at the Jelly Bean baby’s smile rainy morning the kettle is whistling a visit to the old wooden shack autumn leaves asphalt jungle the soothing effect of the breeze golden the flowers that share the sun grape vines the main door’s attraction autumn the last leaf falls to its golden bed * A monoku is a one-liner haiku.   A Sugar Maple…  Ethan...

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Dog Walk and Other Haiku

dog walk a flea crawls out from the leash puppy talk the playful thug gets caught in a pool of mud school of catfish the stirrings in the pond jolt me hiding behind the pond’s lilies mudfish ogling eyes a frog lays still in the pond 0 votedvote  

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Turning a New Leaf & Other Haiku

turning a new leaf history records the promise of spring melted watches the cheese, experiences the loaf of bread (Inspired by Salvador Dali’s “The Persistence of Memory”) waiting time the postman misses his route (Inspired by Dali’s “Ventana”) a grasshopper harvesting and storing rice from dawn ‘til dusk blazing heat a cool shady place for the bench 0 votedvote  

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Wide Views

vast grassy field… a bed of yellow flowers hides a fallen nut crystal lake… creeping potato vines tease a budding lily the fast lane… cars roll over a pothole in succession 0 votedvote   Grand Teton    Poster   Buy at...

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Snapshots (iv)

October fun guffaws and jests blend with mugs of beer chirping with hidden cicadas whistling kettle full moon the tail of a shadow disappears Halloween night leaving the main gate ajar long night pitch-black darkness hides flying fruit bats December quiver the dog remains curled in its cozy nook snowflakes winter doves bravely scour the freezing ground 0 votedvote   Full Moon over Seven Sacred Pools     Giclee Print Olson, Hans        Buy at...

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7 Haiku/Senryu

a school of koi… even more color to the pond man-made lagoon… my sense of belonging awakens monitor fish scrubs from under the lagoon siesta time… filled-up benches attract more sleepy sitters trees break from Typhoon Frank’s fury… paths of destruction the tremblings after the tremor subsides.. aftershocks rise valentine romance… my wife and I share a tea cup 0 votedvote   Share a Random Moment  Framed Art Print White, Rodney      Buy at...

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Nature’s Haiku

NATURE’S WAY Busy bees help nature recuperate from oblivion. MORNING CALL A thousand chirps from a nearby tree at dawn. SUMMER JOB Bee hovers from a fragrant papaya: it lasts all summer. STAR APPLE Plump star apples kiss the sun’s rays on a warm day. 0 votedvote   The Heavenly Art of Gardening  Art Print Li-Leger, Don  Buy at...

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Moon Haiku and Others

OASIS An oasis drawn silently on canvas comforts the mind. MOON SNAPSHOTS Moon snapshots mystically still I stand mesmerized. MOONLIGHT SONATA A nightingale gamely offers moonlight sonatas. VEILED MOON Moon veiled sheepishly in black organza, I weep. 0 votedvote   A Bird is Silhouetted against a Full Moon Before Sunrise Friday Morning Photographic Print   Buy at...

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Mixed Haiku/Senryu

mouth waters… a plump chicken sits on an open fire a long busy grind… the rooster’s loud shrill ends the cold night’s silence Peking ducks quack as eggs roll over the coop… the same old sandwich a mouse struggles out of sight… the hiss of a snake stomach grumbles… a sigh at the sight of empty pockets 0 votedvote Rooster  Art Print  Picasso, Pablo Buy at...

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Haiku Fragments

yellow fledglings with their protective mother paddle playfully the rising heat swiftly envelopes the Bermuda grass sighs of the lagoon… I ponder silently under a grass hut hungry tilapia gamely bites the bait of the fishing rod the bamboo foliage to fishing father and son serves as cool cover I make funny face with my hazy reflection on the green lagoon slimy earthworms feast hungrily on rotten peelings potato vine floats lazily on the side of the lake a milkfish jiggles … trying...

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