A tree stares in disbelief at an axe with an unsharpened edge Unsure if its fate is to be beaten rather than chopped to death before giving birth to tables and chairs A pavement recoils in disgust that weeds and... Continue Reading →
I watched the wind today ...it swished past me raking its fingers through my hair while parting trees and lifting leaves I watched the wind today as it danced past me ..tickling my feet while whispering loudly in my ear... Continue Reading →
In the brush of the forest pain comes out as a sigh in answer to a question that falls as a tear The trees whisper to me but I have no ears and I must listen I have no mouth... Continue Reading →
It isn’t in the slowing of the wind or the warming of air Neither is it the encroachment of light or fading of shadows But it is in the deafening silence of a still Spring night that trees give birth... Continue Reading →
What would a still river say of its thirsty trees? Would it ask them to come in a little tighter on its banks? Perhaps the dark fog may be a reminder of hope circling the drain Perhaps the approaching night... Continue Reading →
Mortality stalks me like a doe in the forest searching for 'mother' A flash - a glance not quite there- but there hidden among the trees When I move- it moves mirroring my steps so near - so far edging... Continue Reading →
too hot to care steaming leaves denude shy trees for a cooling swim ©Vivian Zems MLMM- Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille
You can’t write the clear biography of the aches and pains inside your skull” ~ Harrison from Skull / Songs of Unreason Agony pursues pleasure within my skull -handing out filters until a day is done When I look to the sky... Continue Reading →
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), born Natsume Kinnosuke, was a Japanese novelist of the Meiji period (1868–1912). He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar... Continue Reading →
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