Author: cfblack
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lazy hazy crazy days of summer haiku
morning cicadas tree top breakfast serenade lazy Summer day 6-23-22
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childhood revery
windless shade sittingbirds sing in insect choruschildhood revery 6-23-22
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Augury
I asked if a depressed bird sounds different than a cheerful bird you replied that emotion belongs to the listener and left me sitting alone with my emotions 6-24-22
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Apologies to Kahlil Gibran
In the shade sat a prophet a spiritual superhero – so to say tired of a world always in travail tired of always being on call to work miracles they decided they no longer needed to work miracles and accepted death as their greatest miracle
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Retired marriage counselor
Sitting on your couch Watching reruns on TV You grew tired of trying to return Lonely socks to their mate Told them all to leave Bought a dozen pairs All the same – one size fits all Dumped them in your sock drawer Said, “Choose your own mate. It’s none of my business” 6-25-22
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Wallace Stevens revisited
Empire in apocalyptic disrepair The end is near Soggy cone Drips ice cream down arm and chin Mother says, “Silly boy – throw it out, wipe your chin, there’s always more.” 6-26-22
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haiku for a mosquito hunter
bright robed dragonfly I’d like to post your picture but you won’t sit still 6-26-22
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surface tension
Insects light gently on the pond A thousand tiny circles intertwine A fish rises up to feed And overwhelms concentric lines Turtle periscopes water A valley wake where circles disappear You sit on dry land Wishing you could fly 6-27-22
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haiku child revery
in an antique store you open the wardrobe door looking for Aslan 6-27-22
My husband's poetry 