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Category Archives: Haiku
Haiku: Rain, Rain
Rain, rain, come and stay; all the green loves every day. Rain, rain, time to play. (iStock)
Haiku–The Nose Knows
In what we call stink a wealth of information finds your active brain. (photo: *Toulouse as a youngster–jrs; *model for Bucket in Ochoco Reach)
Haiku: Each of Us a Star
We all want to shine– surely, the light from inside, each of us a star. (plant: imgarcade.com; person: alamy.com)
Posted in Consciousness, Gratitude, Haiku, Humans, Joy, Life, Narble Furt, Poem, Uncategorized, Universe
Tagged humanity, learning, life, spirit
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Haiku: Mist Opportunity
Low cloud off the sea envelopes everything, beading the dark stones. (shore: pixabay.com)
Posted in Haiku, Home, Narble Furt, Ocean, Oregon, Poem, Uncategorized, walking
Tagged beach, clouds, coast life, fog, mist
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Remove Spoon to Insert Foot
My silver spoon gets stuck in my mouth when I try to articulate. (spoon: OLWomen.com; apartheid: buzzsouthafrica.com)
Posted in Absolutes, communication, Consciousness, Conversation, Friendship, Haiku, History, Humans, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Writing
Tagged experience, humanity, humility, life, privilege, race, relationships, understanding
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Haiku: Fitting Flit
I think the word flit was invented by someone watching chickadees.
Posted in Birds, Gratitude, Haiku, Narble Furt, Poem, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Writing
Tagged animals, birdwatching, Chickadee, home, nature
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Haiku: For Brian
My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.
Posted in Absolutes, Brain, Brian Doyle, Consciousness, crow, Friendship, future, Gratitude, Haiku, Uncategorized
Tagged family, humanity, life, religion, writing
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Haiku: Perspective
A tree in my yard, upheaval in my country. The tree stays the same.
Posted in communication, Consciousness, Conversation, family, Haiku, Home, Life, Oregon, Portland, Uncategorized
Tagged nature, perspective, poem
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Haiku: The Night Warms
Coffee sits swallowed at the top of my stomach; my brainstem is warm. (stock photo)
Posted in Absolutes, Brain, Haiku, Jim Stewart, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged humanity, learning, life, poetry, writing
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Haiku: Comfortably Close
Little squirrel chirps six feet from my smiling face: half-hearted scolding. (pinterest.com)
Posted in animals, Friendship, Haiku, Life, Poem, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged animals, interspecies communication, life, squirrel
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