2010-10-22 haiku

 

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on midsummer's day
child looked within water butt
gazed in dark water

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was so long ago
the child played in the forest
her dog at her side

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a long time ago
child brandished her skipping rope
lassoed her brother...

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child had a whole crisp
bit it, then cried because now
it was in pieces

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silently
waiting there
listening

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poetry
the sincerity of
truthfulness

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here and there
everywhere
and nowhere

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enchantment
disembodied music
heard within

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spirit within
an echo waiting
to be released 

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the numenal world
return is not simplistic
he is waiting there

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the wheel
symbolic of peace
the wheel

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creates lasting bond
meeting in the middle of
bridge of emotion

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a hesitant word
unexpected suggestion
manifestation

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the plaster
flaking from
the ceiling

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she looked in the void
spread her arms, her cloak flying
encompassed it all

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it did not fit her
doubting her identity
changed her name again

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fallen night
silently lies
wistfully

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sleeping sound
spirit rising
travelling

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footsteps
singing
midnight

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the fine interlinked
net of stars cast into night
contains all knowing

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beautiful white horse
delicate as gossamer
shimmers through the night

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beyond the blue sky
she could see the interlinked
mesh of spider's webs

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from beyond shadows
the deep dark mirror
was a darker place

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pure white glowing orb
oil-slicked colour emanating
into ghostly mists

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golden butterfly
sprinkles dreams with fairy dust
while u gently sleep

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dark shadows
come alive
cat leaping

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moon hiding
her face behind
cloudy lace

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absurdly she looked
pulled out of her dream, but found
dream reality

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steely bright white stars
nailed the curtain of the night
high up in the sky

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whispered her goodbyes
then pushed the boat out to sea
"fare thee well my prince "

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thundering waves crashed
all round the rocks where she stood
sea spray stung her face

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a perfect round stone
embedded in hard wet sand
a moat around it


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she watched the island
as dawn rose a red blurred mist
hid it from her sight

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from the blurred red mist
his familiar gait came
walking towards her

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floating in water
that never was, foremost thought
all an illusion

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stood here long ago
watching ebb and flow of tide
changes time has wrought

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old ocean
leaving frowns
on the sand

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jewels on the beach
the waves recycling
coloured broken glass

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swimming in the sea
reflecting from the water
a rainbow's stray beam

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busy waves
re-embroidering the beach
twice daily

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the sea wind
swooping gull
folds his wings

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fairies
playing music
on shells

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dancing round the room
dog follows me on hind legs
we make a right pair

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opened the road map
traced the routes they had taken
then folded it up

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she looked in the void
spread her arms, her cloak flying
encompassed it all

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cat sleeps on some books
they slide to floor one by one
under sleeping cat..

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pink calico cats
dancing and leaping, chasing
each others' tails

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the cat relishes
my freshly dried line washing
in laundry basket

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an old gentleman
with hard sharp calloused hands
his face full of warmth

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rescue bird from cat
hold bird gently, eyes open
robin flies away

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broken bleeding heart
falling asleep forever
scars of past now healed

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pining away
she remembered
then closed her eyes

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she pined for mem'ries
changed irrevocably
by passage of time

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her soul was crushed
to the point of no return
one day she left

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many years ago
her soul was crushed: years later
the petals opened

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happened long ago
should have been a blur, but was
clear as yesterday

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the hand
finds another
clasps it

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finished the painting
took off her shoes and stepped in
to somewhere beyond

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the cats foremost thoughts
affection, food, affection
now sit on my lap

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spider alert
guarding her eggs
first and foremost

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mirror images
they are only virtual
not reality


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they thought that she was
a craven weakling, but she
outlasted them all


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she had a weakness
for chocolate, with dark orange
and ginger pieces

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they took advantage
of her weakness, but didn't
realise was her strength

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the gold bracelet fell
in deep dark pool, enchanted
water nymph caught it

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always saw you
never for this world
watched you grow up

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a row of chairs
sunlight dancing on each one
musical chairs

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was livid crimson
in defiance of danger
she flew anyway

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somehow emerging
on the fleeting stage of life
something manifests

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she looked in the void
spread her arms, her cloak flying
encompassed it all

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out of his mouth
came sharp shapes
and dull colours

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his dreaming soul
colour changing
chameleon

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in clear blue sky
the dove of peace
white silhouette

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dark twisted shadows
rose's thorny ghostly play
backdrop, the red bricks

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out of the grey mists
rising like a deathless ghost
the abandoned church

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lightning
tangled in the skeins
of rain

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raindrops dance
innumerable
feet tinkling

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drops of rain
hooded clouds
counting beads

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rain and sun
arched across uncertain sky
a rainbow

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raindrops 'cross the sun
ancient promise long ago
magic of rainbow

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ghost lovers
sitting in willow bower
full moon smiles

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hill wearing a shroud
of silver grey cloud
rain drips from the leaves

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the cries of the birds
the beginning never ends
they call out your name

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midsummer rosebuds
hanging round her still stone head
wait for next solstice

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birds rushing 'cross sky
a driving gale beating them
about the bushes

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an eerie stillness
dark grey storm clouds gathering
everywhere waiting

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a single tight bud
of golden yellow flower
waiting to open

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raindrops
evanescence
rainbows

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a soft peach glow
spreading across sleeping sky
dawn awakens

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coming out of fog
raven flew over forest
carrying runestone

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a young mistle thrush
came to my bedroom window
looked into my eyes

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patient steadfast oak
observer for centuries
a silent witness

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wind's gentle kisses
rose petals floating to earth
a soft pink blanket

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little cloud scuttles
vainly looks for mummy cloud
finds relief crying

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pine's cathedral reach
beneath is nature's archway
wind singing softly

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sun streams through dark pines
ethereal forest floor
green fluorescent light

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a walk long ago
she remembered so clearly
the fresh smell of pine

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sat in zen garden
so still amidst dark pine trees
and a frog croaking

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windows blurred with rain
painting garden as
a watercolour

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her eyes blurred with tears
a gentle wind came along
blew them all away

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poppy field blurred red
a single yellow poppy
stood out from the rest

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she did not lie there
within dark grave in the ground
but somewhere beyond

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skull and crossbones
foremost symbolic of death
in times of plague

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foremost in window
the yellow inviting light
of old dark stable

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the old oak cut down
first and foremost the dryad
remained for some time

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fairies and elves
wandering in and out of garden mirrors
at sunset and dawn

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searching for lost child
the wind inconsolable
she searched everywhere

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cloud aeroplanes
crossing clear blue sky
unimpeded

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the unseeing eyes
peacock's tail feathers
secretly  watching

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their dance ended
shadows on the wall faded
the sun went in

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autumn’s mellow sun
dancing with the careworn leaves
fluttering in the wind

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the evening's red glow
on  a terraced street
old lady walking

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in the fog
ghosts overhead
ravens fly

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falling leaf
autumn
timelessness

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love the earth
and it will remain
beyond time

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a grove of trees
swaying together
in unity

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imaginative
sunset illuminates clouds
a fantasy world

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thrown out photographs
scattered, the wind catches one
takes it for herself

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two ravens
shadows on the road
playing tag


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bright eyed
daisies
open

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livid crimson skies
moon rises in defiance
before sun has set

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livid sunset danced
crimson red on water's edge
her last defiance

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sun livid crimson
in defiance of rainstorm
made a new rainbow

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skeletal branches
transcending winter, transform
to wonder of spring

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a frog sitting
immobile as stone
a tongue darts out
 

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the frog watched
the purple skies
and waited

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autumn morning
dead leaves of forest
fairer than gold

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pine's cathedral reach
beneath is nature's archway
wind singing softly

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where five paths converged
at midnight highwayman came
but he left alone...

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