Journey Autumn Poems

As summer duly ends
thoughts of fun-filled leisure
still linger in my heart
laughter, joy, fellowship
one longs for at the start

As summer duly ends
the playful child within
dwells on...

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chilly perked this coffee tale

ice cube clinked beans prevail

cool refreshing trip

summer fellowship

a brew journey never fail.
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chai is a spice laden potion

cardamom cinnamon motion

hint of masala

sips that enthralla

journey to another ocean.
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Cherry blossoms, with a mundane grace,
Drift    d  o    w      n
Like hollow trees, in...

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Comes Fall, trees seem to rehearse Spring’s splendour,
Leaves shine forth with the colours of autumn, 
I muse on my innings to come, unsure,
What my new...

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as swans slide across lakes - sunset rays sway to autumnal reveries

ambling across swirling helix - of deadened cinnamon foliage 

mocking greenery framing skeletal bones...

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Softly sighing, cerulean skies melt over a trail of endings.

Lost in last night’s laughing leaves, silent reflections, memories trembling.

Echoing along shadows, laughing quietly as past...

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October is one of those months that begin to transition and change to prepare for winter.

As our days begin to shorten, this tenth month brings...

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Thus
They flee
Absconding
In guiltless flight
On fattened feathers
A pointed arrowhead
Guided by some hidden force
Returning to their beginnings
Arcing slowly over icy peaks
Circling the history of their valley...

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A citrine leaf in lingered lilt
did savor breeze of sapphire whisk
as Autumn’s honey-secrets spilt.
A hopscotch star.. an ember brisk,

she sighed and fell— then took her...

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Autumn is finally here and there is so much to share, the leaves are getting red and there is no place to bury the dead,...

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I rose early, quietly slipping into my walking clothes. I gently opened my front door and headed towards the nearby walking trails. As I walked...

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Written: September 1st, 2023
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Has my brain become scrambled, I wonder?
As the sun retreats, I sigh away the day.
A song of sorrow takes hold, my heart...

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ZEN DEATH HAIKU X

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

Forbearing the night
with its growing brilliance: 
the summer moon.
—Tsukioka Yooshi (1839-1892)...

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