Release

the smell of rain
travels on the wind
sweet release

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Photo: Stonehenge, Great Britain, c.b.w. 2005

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

Hum

the stream hums
in tandem with whispering
pine trees

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Photo: Near Payson, Arizona, c.b.w. 2007

Words: c.b.w. 2020

headlight glare
warms a cold
rain-slicked street

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Photo: Prague, Czech Republic, c.b.w. 2008

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

a moment to breathe
patience and peace
ripples in blue

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Photo: Turtle in Wisconsin, c.b.w. 2013

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

empty streets
stores shuttered
nowhere to go

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Photo: Xian, China, c.b.w. 2005

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020