PAD #11: Prompt: statement poem
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spring rain washes off
the “Mrs”
PAD #11: Prompt: statement poem
no titles
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no titles…
spring rain washes off
the “Mrs”
railgun
seven times the speed
of fear
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The article that inspired this poem can be found here
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how often
the avalanche of years
makes itself felt…
yet your gentle touch always
awakens my heart
.
and
.
on thin ice
the way we keep
our peace
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getting into scrapes cat in love
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Philippine Haiku Daily Prompt: scrape
……
curtain call
a rose lands
on her hair
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: curtain call
each time
i change my mind
chrysalis
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: chrysalis
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just when the light gets going dusk
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: crepuscular
frost on the roof
searching for
my marbles
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: curioser and curioser
cloister garden
a chaste tree full
of bees
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: corridor
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitex_agnus-castus
happy hour
a cluster of violets
on the bench
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: cluster
long day
the ocean liner
out of tea
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: cuppa
river flow —
starlings flying
in formation
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: current
dovecot
knowing the way
home
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Presence #49, 2014, p. 29
Ash Wednesday –
all those bubbles
on my tongue
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: carbonation
“Bringing technology to life,” the scientists of today create a mechanical, Frankestein-like world, where, everything that can take a “mobile-connected chip” becomes “alive”, and part of the internet of things! Actions, reactions, and interactions in this world are automated and devoid of meaning.
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internet of things
my toothbrush orders
its own replacement
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early spring frost
the breadmaker’s warm
buttons
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#NaHaiWriMo prompt: buttons
corn dollies –
plaiting her hair
for bed
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Braid
after the floods
on the houseboats
first daffs
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NaHaiWriMo Prompt: boat
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Also inspired by a very interesting article in The Guardian Society pages about houseboats on the Thames and their occupants: ‘My life in London’s houseboat slums‘. It reminded me of my walks along the river Lee too, and the houseboats I used to see there.
barnacles
the way some beliefs
take hold
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NaHaiWriMo Prompt: Barn (+acles)
baby-faced
the new mother shows off
new year abs
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: baby
bonhomie…
burrito
and beer
.
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: burrito
hole in the bagel…
giving me space
to breathe
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: bagel
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cycling lane
keeping to the straight
and narrow
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: bicycle
winter storms…
the fire-eater postpones
her act
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: busker
bare branches
the stains
in her notebook
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: book
freezing rain –
coffee beans pouring
into the grinder
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: beans
first laughter…
she offers him
oysters
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Shiki Kukai, Kigo entry
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dust storms —
our beginnings
and endings
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Shiki Kukai, Free Format entry, third place
night bus
I sit on
her warmth
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Prompt: Afterlife