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Haiku 40 Till Haiku 47 Beneath the Sakura Tree
cherry blossoms drift

upon the white casket

-a fading pink hue

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she scatters his ashes

where cherry blossoms bloom

-life after life


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early miscarriage

-cherry blossoms wither

before leaves bloom


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my...

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Categories: 47, spring
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Haiku: Traditional 47
clouds eclipse the sun
my shadow plays hide and seek
on daisy filled dell

Brian Johnston
April 27, 2016...

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Categories: 47, journey, life,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Poetess
She feels the wind of summer’s soft caress

and listens to the magic in its sound.

How perceptive is the poetess

who senses nature’s beauty all around.

She finds...

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Categories: 47, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Inhuman Malice

A father of six he was in his early forties,
struck by cancer
toiling to provide for his children
with
no property
no land
no animals, but a loyal old donkey
that...

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Categories: 47, evil, world,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member On Diversity and Divisiveness
Here appears diversity and divisiveness --
Similar words with different meanings,
I must not allow them to come between
Those folks who exhibit different leanings.

Diversity is a good...

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Categories: 47, feelings, perspective,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member Woodland Wonderland - Visual 6
Spring heralds the dawning of brilliant bluebells carpeting the woods 
Silently they slept until the warm sun rouses them from slumber 
Gently they open their...

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Categories: 47, nature, spring,
Form: Sijo
The Humorous Side To My Country Life
https://soundcloud.com/kentucky-gal/2012-10-24-12-47-20-774the


Now Y'all have had embarrassing moments that happen to you. 
Well, I had some myself that I thought I'd share that are true. 

Ahh, the...

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© Mary Hoose  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: 47, farm, humor, self,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Gingham Prison: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
(Lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates Judy Garland, center stage. She wears a faded housecoat, her eyes holding a lifetime of stories. She speaks directly...

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Categories: 47, addiction, anxiety, depression, loneliness,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member A Few Choice Words From My Daughter
Busy getting ready to go to a meeting
I was looking through my closet for something to wear
My 20 year old daughter, Shereen, was in my...

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Categories: 47, mother daughter, woman, words,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Haiku - Into the Blue
in the deep blue
  the boat lay tilted to one side-
      
       ...

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Categories: 47, blue, boat, fish, sea,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Sensational Summer Sky
Rich marmalade clouds, sunset fades, 
rooks dip and dive on thermals high; 
wings flutter as the flock cascades. 
Rich marmalade clouds, sunset fades 
with golden...

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Categories: 47, sky, summer,
Form: Triolet
Premium Member Smitten Old Man
SMITTEN OLD MAN

High school year book, 47
I’m not a gad looking guy –
Short hair, sport coat, tie

This remembered as I gaze across the room
She’s sitting...

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Categories: 47, autumn, humor,
Form: Free verse
A Little About Me
01. High heels or boots? I guess it depends on how feminine I feel....LOL
02. What time did you get up this morning? 7:15 am ...

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Categories: 47, funnyfood,
Form: I do not know?
On Golden Sand
Sit with me as sunset silently slips into the sea,
and when he's closed weary eyes, linger with me.
Frothy waves will chase us as they race...

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Categories: 47, love,
Form: Rhyme
You Are Your Own Inspiration
1.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
2. Beauty begins the second you decide
3. Decide to love yourself
4. Decide your own beginning
5. Beginning within yourself
6....

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Categories: 47, beauty, depression,
Form: Blitz

Book: Reflection on the Important Things