Triparshva
: Plum Tree
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plum tree
folds unfolds folds
unfolds, plum tree
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Terra |
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embroidering
a sleeve
fragrant blossoms
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Jeffrey |
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fat men dance
at the village well
children's laughter
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John |
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the sound of a squeezebox
she turns off the tap
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Cristian |
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the moon appears
then disappears,
curtains in the wind
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Vaughn |
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all the pressing reasons
I must write this verse
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John |
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* * * *
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why remember now
the long ago descent
from Mount Diablo?
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Jeffrey |
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towards the open ocean
to swim with sharks
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Terra |
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a salted sea bream
bleakly baring gums
at the fish shop
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Basho |
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flea-market bargain:
I find Dad's pipe
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Vaughn |
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hand in hand
along The Embankment
Docklands all in flames
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John |
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over morning coffee
their suddenly shy smiles
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Jeffrey |
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perfume bottles
from far away places,
pressed forget-me-nots
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Terra |
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another leaf falls
upon pine mushrooms
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Vaughn |
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above the clouds
above the forest
brightly, autumn moon
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John |
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wood-pile stacked
a soother for long nights
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Terra |
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* * * *
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Mandarin cursive
and algebraic proofs
cross the blackboard
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Jeffrey |
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I ask for directions
but feel just as lost
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Vaughn |
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on the beach
so many pebbles
a wave of new choices
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Terra |
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the lip of the chalice:
a hint of indigo
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Jeffrey |
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evening mist,
the faint image of an
old steam tractor
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Vaughn |
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unaware it cannot fly -
bumble bee
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John |
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Participants:
John Carley (Great Britain), sabaki
Vaughn Seward (Canada)
Terra Martin (Canada)
Jeffrey Woodward (USA)
Cristian Mocanu (Romania)
Composed by email 5 March to 30 April, 2007
Related articles
in this issue of Simply Haiku:
Tomegaki and Kanso : Plum Tree
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