Cracked

a garden blooms
beyond faith’s
cracked window

 

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Photo: Window in St. Dunstan-in-the-East, London, c.b.w. 2006

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2017

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Roses

you hold my hand
the roses can’t help
but blush

 

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Photo: Roses at the International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: senryu, c.b.w 2017

Market

sunday morning
the market stirs
coffee and trinkets

 

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Photo: Weekend Market, St. Alban’s, England, c.b.w. 2011

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2017

Dance

a tree bends
and curves a dance
all its own

 

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Photo: Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: c.b.w. 2017

 

Tilt

bells ring a blue
sky tilting toward
the sun

 

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Photo: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy, c.b.w. 2003

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2017