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 Aug 31 Karen
George Krokos
We can't avoid sleep
it creeps up on us sometimes
need to rest awhile
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From 'Haiku's and Senryu's'. A Senryu written late '21.
 Aug 31 Karen
Night Owl
Heavy eyes, drooping down
Rub, rub, rub. Wake up, up, up
Lift your head, my tired friend

Collapse into these heavy sheets
Sink down, down, down
Sleep, tempting my exhausted mind

Stare into an unchanging ceiling
Hit, hit, hit. Fall asleep, sleep, sleep
Yet my mind won't do as I plead
 Aug 31 Karen
Busy Bee
AUTUMN
 Aug 31 Karen
Busy Bee
Autumn floats through air—

The sun grows milder with days,

The wind brings a chill.
 Aug 31 Karen
guy scutellaro
eyes on the pavement,
the tiny architectects
of sky bound prayers.

the children draw dreams
with chalk-stained hands
on the cracked concrete,
flowers, and sky bound birds,
and home and stars and rainbows.

a shimmer of light on stone.

will the chalk bleed before the bloom?
 Aug 30 Karen
Blue Sapphire
"Take care of me
   and
I will take care of you."
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