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HAIKU - [EACH POEM IS ONLY 3-LINES LONG] - BY DATE:
12-04-12
Memory flashes
Wild stallion on desert sands
Darts behind rocks, Gone
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12-09-12
December day--
Warm rain, thunder, lightning
Sudden chill comes
[OR]
December day
Warm till passing of midnight
Winter chill
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12-11-12
Elephant
Lumbering by slowly
Remembers
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[The1st line of each haiku below was written by another ATL member as part of the Haiku Game on the HAIKU thread; 2nd and 3rd lines were written by me. Haiku in bold are entirely mine.]
12-14-12
Ponders cosmic doom
Giant puffer mushroom spews
Small world disappears
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12-15-12
Waves embrace the shore
Kiss each grain of warm sand
Drag away their prey
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Crashing waves
Foaming white water
Forms a smile
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12-16-12
Hope
Spring grass
Emerging
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Melting ice
From continental icebergs
Global warming
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12-17-12
A haiku dedicated to my husband:
Ageless, strong
Family patriarch
Deep rooted
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12-18-12
In the frost also
Rest the promised blooms of spring
Urging to burst forth
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Slumber on
Amber glowing harvest moon
Lighting dark paths
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Whispers in the light
Signal intimate moves when
Darkness overcomes
[Same haiku (senryu); new ending, suggested by OrchestraInside:]
Whispers in the light
Signal intimate moves when
Overcomes me, dark
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Seamless golden streams
Converging in the river
Closing of the day
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Represent the meek
Who cry out not for pity
But enduring strength
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[Inspired by holy scripture:]
Your smile
Caresses soul, fondles heart
Every time
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I live
Therefore I must
Breathe
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Away
With brittle promises
Scoundrel
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Hidden
Beneath solid earth
Molten sea
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Oozing faith
Pandemic epidemic
Leaky boats
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You and me
A pea and a bean in a
Happy pod
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12-19-12
Strike the tone
All ears hear too well
Ring, Death Knell
[Alternate 2nd line:]
Strike the tone
All ears hear it loud
Ring, Death Knell
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Exciting
Flamingos one-legged
Take flight
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Deep sea
Silent brilliant colors
Speak up!
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Two dedicated to Doug Denslowe and his new song, "Baby Won't You Please (Come Home)?"
A new song
Unbridled excitement
A new friend
[And:]
New music
Dances through my being
Old friend
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12-20-12
Rest in peace
Your deep rough red bark
Sequoia
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Ride to meet the shore
Emerald queens of the sea
Lay pearl eggs in sand
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Days of joy shall hatch
Dappled by sun and blossoms
Soft, feathered bundles
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Life - a leap of faith
Tadpoles change, emerge from pond
New locomotion
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Carrying me to you
Winds of winter howl and lift
Land soft in your arms
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Love them, Mother Earth
Cradle life warm in your womb
Give birth without pain
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Slumber in her lap
White lilies of the water
Cast shadows below
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Is it you?
Darkness shrouds, cold winds blow,
I sense warmth
[A sudden shift to blustery cold and light snowfall inspires me . . . or should I say:]
Sudden blustery cold
Snow dust on grass, pine needles,
Breath of inspiration
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Waver, doubt
Bane of human existence
Sink like stone
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Watch and learn
Infants of the Earth
With white hair
[OR]
Watch and learn
Infants of the Earth
Crowned with white
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Eyes in eyes
Endless terrain, vistas
Eternal
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Of my soul
No nightingales sing
Nor footfalls
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A shy sky only
Speaks to first crocuses
Boldly breaking ground
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Let the sunshine in
Gaps in the green canopy
Kiss the forest floor
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Butterfly angels
Saffron, azure, crimson wings
Splash heat with relief
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Burn the lies away
Fires of universal truth
Unite us as one
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12-21-12
You already are
Here! roadside fern, fairy-wren
Countries down-under
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You are upside down
Opossum hanging from tree
I am downside up
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