Westbound
westbound wind and
scents of rosy lilac
~ dance of bumblebees
AP: 3rd place 2021
Posted on August 13, 2021
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Categories:
westbound, appreciation, flower, summer,
Form: Haiku
Westbound
westbound breeze
bring whiffs of lilac
~ bumblebees dancing
AP: 3rd place 2020
Posted on July 19, 2019
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Categories:
westbound, color, flower, insect, nature,
Form: Haiku
In Westbound Breezes
in westbound breezes
weeping willow branches sway
a heron knee deep
posted on May 27, 2018
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Categories:
westbound, bird, river, tree, wind,
Form: Haiku
Westbound Train
Before the rain
She came calling again
Last to be kissed
Muskrat in mist
Copper kettle, smoldering coals
Papyrus letters, indelible scrolls
Westbound train, eclectic guitar
Powder blue taxi, front door ajar
Ballet slippers, nails painted pink
Descending those steps, feigning a wink
Where does she get off strutting that stuff
Prancing past puppets, acting so tough?
Drops of honeydew those wine glass legs
Round square fence posts,
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Categories:
westbound, angst, good night,
Form: Rhyme
Westbound
A picture’s worth a thousand words
Screaming to be spoken
Flowers and chocolate say hello
My aching heart is broken
Painted word pictures
Of flowers framed in chocolate
Read on a train by men down on their luck
Clatter of rail ends enjoining on ties
Providing a background of rhythm for lies
Hearing a melody humming along
Painted word pictures becoming a song
Memories of good
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Categories:
westbound, music, social, old, men,
Form: I do not know?