a longtime buddhist ▪

he tells her ▪

again ▪

chrysanthemums ▪

the last word ▪

from the garden ▪

salvation army bell ▪

he ducks behind ▪

the crowd ▪

black friday /
she discounts his feelings //

crescent moon /

how we get in /

each others way // ©

always an opinion ▪

she dims ▪

a clear day ▪ ©

winter nap / pretending nothing happened // ©

 

winter tea house /
remembering everything /
until spring //

outdoor christmas light /
even the dogs bark //

still raking /
debris of the day /
into piles of what ifs //

gnarled old hands / struggle with the buttons / until they surrender //

bamboo flicks light to lost souls

waiting /
for molly /
to bloom //

talking to herself /
molly blooms /
yes //

fuschia rhododendron •

a floozy •

beguiles the bees • ©

the old dogwood
leans forward
to present perfection

running a double helix •

around the old oak trunk •

baby squirrels •

too many assumptions •

with occams razor •

she cut herself •

asked about the lie •

he said it was •

antimatter •

a stormy affair •

explodes •

matter and antimatter •

leaning forward /
the old dogwood /
presents perfection //

now •

all that is •

is that all •

now •

water boiling •

the shoji door slides open •

a centuries old ceremony •

whisking a bowl of green tea •

for a friend •

tea house •

dwarfed by tall pines •

whistling the same song •

hot water kettle •

for tea •

that purple magnolia /
opens its blousey blooms /
with intention //

moss in bloom

spring is dangerous /
we can believe /
in anything //

Tea

http://sweetpersimmon1.blogspot.com/

New book, Fragments, is an imaginative collection of poetry--by Blue Flute.  Ancient and contemporary poetry, it includes many of my haiku and senryu.  Now available on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Fragments-poetry-ancient-Blue-Flute/dp/1470023628/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

buddha sitting
in a patch of purple crocuses
inhaling spring

out of then air
more than enough
now

Winter Gardening