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the stillness between
this day and the next-
paschal lily
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: religious observance
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the stillness between
this day and the next-
paschal lily
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: religious observance
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small mercies
windswept hair and the sea
on my lips
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Deck Chair
Prompted, posted on the NaHaiWriMo extension April 2011 here The prompt was: Trees.
(The photo is from Wikipedia! I really like this deckchair!)
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firing clay –
once again playing
gods
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Prompted, posted on fb NaHaiWriMo extension 2011 here
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spring horse—
the robot rides without
a smile
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Prompted, posted on fb page of NaHaiWriMo extension here
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egg tooth–
chipping away at the shell
of this haiku
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What is an egg tooth? Accrding to Wikipedia ‘ the egg tooth is a small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg’s surface during hatching.’ See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tooth
This is a prompted haiku, posted on the fb page of the NaHaiWriMo extension 2011
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earth to earth–
half the garden under
my fingernails
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Prompted, on Earth Day 2011. See also here
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for your eyes only–
cherry blossom lit by
the full moon
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This haiku, prompted, was posted on NaHaiWriMo’s facebook page here
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learning to trust
my nature?
windmil
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tree of life
an olive branch was never
enough
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Thames mist—
street lights join
the Milky Way
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tin cry–
tired of bending, always
bending
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“When a bar of tin is bent, a crackling sound known as the ‘ tin cry’ can be heard due to the twinning of the crystals.”
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dream boat—
still waters and
a silent moon
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