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Premium MemberWestbound

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

Premium MemberWestbound

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



Premium MemberIn 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?




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