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Living Rural
Fog rises above the morning dew,
over lush green valleys, placid
lakes and beyond rushing mountain 
streams, the air crisp and welcoming,
it is beautiful and I am blessed...
q...

Started Oct 6th, 2015 at 4:49am by Terry
1 112 Last Post Oct 18th, 2015 at 1:47pm
By: nas
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Deception
I don't do depression
she said
from behind granite walls
of blank expression

Started May 17th, 2015 at 3:32pm by nas
5 84 Last Post May 26th, 2015 at 6:13pm
By: nas
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Senryu
knowledge kept secret
is only thought to be so;
the wise keep sharing

Started Aug 5th, 2014 at 4:26pm by Terry
3 73 Last Post May 26th, 2015 at 8:39am
By: Just_Daniel
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strife cinquain...
is strife 
merely a fight 
or more an attitude 
with no reconciliation 
in sight?

Started Jun 6th, 2012 at 1:50pm by Just_Daniel
3 40 Last Post May 26th, 2015 at 8:36am
By: Just_Daniel
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Memorial Day Haiku
Soldiers toil
Through the grit and grime
Respect deserved
~Davidf

Started May 25th, 2015 at 12:47pm by davidf
6 56 Last Post May 26th, 2015 at 2:16am
By: davidf
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Going Bananas
"Banana ice-cream," said the girl to the vendor
"Banana?" replied the vendor, "Not chocolate or vanilla?
"I don't think so," replied the girl, "It's for my pet gorilla".
~Davidf

Started Oct 30th, 2014 at 9:35pm by davidf
2 34 Last Post May 25th, 2015 at 12:43pm
By: davidf
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Wild Orchids (Ghazal?)
Everyone,
I want to send this to a company that takes ghazals and other under-utilized poems...but first I need to know if it is a ghazal or not.  I think so, because every other line has the rep...

Started Aug 12th, 2014 at 11:57pm by davidf
2 38 Last Post May 25th, 2015 at 12:40pm
By: davidf
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Seasonal
In the interval
between sun and showers
a single leaf falls.
Independent hues
from indigo to brown
herald summer's end.

Started Apr 6th, 2015 at 6:54pm by nas
6 68 Last Post May 23rd, 2015 at 6:57pm
By: nas
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Easter
As Easter comes nearer and nearer
The message should be clearer
Jesus came to be our one protection
In a holy resurrection
Therefore it is meant
Easter is truly Heaven sent.<b...

Started Apr 2nd, 2015 at 9:03pm by davidf
5 46 Last Post Apr 10th, 2015 at 5:31pm
By: davidf
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Ramblings On A Grey Morning
I'll have two eggs over easy, two pieces 
of bacon, tomato slices rather than hash browns,
wheat toast with friendliness too start the day...thanks.
Love is like breakfast...
You s...

Started Mar 25th, 2015 at 9:23pm by Terry
5 58 Last Post Apr 6th, 2015 at 10:17am
By: nas
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Shardoma
Allowing
happiness to be
defined by
another
is a path to loneliness;
need only look within.

Started Oct 30th, 2014 at 6:44pm by Terry
2 45 Last Post Nov 2nd, 2014 at 5:57am
By: Terry
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Humpty's Last Hurrah
After Humpty fell from the wall and died
They put him in a pan to be fried
Then they forgot his stunt on the wall
He was only an egg, after all.

Started Jun 16th, 2013 at 10:47am by davidf
3 56 Last Post Aug 12th, 2014 at 11:51pm
By: davidf
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Snow Show
Snow falls gently on the ground
not making a single sound
It can be soft and pure, wild, or free,
creating Wunter's pageantry!
~Davdf
P.S. Before y'all say it, I know, beautif...

Started Mar 19th, 2013 at 6:49am by davidf
4 76 Last Post Aug 12th, 2014 at 11:50pm
By: davidf
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Senryu
wispy clouds above
beautiful cascade mountain;
gran-daughter kayaks

Started Jul 31st, 2014 at 4:11am by Terry
3 29 Last Post Aug 7th, 2014 at 10:44pm
By: davidf
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Senryu
beneath the arbor
fallen grapes lay rotting;
shaken...drunkard dies

Started Aug 2nd, 2014 at 8:56pm by Terry
3 39 Last Post Aug 7th, 2014 at 10:42pm
By: davidf
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Humpty's Last Hurrah
After Humpty fell from the wall and died
They put him in a pan to be fried
Then they forgot his stunt on the wall
He was only an egg, after all.

Started Jun 16th, 2013 at 10:47am by davidf
3 50 Last Post Jul 24th, 2014 at 8:57pm
By: Terry
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Remembering the Journey
Friendships nurtured and
enjoyed are like tall tales,
ever changing ... Never
forgotten.
Terry

Started Jul 3rd, 2014 at 7:09am by Terry
2 63 Last Post Jul 10th, 2014 at 5:20am
By: Terry
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Haiku
crickets chirping
don't know when to stop
insomnia again
~Davidf

Started Apr 28th, 2013 at 10:03pm by davidf
3 32 Last Post Jun 16th, 2013 at 10:43am
By: davidf
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Senryu
caramel corn
wedged between
Grandpa's dentures
~Davidf

Started Oct 23rd, 2011 at 3:31pm by davidf
5 44 Last Post Jun 16th, 2013 at 10:42am
By: davidf
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Haiku Sequence
the bear tries hard for
a taste of golden honey
instead, he gets stung
ouch! that must really
hurt a lot, many may think --
it's un"bear"able
~David Fox

Started Mar 10th, 2012 at 12:56am by davidf
3 49 Last Post Apr 28th, 2013 at 9:58pm
By: davidf
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From my island poems ...
Cinquain
as the
afternoon grows
in on itself, blue smoke
from old fire rises, blends into
the sky

Started Mar 25th, 2012 at 11:37am by WildCityWoman
5 51 Last Post Mar 19th, 2013 at 6:39am
By: davidf
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Haiku
little prints
etched in white
cat's first snow.
~Davidf

Started Dec 3rd, 2012 at 4:34am by davidf
3 40 Last Post Mar 19th, 2013 at 6:34am
By: davidf
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Haiku
Strawberries and cream
Red-haired, fair-skinned girl
Hates her nickname.
~Davidf

Started Jul 21st, 2011 at 1:13am by davidf
6 71 Last Post Dec 3rd, 2012 at 4:29am
By: davidf
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RECOGNITION
Her dreams un-veiled her hopes are high, her prayers fervent for child and family...her most ardent wish is happiness for all, her heart
is kind, her home, a Story Book built on Love for all who ...

Started May 10th, 2012 at 7:29pm by Terry
2 63 Last Post Jul 3rd, 2012 at 1:25pm
By: davidf
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Senryu/ No Cleansing Winds
below, a windswept
cloudless sky are deserts;
thick with battles stench

Started Mar 28th, 2011 at 12:27am by Terry
5 91 Last Post May 10th, 2012 at 1:05am
By: Terry
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