Fallen

first fallen leaves
blush with faint
shades of red

 

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Photo: Fallen Maple Leaf, c.b.w. 2017

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2017

End

I.
the first cold wind
spots of red maple
a season ends

II.
falling rain
each drop finds
its end — splash

III.
spring’s fresh green
reaches every tree
but one

 

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Image: Bare Trees – Paul Gauguin, WikiArt.org

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2016

Part of the 2016 April Poem A Day Challenge (via Poetic Asides on Writer’s Digest) for the April 30 prompt: dead end

Important But Not

I.
spring’s warm touch
a long to-do list
doesn’t matter

II.
without their graceful
fall winter might
miss its cue

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Image: Autumn Leaves – Georgia O’Keefe, Green Museum

Words: senryu, haiku, c.b.w. 2016

Part of the 2016 April Poem A Day Challenge (via Poetic Asides on Writer’s Digest) for the April 28 prompt: important (blank)

Lost & Found

I.
leaves fall
only to return
fresh and green

II.
lost to grief
the seasons change
finding peace

III.
a mapped trail
lost to wrong turns
aimless morning walk

 

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Image: Spring, Gray Weather, Eragny – Camille Pissarro, WikiArt.org

Words: haiku, senryu, c.b.w. 2016

Part of the 2016 April Poem A Day Challenge (via Poetic Asides on Writer’s Digest) for the April 24 prompt: something lost and regained.

Spring

 

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Source: A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Black Out Poetry: c.b.w. 2016

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