Rain August Poems

Drop of tear
Splash the floor
She remain still 
Until the gush of wind tilt

Oh my goodness
Why I have to face such freak
No one deserve to be...

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Trees are indifferent to worldviews, so am I
Just growing on is only aim I follow
Life is a ritual I thoroughly comply
Before they send me up...

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August whispers its gentle goodbye
Painting the moments in fragile sighs
Escaping summer with its blue sky

Listening to winds as they chastise
Blurring all hopes, all dreams and...

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Rain comes
Inviting the odour of mud
The wind, cool breezes
The clouds hide the fellow sun
The sky in the color of a dark shaded gray
The grass is...

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Written: August 15, 2023
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August raindrops fall,
nature's brush paints a rainbow,
melody of rain.

golden drops descend,
rainbow hues grace the sky's arc,
August's sweet hoedown


August rain falls light,
paints a...

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August's inclement weather, with sunshine and rain.
Umbrellas go up and down, again and again.
Gusts of winds, turning those brollies inside to out.
Upwards they go spinning,...

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A month of waning summer days
Umpire calls and balls on Willow.
Grey clouds menacing do billow,
Until the rain on pavement plays.

Sun catches drops; a rainbow makes.
Thunder,...

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August in London lazy summer's day.
Umbrella at the ready rain on the way.
A Glorious rainbow appears in the sky.
Unique colors catch the eye.
Summer sadly is...

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thunder clouds
curtains of rain
turn day into night-
silence shattered
the grouse break cover...

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Ashy cloud melts in the fold of the scorched sky,
Unleashed, the summer drizzle floats in the air dry.
Glowing spectrum of sunset sparkles in the shower,
Unique...

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Assuage the scorching heat I pray.
Unleash the heavens’ clouds to burst.  
Grant the winds that will cool the day.
Unfurl the skies with rains disbursed.
Send...

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in shadows birds sing
along a side street
for when something ends
something begins

something begins
a song or verse
in a moment of solitude
a verse

a verse
claims a voice
its own
laughter or...

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Reflections of gentle leaves, dew drenched
Feelings flowing through the oaks, trees strong
Like the lasting tears of a quiet night, stars glistening
Same as yesterday’s rain –...

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I'd like a little summer 
Oh, but not too much, 
A little kiss of sunshine 
No more than a touch

With cool rain to follow
Night breezes...

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ZEN DEATH HAIKU XII

These are my modern English translations of Japanese Zen Death Haiku. 

Both victor and vanquished are dewdrops:
flashes of light
briefly illuminating the void.
—Ouchi...

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