Float

lily pads
float in stillness
a prayer bell rings

 

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Photo: Summer Palace grounds, China, c.b.w. 2005

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

 

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Sunshine

yellow petals
the sun shines
on both sides

 

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Photo: Sunflower Twins, c.b.w. 2013. Years ago I had a garden of sunflowers in the back yard. Every once in a while, we’d get conjoined twins and I always loved the idea of “double-sided” flowers. They can see both sides of things and live peacefully together. We can learn a lot from something so simple and so poetic.

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2019

Hover

purple petals
bees hover
wings buzzing

 

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Photo: Garden Detail, daisy, c.b.w. 2013 (yes, I’ve been digging through the archives again – not too shabby of a shot, if I do say so myself!)

Poem: haiku, c.b.w. 2019

Sings

not a word
from the birds or trees
a choir sings

 

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Photo: Chiesa di Santa Marie Delle Grazie, Milan, Italy, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2018

Open

open doors
welcome prayers
the garden blooms

 

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Photo: Great Mosque, Xi’an, China, c.b.w. 2005

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2017

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