Author: cfblack
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sunrise haiku
trees drip last night’s rain geese parade in single file frogs croak welcome home 6-18-22
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tercet sun
Chilly dawn at water’s edge Anole hides in bush Waiting on the sun Suction toes hold it Hanging on the underside of a leaf You gather dead limbs Add them to your burn pile For cooler nights to come You study a preliminary translation For ‘Ode of the Dove’ Sip cold tea Wish you were…
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cicada summer haiku
if you listen close cicada moon serenades differ in the sun 6-20-22
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haiku of the moon
moon shines just as bright when sun obscures dark of night stars still twinkle, too
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Dark symphony
porch sitting summer solestice eve bare feet tap midnight call and response cicadas sing high descant tree frogs could not reach 6-21-22
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mysteries of the deep
last night you dreamed mysteries of the deep the wheeling of stars across the sky the peace of waves breaking on the shore woke you you thought for a moment you should ask your partner to rollover and stop snoring but decided you prefer the peaceful crashing of the sea and fell back to dreaming…
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how we engender unity
“Confront power,” they say “Bring down the power,” they say and you become the power the problem the target “Find another way,” I say 6-21-22
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humility tanka
feral cat strolls by stares as if I don’t exist disappears again no thank you for your service because rent is paid in full
My husband's poetry 