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Poet, librarian, former bookseller. Author of West of House. More poems at
http://www.1hitpoint.com
Sweeping the porch â The bookmark I lost Among the leaves.
#haiku
#poetry
18 minutes ago
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David
4 days ago
hunting season, jeep halts count âem: twenty deer fleeingâ my heart goes with them
#haiku
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Old pillow! Whatever happened To all our dreams?
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#senryu
#poetry
about 22 hours ago
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After the storm The clouds going Their separate ways.
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#poetry
2 days ago
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A bolt of lightning â The weathervaneâs arrow Creaking in the wind.
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#poetry
3 days ago
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Morning walk â A worn-out-looking man At every window.
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#senryu
#poetry
4 days ago
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Drive-in diner â The pigeons in the next spot Staring up at me.
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#senryu
#poetry
5 days ago
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Old basketball court â A passing breeze swishes The nets.
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#poetry
6 days ago
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Beneath the still blades Of the busted ceiling fan â A hummingbirdâs nest.
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#poetry
7 days ago
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The house to myself â How long has it been since someone Dusted this shelf?
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#poetry
8 days ago
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Blinking red and white: First star I see tonight An anti-collision light.
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#poetry
9 days ago
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reposted by
Eve Castle
13 days ago
momentum, his body, the concrete skateboarder worried mother taps her foot a full emergency room
#tanka
#micropoetry
#tankapoem
#TankaThursday
momentum
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The sun going down â The woman across from me Becoming her voice.
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10 days ago
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The rainâs iron hooves On the corrugated roof Beating as we moved.Â
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11 days ago
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Another autumn â Even the Lego flowers Losing their petals.
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#poetry
12 days ago
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reposted by
David
22 days ago
Arch leaves paw printsâ first frost
#haiku
#cats
#nature
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Stone steps ascend The mountain where the Buddhist Temple would have been.Â
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#poetry
13 days ago
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reposted by
Doug
13 days ago
porch breeze my mind creaks open
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#DailyHaikuPrompt
(porch / breeze)
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reposted by
Thomas L. Vaultonburg
13 days ago
bare feet- the floorboards know my weight by heart
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#poetry
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reposted by
Sillionshine
14 days ago
The heat was stupefying, and we debated seeing the famous Colosseum. But it dwarfed even the assembled crowd and we milled around, robbed of human scale. I closed my eyes and imagined the tidal waves of sound crashing down on the gladiators, baying for enough blood to set a champion free.
#vss365
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With nowhere to start And so many stars itâs hard To connect the dots.
#haiku
#poetry
14 days ago
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reposted by
David
17 days ago
from twisting flames a âfaceâ surfaces, stirring sympathy
#haiku
#pareidolia
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Above the church The sun hesitating At the crossroads
#haiku
#poetry
15 days ago
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Evening in Tucson â The Spanish missionâs shadow Climbing up the hill.
#haiku
#poetry
16 days ago
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The empty pages Of an open notebook waving Like a white flag.Â
#senryu
#haiku
#poetry
17 days ago
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My to-be-read pile â The awful realization Of Fortunato.
#senryu
#haiku
#poetry
18 days ago
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The headstonesâ shadows Open into the green grass Like yawning archways.Â
#haiku
#poetry
19 days ago
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Now the sirens sing After youâve already been Dashed against the rocks.Â
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#senryu
#poetry
20 days ago
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Another bottle Narrowly avoids The cobwebbed wine rack.
#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
21 days ago
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reposted by
Thomas L. Vaultonburg
22 days ago
Through Halloween night I'm going to post a series of spooky haiku inspired by Eldritch horror. I turn off the light- the darkness is already waiting
#haiku
#poetry
#Halloween
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Caterpillar â A train whistles In the distance
#poetry
#haiku
23 days ago
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Never learning My lesson â The breakers
#poetry
#haiku
24 days ago
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A bat flaps its wings â The pale ghost of a baseball Floats up to the light.
#poetry
#haiku
25 days ago
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The Grand Canyon â A gopher snake winding Across the trail.
#poetry
#haiku
26 days ago
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Behind the worn bar â A crowded skyline Of gleaming bottles.Â
#poetry
#haiku
#senryu
27 days ago
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The city at dusk â The serpent of endless traffic In its death throes.
#poetry
#haiku
28 days ago
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Sneaky jasmine vines â Trying to get to Heaven Ahead of time.
#poetry
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29 days ago
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Not a breath of wind â The pinwheels in the graveyard Somehow still spinning.
#poetry
#haiku
30 days ago
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Both of my neighbors Industriously banging Hammers like gavels.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Pallid roots trickle From a stump like the cold wax Of a spent candle.Â
#poetry
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about 1 month ago
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Bubbles in a beer Rising to clouds of white foam: Rain going backwards.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Housefly in the chair Beside me; knitting a pair Of socks from the air.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Out on the back porch, An old dog buries his nose In the morning news.
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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The old Chevy coughs, Lights up and exhales A cloud of blue smoke.
#poetry
#haiky
about 1 month ago
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A clouded sun drifts In and out like a distant Radio station.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Biting its top lip, Hand held high, a mailbox waits Patiently to speak.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Lying on its side, An empty watering can Tinkles in the rain.Â
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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First few drops of rain â Footprints in a black and white Film with Claude Rains.
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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The grass is so lush The longest strands seem to clutch My boots as I pass.
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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Savoring the sweet Scent of yellowed paperbacks â Breath of autumn leaves.
#poetry
#haiku
about 1 month ago
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