Tag: Nature
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Mountains
Youth looks up to the mountain peak Ascends with vigor Age looks back with wonderAnd hard-earned perspective Forward to an unknowable horizon I feel no sense of descent At least not yet Maybe there will be new mountains Better and bigger Ever climbing To the source of the stars Painting by Kawase Hasui
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Goldfinches
In summer I heard you whistleFrom the giant thistleDreaming of seeds yet to comeNow the seeds are eaten, the stalks have fallenYet still you singMuch needed cheer to my soul you bring
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Equinox
Autumn’s equinoxEverything shifting, migratingAcceleratingTo Winter’s slownessDeath and renewalYet I feel stillnessEquilibriumAccumulated wisdomGratitude for the momentColor, SoundMore vivid than everGraying hair beliesThe aliveness I feelThe autumn of lifeSeems to suit me
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Another Autumn Haiku
Setting sun Upon another year Momentous November Wood block painting by Kawase Hasui
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Pesky Critters
For years I grew many tomatoesThe effort and flavor made my heart glowBut then raccoons and rats developed a tasteTo my hardworking garden, they began laying wasteSeeing a rat gnaw one tomato in a clusterDoesn’t leave you wanting to eat the othersSo this year I decided to try kaleBig, tender leaves, tangy and haleSo much…
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Pelagic Magic
Pelagic, like magicYou soar over the open seaWith balletic graceSo effortlesslyWith wing spans titanicNine, ten, eleven feet or moreFew humans will see youSo far from our shoresYour longevityRivals even our ownYour poignant curiosityTouches our hearts and our poemsBut your numbers are waningThe same old story we knowHuman greed and carelessnessOur shameful shadowBaited hooks by the…
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Cactus Flower
Protective, sometimes pricklyOn the outsideBut still with beauty to shareOn the insideThe longing to shareThe instinct to hideIt took a little too longFor me to take prideIn being an introvert!
Haumanu Speaks/PoetiCalli 