Fallen leaves (ochiba)

I stop in my trackson hearing sounds from beneath"We can't go furtherGoodbye, mate"... and I wonderhow many more steps for me? https://frankjtassone.com/2019/11/16/haikai-challenge-113-11-16-19-fallen-leaves-ochiba-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/

Unfrozen

frozen memories thawing in heat of your love then coming across faces behind the fair mask trust hits indelible rocks pain oozes out of crevices in subconscious flowing over thoughts How do I convince my soul it will not be hurt again permanence of scars spreads dark ink on fluttering pages of the soul I … Continue reading Unfrozen

Paybacks

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Scared? Who?

manipulativearchitects of doom constructscarecrows- drive awaywhat they fear - is it abouttheir mindset or our plans foiled? https://frankjtassone.com/2019/10/20/haikai-challenge-109-10-20-19-scarecrow-kakashi-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/

Retrieval

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Illusions

shadows not matchingwhatever I see outsidethere's another worlddown there - bear no illusionsyou and I do not exist https://colleenchesebro.com/2019/10/15/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-145-photoprompt-2/