Today at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai we’ve learned about Hanami – the blossom viewing ceremonies
viewing festival
standing amid pink blossoms
woman’s beauty fades
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Second Grade Trauma
you made me cry when
I didn’t finish my lunch
I was shy and only eight
I was afraid to speak up
even though I knew the answer
I yearned for recess and smiled
only at the end of the day
did you know?
why are you the teacher
I remember?
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written for Poets United Midweek Motif – teacher
two lips
bunch of red tulips
offered by secret lover
their lips touch lightly
migration
wings in migration
flying in loose formation
leaving behind cold
Kaleidoscope Artist
you are a kaleidoscope
of colors sometimes
yellow, red, green, and blue
not an aura but a feeling
a smell, a touch – bright,
burning hues exploding
from your eyes, dancing
in your feet, a tingling
on your fingertips
and i am your canvas
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paper wishes
paper wishes float
high above the lantern light
whisper to the gods
life changes
with every season
nature reveals new wonders
so too does aging
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written for OctPoWriMo Day 6 – Life Changes
baseball haiku
young boys reaching up
baseball sailing overhead
victory a dream
The inspiration today at Carpe Dieum Haiku Kai are haiku by Cor Van den Heuvel
converence on the mound
the pitcher looks down
at the ball in his hand
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pitcher and catcher
head for the dugout
the batter stares at his bat
© Cor Van den Heuvel
Everyday Relationships
I wake from troubled dreams
shuffle wearily to the kitchen
my hair sticks up in some
outer-space hairdo, my favorite
pjs have holes at the elbows
I grunt a morning greeting
and you are there – smiling
with coffee ready and news
of the latest visitors to the
backyard bird feeder
autumn storm
windy autumn storm
shakes the trees, branches wave
yellow leaves rain down
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