tanka: sparkling eyes…

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sparkling eyes

women once again alone

a strange elder world

the past looming off behind

future in their freest dreams

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haiku: rumoured wren…

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rumoured wren

dissembling in the garden

mossy bench

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haiku: hawthorn…

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hawthorn
motley shadow on the path
small flicks of light

haiku: small start-eyed flier

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small start-eyed flier

hooked legs and gossamer wings

flurries her greeting

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haiku: river’s mighty stream

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river’s mighty stream

swollen by the downpour

distances

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haiku: one day actually…

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one day actually

a sexton strides the graveyard

skull in open palm

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haiku: one day older…

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one day older

every Jack and every Jill

so the world goes round

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haiku: bridge of bright water…

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bridge of bright water

a smiling woman with her stick

two lifetimes

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haiku: town dump blues…

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town dump blues

yet Merddyn weaves a spell of cheer

wisdom from the Hills

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haiku: turning frames…

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turning frames

at a narrow stair’s head

flow of the dark

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haiku: shadows on a wall…

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shadows on a wall

leaves and grasses dancing

the other forest

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haiku: arching fronds…

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arching fronds

of the winter poplar

an empty framing

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haiku: sketchy larches…

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sketchy larches

on a cold grey sky

slightly leaning

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