Author: cfblack
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On the Eastern edge of central time
sun bright, rise up sky blue, morning wake shadow long, grass green lilac pink, dandelion yellow lift wing, bird sing dove coo, roof top crow caw, tree pine wind soft, wind cool coffee brew, coffee warm coffee sip, morning good 5-20-22
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A gardener and his son
between fence and street with found lumber and old skids a gardener and his son build Eden’s wall plant tomatoes and squash, peppers and beans curse animals that steal in the night pull weeds with bare hands watch yellow blossoms swell to fruit talk with neighbors passing by about the rain 5-24-22
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Holy Day haiku
vapor drops obscure clouding the sun at midday but still light gets through 5-29-22
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Fragrant tea in a blue cafe in a red state
At a lull in business your barista wipes her hands on her apron, steps from behind the bar, hugs a woman who just closed a laptop, smiles gently, kisses her forehead, goes back behind the bar, wipes the counter with a rag, you take another sip of Jasmine tea, and wonder how can that be…
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Khamsin Kelpi
mischievous breeze strolls by shapeshifts your desire with kenspeckled hips in a flowered caftan you say sand is in your eye and look away embarrassed 5-31-22
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Evening on the mountain
while doves coo in olive trees nightingales announce the moon and crows call down the sun cool breeze ascends the mountain out in Haifa Bay ships await their turn to come in port and rest 6-8-22
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haiku for a fish
you don’t need to jump ripples on the pond tell me there is life below 6-1-22
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Chewing on clover
In the park, city employees fire up equipment at 6 am. Coffee in hand, you nod at mower and weedwhacker guys; Stop and talk basketball with the blower man, because He’s always looking for an excuse to stop working And you are always looking for someone to talk basketball with Before they go hide from…
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