thankful to see
on a thread of birdsong
first blossom
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1390 The Flute Weeps, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s P J Harvey –
the streets kept turning
a startled mauve before
the thunder
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1381 Thunder and Lightning, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Yazoo –
in snake shapes
wind-blown snow crosses the path
behind the sidhe
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1380 present life, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s John Lee Hooker –
“a sackful of pearls –
all that’s left,” the pedlar wipes
beads of sweat
off hands full of shadows
under a crumbling desert arch
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1374 The Levant, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Roxy Music –
a silk flag flying
it feels like an excuse
will rise on her lips
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #1365 Silk, another great prompt hosted by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s Sugababes –
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