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Illumination

Illumination!
Then the bright stars extinguished...
Comet roars above.

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Paul Marc

August 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM

Surprising when the stars extinguish. "Great darkness is preparation for great light” - illumination that doesn’t shine to the eyes, but from our source of being. +Fav

Connie Marcum Wong

April 12, 2020 at 3:54 AM

Beautiful imagery in this haiku John! When did you begin writing brief lines of haiku and senryu? xxoo

John Fleming

April 12, 2020 at 9:49 AM

Hello, Connie....always so very nice to see you visiting once more. :) As for the Japanese poetry: after writing a short poem, trying to emulate the Chinese poetic style, as a tribute to Li Wenliang, Andrea (Dietrich -- who else!) who had read it through commented that, after some editing, it would lend itself very well to the Japanese art form; after reading her comment I studied up on the works of some very famous Japanese poets...and these...well these are the results. Glad you found them worthy enough! My very warmest regards, Connie. Your friend. :) john

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