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Tag: portrait

Posted on April 8, 2016April 4, 2016

The Guardian

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hen defender
shaman’s shield
the cockerel divinare

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Posted on March 29, 2016March 26, 2016

Hunting

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concentrated stillness
the stalking
of sunshine

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Posted on February 21, 2016February 14, 2016

Music Leads The Way

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by the frozen vernal pond
in winter’s dark white
the flutist plays

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Posted on February 4, 2016January 27, 2016

Bromeliad’s Flourish

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the southernly porch
fills with winter sun
and desert blooms

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Posted on January 10, 2016January 3, 2016

Taking Suggestions

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at the Buddha’s suggestion
the wind and tree united
to place a reminder of faith

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Posted on January 8, 2016January 3, 2016

Structure of Spirit

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with all of youth departed
the essence laid bare
great beauty remains

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Posted on December 21, 2015December 17, 2015

Reminiscence

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goldenrod in winter
summer’s memory keeper

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Posted on December 2, 2015November 28, 2015

Portrait of the Pond

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patiently she sits
subtly shifting moods
captured but never contained

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Posted on November 19, 2015November 12, 2015

One

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sunlight shines through you
your body wears the tilt of the reeds
what you see you become

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Posted on November 18, 2015November 12, 2015

Collection

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gathered
sunlight and stripes
abundance of gourds

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Posted on November 14, 2015November 13, 2015

Mystique

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animating stillness
personifying patience
seer, seeker, soothsayer

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Posted on October 31, 2015October 23, 2015

The Great Pumpkin

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emanating the light of the moon
no need for a knife to free its face
its spirit rises from the shape

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Posted on October 28, 2015October 23, 2015

Old Friend

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watching you
stillness settles into me
as the universe unfolds

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Posted on October 14, 2015October 9, 2015

Undecided

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heron on the lawn
elusive guest
unsure of hospitality

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Posted on October 2, 2015September 28, 2015

Allowance

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I am seen
by the knowing yellow eye
and allowed audience

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Posted on August 15, 2015August 12, 2015

Downy in the Garden

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a pause
from the pecking
resting on the rail

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Posted on August 5, 2015July 31, 2015

Sensei

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each step
through sun or shadow
requires balance

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Posted on June 15, 2015June 11, 2015

Rise

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alone
with everything
between the clouds

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Posted on June 13, 2015June 13, 2015

Goatee Devotee

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amber eyed Billy
wears his beard
down to his shins
to troll’s chagrin

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Posted on May 31, 2015May 25, 2015

Here

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know thyself
and love thyself
and everywhere is home

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Posted on May 27, 2015May 27, 2015

Prosperity of Petals

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exquisite elegance
the flowering tree
animates abundance

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Posted on May 6, 2015May 5, 2015

It Is Written

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the small
writ large
blessing of spring

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Posted on April 19, 2015April 18, 2015

Cardinal

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fulfilling ecclesiastical duties
of bearing beauty and witness
carrying divinity’s spirit

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Posted on April 9, 2015April 5, 2015

Portrait of a Bohemian

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declaring status
expressing power
identity construction

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Posted on April 3, 2015April 2, 2015

One of a Scurry

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chin scratch
bare patch
April molt

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Posted on March 14, 2015March 7, 2015

Declared

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sun shoulders out the snow
last years blooms trumpet
beauty’s determination

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Posted on March 5, 2015March 1, 2015

Prologue

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before the song of spring
the robin can be seen

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Posted on February 16, 2015February 15, 2015

Blue

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winter paints
the blue light portrait
of birch with iris

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Posted on February 13, 2015February 11, 2015

And

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crystals and petals
drift and bloom
shimmer and flower

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Posted on February 10, 2015February 22, 2015

Bandit

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defiant
the masked bandit
pillages the crabapples

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