Tuckered and Tucked In-dodoitsu stringtuckered and tucked in with him
ebb and flow of pillow head
personalities have dreams
we walk on the sea
we see no sun, with eyes shut
lily pads and no frog legs
and the sky’s a blinding blue
our feet toss and turn
pebbles rise into the clouds
a curious sight, indeed
even in the darkest night
distressing whale song
whistle salts breeze into face
we...
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Categories:
sleep,
Form: Dodoitsu
Strength in LosingStrength in Losing
it’s easy being a winner
everything runs much smoother
losing is more difficult
loss is how we grow
...
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Categories:
philosophy,
Form: Dodoitsu
Spring BlossomsSpring blossoms and crocuses
live briefly and pass quickly...
teaching us life lessons in
mute exhortation...
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Categories:
life, metaphor, nature,
Form: Dodoitsu
True Loveas time goes by, love enlarges
like a beautiful green tree
full of sweet lovely roses
true love never fade...
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Categories:
love,
Form: Dodoitsu
One Tough Goodbye
Poor child crying his eyes out;
Clutching on with vice-like grip...
Peeling her child off her legs;
Sad mom heads to work.
...
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Categories:
emotions, goodbye, imagery, mother
Form: Dodoitsu
Ashen Backdrop
bare the foliage of trees
petals crumbling… split from bones
ghosts of maples hanging low,
ashen backdrop tilts
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Categories:
image, tree,
Form: Dodoitsu
Hilly CloudOn the head of Keokradong
I kissed the winter white cloud
Hugged with breaths of loneliness
Felt the reign of love
©Mahtab Bangalee
11th January, 2025...
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Categories:
nature,
Form: Dodoitsu
Inadvertent SignFrom the hair of waif-like scent
On the petals of the earth
The red lips of sleeping sea
Becomes love emblem
©Mahtab Bangalee
9th January, 2025...
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Categories:
love, nature,
Form: Dodoitsu
Overcastwhen another day begins
with cold, grey, overcast skies
foreboding shivers the mind...
uncertainty looms
clouds may mirror my musings
but, nevertheless, I scan
the sky searching for golden
streaks and blue demesnes...
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Categories:
analogy,
Form: Dodoitsu
Winter Solsticewinter solstice arriving...
shortest day and longest night...
silent trees gather forces
for returning light
lighter, longer, brighter days
saunter through the winter gloom...
light triumphs over darkness
renewal awaits...
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Categories:
appreciation, december, nature, winter,
Form: Dodoitsu
Cold Christmasin the cold Christmas season
light and warmth surround the ones
so fortunate to have it...
help the ones who don't...
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Categories:
care, christmas,
Form: Dodoitsu
Something Warmwinter cold cuts to the bone
I need to feel something warm
hot beverage...an embrace
either one will do
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Categories:
winter,
Form: Dodoitsu
Drinksfall cold got into the bone
I miss the summer nice breeze
spring hot milk with sweet green tea,
and winter coffee...
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Categories:
drink, seasons,
Form: Dodoitsu
Scared to Death
It startled me from behind
but it could not hold its grip,
for in my hands I grasped it
and twisted it dead....
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Categories:
death, halloween, scary,
Form: Dodoitsu
Dalai Lama’s thoughtsBliss enabled, by God’s grace,
I now live internally
and though I dwell in the world,
I don’t belong here....
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Categories:
how i feel, i
Form: Dodoitsu
Specific Types of Dodoitsu Poems
Definition | What is Dodoitsu in Poetry?