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. 1 death dirges Frogs in distance sing  .  .  . Foxes, herons, join in too,   .  .  .  A round of croaking. 2 love gifts Her gift of flowers  .  .  . Came at night without garden,   .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom. 3 twins demure Full moon and she  .  .  . Beauties without crescent smile,   .  .  .  Naked in starlight. 4 light music Before even sun  .  .  . Gleam opens to paint each day,   .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong. 5 iridescent After sun showers  .  .  . Sparkle of rainbow colours,   .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds 6 chilling Hollow sound through trees, Naked and bare branches sway,   .  .  .  Old winter creeping. 7 flirting She wanted a child  .  .  . Rushed from one suitor to next,   .  .  .  Clock set to maybe. 8 super villain Truth once singular  .  .  . Mucked all up with politics,   .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods. 9 casualties Blood spills in gardens  .  .  . Naïve worms torn from loose grounds, .  .  . Red robins, green lawns. 10 stigmata Each spring miracle  .  .  . Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,   .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves. 11 consecrations Ripples lead to bows  .  .  . After fish breaks the water,   .  .  .  A kingfisher dives. 12 constancy Steadfast as always  .  .  . Wildflower in sun and rain,   .  .  .  Showing true colours. 13 roommates Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  . How bodies weather the cold,   .  .  .  Never knowing touch. 14 swept away Suddenly we kissed  .  .  . At beach as tides rolling in,   .  .  .  Drowning by ocean. 15 seductress Her red hair so long  .  .  . Brushing my face, hiding eyes,   .  .  .  A kind entrapment. .
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Mar 23, 2019
Mar 23, 2019 at 6:28 PM UTC
15 Haiku | Senryū
. 1 death dirges Frogs in distance sing  .  .  . Foxes, herons, join in too,   .  .  .  A round of croaking. 2 love gifts Her gift of flowers  .  .  . Came at night without garden,   .  .  .  Were picked in bedroom. 3 twins demure Full moon and she  .  .  . Beauties without crescent smile,   .  .  .  Naked in starlight. 4 light music Before even sun  .  .  . Gleam opens to paint each day,   .  .  .  Beauty in birdsong. 5 iridescent After sun showers  .  .  . Sparkle of rainbow colours,   .  .  .  Busy hummingbirds 6 chilling Hollow sound through trees, Naked and bare branches sway,   .  .  .  Old winter creeping. 7 flirting She wanted a child  .  .  . Rushed from one suitor to next,   .  .  .  Clock set to maybe. 8 super villain Truth once singular  .  .  . Mucked all up with politics,   .  .  .  In cowl of falsehoods. 9 casualties Blood spills in gardens  .  .  . Naïve worms torn from loose grounds, .  .  . Red robins, green lawns. 10 stigmata Each spring miracle  .  .  . Trees blessed by caterpillars gifts,   .  .  .  Holey hands of leaves. 11 consecrations Ripples lead to bows  .  .  . After fish breaks the water,   .  .  .  A kingfisher dives. 12 constancy Steadfast as always  .  .  . Wildflower in sun and rain,   .  .  .  Showing true colours. 13 roommates Chaste lovers wonder  .  .  . How bodies weather the cold,   .  .  .  Never knowing touch. 14 swept away Suddenly we kissed  .  .  . At beach as tides rolling in,   .  .  .  Drowning by ocean. 15 seductress Her red hair so long  .  .  . Brushing my face, hiding eyes,   .  .  .  A kind entrapment. .
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Mar 23, 2019
Mar 23, 2019 at 6:28 PM UTC
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