Outcast

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Outcast

-Linda Lee Lyberg

Lovely white and black pigeon
Born distinct from a genetic defect
Outcast from the common flock

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#Acrostic: Leaves of Life Falling

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Leafing through an old book
Earmarked pages
A photograph
Veiled, did not foretell
Eyes as blue as a robin’s egg
Smile that would light my days

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#Haiku 72 (Triple): Strata

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Painted sand strata

Layered sediment and rock

Showing earth’s story

Worn and weathered cake

Celebrating earth’s onset

Torte made of stratum

Surviving eons

Volcanoes, oceans and seas

A brewing tempest

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Linda Lee Lyberg

Photo by Martina Misar-Tummeltshammer on Unsplash

#Haiku 71: Mage

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Wisest bird of prey

Omen of impending death

Otherworldly mage

Copyright©2017

Linda Lee Lyberg

Author’s Note: Owls are believed to be omens of death in some Native American myths.

Native American Owl mythology

https://syllabubsea.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/haiga-heaven-challenge-37-mage/

Faith

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Faith

-Linda Lee Lyberg

If you could only see my heart
And the beauty that lies within
You’d see shattered broken parts
In faith are beginning to mend

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The Wizard

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The Wizard

-Linda Lee Lyberg

The wizard weaves his magic spell
Enlightening all who will harken
Chanting words, ringing Merlin’s bell
Reverberating skies begin to darken
 

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