A Simple Epiphany Sit in the dark. Just sit. Listen to the pervading silence. Hear the hum of an HVAC system warming your townhouse. But listen to the silence beyond it. Let those thoughts come—as long as you let them go. When the last of them settles down, see the darkened outline of a carpeted floor and the rough contours of the dresser. Feel the subtle vibration in your hara, as chi settles.

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Samhainic Isolation The ravens come. An oak tree filled with autumnal-colored, yet shriveling, leaves stands on a stretch of fading grass. The birds perch on its outstretched limbs and on the ground before it. The Morrigan follows her flock. Pale, black haired, a carnivorous smile across her gaunt, cadaverous visage, she spreads her right arm to her corvids. Their cawing draw forth memories: The shared laughter on beer-stained couches with college friends.

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Summer Contrasts The rain falls again. For the second day in a row, we will eat inside. & I got a car wash this morning. & yet, how else can we expect to see such luscious, green leaves tremble in an early evening breeze? the road to Chaves passing those pillars of smoke Grace hosts OLN #388 over at dVerse. The Pub is open! Come join us!

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O, Six-String! The cadence of the strummed chords of an acoustic. The arpeggios plucked on the same strings their unending melodies morning bird songs The vibrant melodies exploding off the rabid finger-tabs on an eletric's frets. The chest-pounding distortions of staccato chords licked on the same. piercing an afternoon cicadas Whatever sound, in whatever form, who dares deny the enticement of the guitar?

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Fishy Quandries Would I say yes? If a Galilean rabbi boarded my boat, & had me put out to preach? Then told me drop my nets? & nearly swamp my boat with netted fish after a fruitless night? Well, would I? calling us "Fishers of men..." dropped nets It's Quadrille #228 over at dVerse, and Mish prompts us to write using variations of the word fish. The pub is open! Come join us!

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A farewell to Pretty in Pink Hello, new friend. I did not know you long. Not like my beloved Maple Tree, whose shade protected my deck during the searing summer months. Technically, you're not even my tree, as you stand on my neighbor's front yard. But your luscious cherry blossoms brightened these last two Springs. Sure, you bloomed late this year, but I'm sure you had your reasons.

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#Haiku Happenings #2: “The Weight of Ancestry” by Kerfe HH #2: Kerfe's latest #haibun for #dVersePoetsPub!

#Haiku Happenings #2: “The Weight of Ancestry” by Kerfe

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9PM Moonlight Sonata Blue Moon the duet singing "On this Harvest Moon..." as one shines over their shoulders As the crowd sways in syncopation with Neil Young's chords played by this Garrison Duet Blue Moon rising with their harmonies until the last chord fades out

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Divine Tomfoolery Azurity a bare oak fills with crows fools winding down their day while the sun sets Quetzalcoatl & Coyote's Actuality plays at an abandoned Drive-In theater So very proud of their handiwork ancient deities basking in their glory on this April Fool's Day

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The Advent of March The mad month begins with the aftermath of the Trump ambush of Zelanskyy. Political theater and "good TV" replace principled policy and honorable alliance. warm-weather a white rabbit running late The mad month continues with a Murphy's Law procession of technical difficulties. A simple file attachment of reasonably-requested documentation becomes a Rubik's Cube of dysfunction from which I must disentangle.

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#Haiku Happenings #6: “Haibun Monday 3-3-25: March Madness” presented by dVerse Poets Pub HH #6: My latest #HaibunMonday prompt is up at #dVersePoetsPub!

#Haiku Happenings #6: “Haibun Monday 3-3-25: March Madness” presented by dVerse Poets Pub

HH #6: My latest #HaibunMonday prompt is up at #dVersePoetsPub!

A Duel of Fates The waves bore witness. The storm clouds arriving at sunset showed unusual interest. The shadow of a departing titan passed on indifferently. What did these samarai say to each other on that beach? Did they share commiserations of the karma that brought them there? Shed a tear of remorse for the necessary death sure to come? Or were they all about the business.

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#Haiku Happenings #1 (2/5/24): “…Groundhog Day” by Ms. Jade Li HH #1 (2/5/25): Ms. Jade Li's latest #haibun for my #HaibunMonday prompt over at #dVersePoetsPub!

#Haiku Happenings #1 (2/5/24): “…Groundhog Day” by Ms. Jade Li

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Groundhog Night Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of Winter. That same night, an inch or two of snow accumulated on my street. Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" won the Album of the Year Grammy, to the surprise of no one. & an all-to-familiar snoring woke me up in the middle of the night. Again. arthritic ache the streets aglow in radiant snow I'm hosting Haibun Monday over at dVerse. The pub is still open! Come join us!

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#Haiku Happenings #4: “Groundhog Day” by Kim M. Russell HH #4: Kim M. Russel's latest #haibun for my current #HaibunMonday prompt over at #dVersePoetsPub!

#Haiku Happenings #4: “Groundhog Day” by Kim M. Russell

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#Haiku Happenings #1 (2/3/25): “Peeping Tom” by Bjorn Rudberg HH #1 (2/3/25): Bjorn Rudberg's latest #haibun for my current #HaibunMonday over at #dVersePoetsPub!

#Haiku Happenings #1 (2/3/25): “Peeping Tom” by Bjorn Rudberg

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White Stag falling You pursued me day and night. With every closing footstep of yours, I fled. Deeper and deeper through encroaching oaks and along leg-breaking switchbacks I ran. Your hunter’s steps carried on…

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Interstellar Last Stand, Part II (Part I) While Stellar-Guard forces die among the stars defending Earth, I & my crew face our end half a galaxy away. In a wormhole separating a peaceful, pre-space-travel civilization from gen…

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A Dragon’s Visit Why are you trembling? Did you not yearn for me? See my blue and turquoise scales glitter in the sun. Hear the wind whistle around my sleak, serpentine form. Feel the rain I bring soak your naked s…

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An Electoral Paschal Mystery I felt the tightness in my chest at Costco. Fresh tension contracted my shoulders as we passed through aisle after aisle. My “I voted” sticker rested on my new burgundy shirt. But so ma…

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An Adirondack Autumnal The trail meandered up and down the gentle canopy floor along the base of Haystack Mountain. We wandered through a radiance of yellow, orange and red as our path gradually ascended. Soon we would a…

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Novel Attention The tingling sensation on my skin. The deep muscle ache in my upper arms and thighs. The creak in my back. The throb in my left forefoot. The tenitis hum in my ears. But I smell the aroma of air-fr…

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Equinoxal Equilibrium Alex taught us of the undesirability of being “double-weighted” when practicing tai chi. “Flow from one form to the next, shifting your weight from one leg to another,” she …

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