HAIKU 0292
proud ambassadors
decked out in deluxe attire—
emperor penguins
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HAIKU 0292
proud ambassadors
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emperor penguins
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HAIKU 0291
whispering with wind—
an undertone of longing—
wolves distant howling
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HAIKU 0290
crimson leaves settle—
crisp crunch of tender twig snaps—
campfire smoke rises
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HAIKU 0289
off to school they go—
piranha academy—
jaws on lunchboxes
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SENRYU 0371
vivid memory
unthinkable for a child
forever frozen
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SENRYU 0370
no match for wildfire
retreating in a raincoat—
one mississippi
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SENRYU 0369
vicious wartime verve
crashing upon crumbling lives—
children now shudder
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SENRYU 0368
each season passes
as shall for the libertines—
cruel is winter
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SENRYU 0367
last time I held you—
ash in the palm of my hand—
whispering in wind
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SENRYU 0366
I clash with regret
while reaching for redemption—
Self-forgiveness waits
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SENRYU 0365
facing fear— some who
associate love with loss
then bravely love more
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Amazon felling—
avert your eyes from advert
now pulp— not fiction
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SENRYU 0363
yellow leaves linger—
brittle bookmarks on the ground—
our anthology
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SENRYU 0362
stretched yet unbroken—
ever elastic spirit
bound by believing
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HAIKU 0288
beaten to a pulp—
now becoming translucent—
these drums just begun
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SENRYU 0361
her moist lips whisper
an oasis overture—
she— a symphony
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HAIKU 0287
future draws daily
increasing times illusion—
past becomes a blur
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SENRYU 0360
conundrum complete—
self-fulfilling prophecy
creating crisis
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SENRYU 0359
believing it's done—
sublimate self-deception—
honest alchemy
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HAIKU 0286
Keyhole Nebula
ethereal escutcheon—
portal to beyond
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SENRYU 0358
suspend scrutiny—
solace of simplicity
found in forgiveness
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SENRYU 0357
Miranda exclaims
sonorous sililoquoy
remain unspoken
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HAIKU 0285
a roll of the dice—
temptation to a tempest
took Isle of Caprice
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SENRYU 0356
planning to escape
each eventuality
may now lead to loss
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SENRYU 0355
imagination—
bellwether of believing
ever expanding
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SENRYU 0354
crisp autumn air calls—
reinvigorate yourself—
leaves are rustling
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SENRYU 0353
again letting go—
perhaps purpose will find me
foraging freedom
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HAIKU 0284
leaping limb to limb
catastrophe afferted—
eight lives still remain
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