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Rage

May31

 
 
 


first day of summer—
 
trampling all the marigolds
 
in a fit of rage

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Words

May30

 
 
 


three words from her pen
 
may last seven centuries
 
or seven seconds

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Despair

May29

 
 
 


in the tired hotel
 
reflecting on her failures—
 
deep razor slashes

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Wavering

May28

 
 
 


Though it is eager
 
to snatch crumbs from the table,
 
the brown mouse wavers.

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Mandolin

May27

 
 
 


mandolin player
 
underneath the cherry tree—
 
one blossom opens

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Stillness

May26

 
 
 


the stillness of tea
 
cradled within a blue cup
 
before the first sip

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Dust

May25

 
 
 


country road at noon—
 
the dust from a passing car
 
settles on my skin

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Outing

May24

 
 
 


first outing of spring—
 
three miles the way the crow flies
 
seven for my feet

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Picnic

May23

 
 
 


first picnic of spring—
 
red hen gobbling up earthworms
 
after last night’s rain

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Reading

May22

 
 
 


by the full moon’s light
 
reading a Buson haiku—
 
carp circle the pond

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