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Category: Poetry
#Tanka: Oak Tree
footprints of time agemy ancient wrinkled body-under the oak treeacorns fall into dead leavescome spring, bursting forth with life dVerse Poets Pub: MTB Jisei (Japanese Death Poems)
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Into Limpid Pools of Tranquility
“The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.” ― Osho, Courage: The… Continue Reading “Into Limpid Pools of Tranquility”
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With Eyes of a Child
“The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the Imagination.” ― Emily Dickinson To look at the world with eyes of a child, marveling at velvet wings of butterflies as they float from flower to flowerSlurping sweet nectar To while away long summer hourssearching for possibilities in wispy… Continue Reading “With Eyes of a Child”
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The Ways of Men
When I was five, my step-grandfather tried to put his hands in places they don’t belongBut I fought him off for even I knew his actions were wrongWe were alone in his sleek sedan, the kind with one long seatI jumped in the back,… Continue Reading “The Ways of Men”
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Seed in my Womb
Naive thoughts adrift on a sea of longingin tender innocence of youth writtenabout love; first, lost, last and foreverand all the conflicting feelings between for I thought I understood life and its deeper meaning. Looking back at those childish rhymes, poetry was but a… Continue Reading “Seed in my Womb”
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#Shadorma: Plant the Seed
Plant each seedEnvision and dreamBe thankfulFor all lifeBrings with each gentle risingOf bright morning sun Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #202
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Early Morning in the Garden
This morning as a bright autumn sun peeks through meandering smoky clouds I ramble through my ancient garden, delighting in the budding rosesfinally recovering from desert heat I search for lime green praying mantiswho are abundant this time of yearI watch them spread their razored armsin prayer… Continue Reading “Early Morning in the Garden”
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