Factsheet

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presumptuousnesswants to live in joy; Ahoylet's get there where peacesurvives happiness; beckonsReason to make a factsheetblankness reveals layered truth Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge

Deja Vu or Veja Du – a Braided Haibun

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Déjà vu strikes as I see the old man on my first visit to the city. I’m sure we’ve never met before, but he has been there forever in my fears of the future, in my tragic stories and in the history of pavements. I avert my eyes --till they catch sight of his tiny … Continue reading Deja Vu or Veja Du – a Braided Haibun

Amplified

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amplified visionlights intertwined perspectivesbears fruit laden withquestion marks; believers swimthrough kaleidoscopes of doubtfind sweet spots; appease hunger Moonwashed Weekly Prompt

Revival

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unseasonal rainsdrops slide off my open palmpetrichor engulfs fading consciousnessrevives with blessings from clouds-Unseasonal rainsThe crane of hope lifts me upwet palms hold a slice of life Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge - Hainka

Imbalanced

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disproportionate disappointmentDid I underestimate evilOr overestimate goodwill?Did one go out the doorBefore its antithesis entered?Something is off-kilter for sureI don’t feel like myselfAnd you certainlyare missing from the scene… OLN #383 at dVerse Poets' Pub

Afternoon – an Imayo

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the middle of a rainbow; crushed by vibrant huesdeep are shades of dawn and dusk; the noon is yellowheld up by the shining sun; it both cheers and lullspeople into comfort zones; gives time to reflect Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge My zodiac sign is Leo, and the colour is Yellow.