standing tall near mate
unabating protection
black eyes seeing all
#500 – rage
cold windy May day
wild raging ocean greets me
sparrows brave sea wall
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#498- famous haiku- Basho, Buson, Issa
in the sea-surf edge
mingling with bright small shells
bush-clover petals
~Basho
my two plum trees are
so gracious…see, they flower
one now, one later
~Buson
in city fields
contemplating cherry trees
strangers are like friends
~Issa
#497- flutter
lettuce leaves flutter
pink azalea branches wave
gentle spring breezes
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#496- chime
out-of-doors at noon
church bells chime familiar song
neighbor sands new deck
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#494- waiting
waiting on the porch
yowling now – just to be heard
old, deaf black she cat
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#493- tradition
year long tradition
pen and paper create peace
syllables do count
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#492- Thank you- it is my first anniversary!
in January 2011, my world slipped into chaos and I fell out of balance
in February 2011, I received a second blow that I did not know how to handle so I started to blog
early last May I started this blog because I was lost
writing haiku and senryu has helped to give me back some sense of control and order
perhaps it is the history, the connected feelings I have when I write, or simply the carefully counted syllables
it is now May 2012 I am still a little lost, the path I had chosen has been obliterated and my carefully orchestrated life is no more
I am grateful
this has been one of the best years I have ever “lived” because I have really lived
I am grateful to anyone who has ever read or commented on this blog
Thank you
I am grateful to the communities I have discovered through this blog
Thank you
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