Bitterness now worshipped as religion
...In Ankara and Moscow,
the ground is crimson red ~
a carpet spread on fields once green.
Life’s fluid, like red gold,
flows as scarlet runoffs into Ottoman rivers –
lifestreams of Rossiyane and T...
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Categories:
runoffs, grief, horror, sad, sorrow,
Form: Narrative
Along with the thunder
...As the smiles in the cloud brighten,
a cloudburst of joy
sends gentle kisses on our rooftops,
pouring down clouded tears—
bottled-up emotions
to quench the thirsts of
huma...
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Categories:
runoffs, animal, bird, earth, kiss,
Form: Free verse
In the Mists
...Fog, like a shroud, hangs over the valley,
muting the morning's voice, soaking the ground.
Droplets cannonball, trying to rally,
base jump the downspouts, raise echoing sounds.
Scarce is heard ...
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Categories:
runoffs, nature,
Form: Sonnet
No Path Is Limited
...No path is limited, to one mold
fits all journeys – no footsteps a
lineal trail followed or forged~our individual
universes a swirl of infinite mazes, each one
the Father and Mother of
its own...
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Categories:
runoffs, inspirational, introspection, mystery, perspective,
Form: Free verse
After the May Shower
...
The rain had started lightly as graceful drops on the window. I was
peaceful and tranquil and it made me want to meditate and closing my
eyes I drifted away to a sweet place of rel...
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Categories:
runoffs, garden, rain,
Form: Haibun
O, Unbidden Rain
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O, unbidden rain I welcome you to my garden,
the flowers are thirsty . . . .
We have been w a i t i n g for you
The cosmos, daisies and red roses are hanging their heads
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Categories:
runoffs, rain,
Form: Free verse
After the Rainstorm
...
The rain had started lightly as graceful drops on the windows. It was
peaceful and tranquil and it made me want to meditate and closing my
eyes I drifted away to a sweet place of relaxation...
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Categories:
runoffs, garden, nature, rain, storm,
Form: Haibun