Rain Peacock Poems

Haiku Translations II

Illuminated by the harvest moon
smoke is caught creeping
across the water...
Hattori Ransetsu, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Fanning its tail flamboyantly
with every excuse of...

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ecstatic in rain
                      ...

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My heart dances like a Peacock,

                   ...

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Somewhere between the Poseidon and Azure
Is his double shaded blue that always allures;
Between the lush and chrome, green hues
That glow in layers of velvet like...

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They say I am a bird of paradise
My angelic white feathers do agree
I am as pure as the Himalayan snow
God must have bathed me in...

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Slow rhythmical shudder,
Forest Rain and thunder,

See the magic unfold,
majesty to behold,

Ruby green, spots of blue,
Feathers of divine hue,

A wild peacocks rain dance,
A glimpse of wild...

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In Kew Gardens I feast on				
daffodils and swans and honk-				
ing geese in turf protection mode				
and one spectacular show				
from a strutting peacock’s tail,				
its color chart exploding					
against...

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A Little Girl’s Peacock

The vision she must have had
A brightly colored peacock
Many artists saw the magnificent creature
They all spoke of it
Some called it a toucan
Others...

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