Contemplating laughter and the serious…
Coyote
Nose to sky howling
Pug sounds like a coyote while I
With laughter howling
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From – Short Thoughts: Odd Reflections In Haiku – (aWIP)
Such Joy In
Contemplating joy in life…
Such Joy In
Wrong to start to clean
She seems to take such joy in
Licking the bowls clean
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From – Short Thoughts: Odd Reflections in Haiku – (aWIP)
The rest of the week is for fun and for Suz…
Straight Laced
Contemplating choices and paradox…
Straight Laced
Adventure won’t due
Conservative and straight laced
But she married you
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From – Thru the Curves: Thoughts On Right In Haiku – (aWIP)
Particularly inspired by a dinner conversation among friends about soft shelled crabs…
But this could be many of my friends, or me…
Does it resonate?
Matches End
Contemplating high levels…
Matches End
Kendo’s reach beyond
Matches end in eye blinks
Or go on and on
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It was an interesting day and filled the week…
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Fixed the typo…
Strikes Are Few
Contemplating learning…
Strikes Are Few
Mostly taking stock
Lots of clinches strikes are few
Young fighters balk
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Good And Bad
Contemplating bad breaks and how they’re made…
Good And Bad
Advantage drivel
Each size and weight good and bad
At higher levels
And conditions same
For both sides of the battle
So who gets the blame
Unless you can choose
To change the rules or the field
Deciding who’ll lose
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High Art
Contemplating art and wonder…
High Art
Creating high art
Master of origami
So young such a start
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Too amazing to believe, for any age…
Digging Deep
Contemplating life and and reaching…
Digging Deep
Youth will find its way
Lessons of life digging deep
Sometimes in one day
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This weeks is inspired by time spent with a good friend’s family…
In Eye Blinks
Contemplating the contest…
In Eye Blinks
Weapons high they charge
In eye blinks samurai strike
Living fast and large
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Anticipating watching my friend’s son battling at kendo…
Been Pushed
Contemplating life’s struggle…
Been Pushed
‘Til whatever lengths
A man has been pushed by fate
Unknown are his strengths
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Been there…?