2010-05-27 Frog post! Haiku and gogyohka

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Here are photos of some of the frogs in my garden together with some haiku and gogyohka.

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I wait patiently,
in mid-leap frog caught by dog
camera goes plop

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extract frog gently
and carefully from dog's mouth
frog leaps in pool...plop

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(tadpoles sunbathing - lighter coloured tadpole on far right is just growing legs)

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big frog very proud
hundreds of sons, all alike
new mama frog tired

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(tadpoles sunbathing - tadpole on left is growing four legs)

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wriggling and squirming
tadpoles enjoy the sunshine
then they dart below

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(this tadpole/young frog now has four definite legs and they don't congregate in groups now)

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living dangerously
slug finds grass greener
other side of fence

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a frog sitting
perfectly still
waiting for fly

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feet slide down sheets
and touch...I whip back top sheet
a frog looks at me balefully
dog looks innocent
cats make themselves scarce

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half-asleep
I see dustball leaping
along bedroom floor
I get my glasses
catch dustball...a frog inside

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patiently sitting
not a movement all day long
until dog sniffs frog

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shadows lengthening
pond as black as night
a dark frog waiting

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princess looked at pond,
screwed up her face, "Frog Prince, find
a dry home for me"

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frog jumps in old pond
on top of the green duckweed
no splash can be heard

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the splash of old frog
leaping into dark water
ripples reach the moss

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sweet fragrant lilac
blossoms falling on frog pond
irresistible

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2010-05-20 haiku

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little tin soldier
sailed down river to the sea
mermaids will find him

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raven lands on tree
cherry branch bends down and down
the raven flies off

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wing beats
raven
flying

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dragon in the sky
his head turns round, mouth reaching
and he eats his tail

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two black cats
sleep as yin and yang
both sides black

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a seahorse
made of bone
protection

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along the seashore
conspiracy of silence
shells whispered the truth

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every night she slept
with the scented envelope
under her pillow

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she looked in mirror
watched water rising within
then heard it splashing

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queen of the night, she
threw her gem spangled mantle
around sleeping world

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sleepwalked in the night
sat in front of mirror, brushed
hair she could not see

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in my rocking chair
backwards and forwards
even twitter quiet

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weeping willow tree
bower covers wooden seat
hides secret lovers

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fairies shimmering
their wings gently fluttering
courtesy of springs

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a breeze of sparrows
darting in and out
rustling the birch leaves

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under the willow
conspiracy of silence
kept within those leaves

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a mist enfolding
conspiracy of silence
took silence with it

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found she was bound by
conspiracy of silence,
it did not stop her

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the forest at dawn
conspiracy of silence
fairies whispering

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the child watched, then felt
the haunting sense of loss as
magic disappeared

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said a little spell
children sat on magic rug
it rose in the air

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girl dancing
her face painted
spider web

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she searched everywhere
could not find what she wanted
turned round, it was there

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happily all day
child traced patterns with a stick
in dry sandy soil

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crouching intently
the child jumps on her shadow
shadow jumps away

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the child on the beach
throws a bottle in the sea
a message within

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child picked up pieces
of sea worn bottle-green glass
her pockets heavy

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child hid in cool cave
searching for some peace
she sat very still

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the silent swan
softly gliding by
meditation

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