A red-tailed hawk
on a bridge railing looks fixed,
loosed from its master.
Reading one haiku,
two bowls of strawberries passed
through three centuries.
When I looked back, o,
the man whom I passed, Shiki,
was lost in the mist.
A small, soft, brown hare
chews upon green blades of grass
near a watchful cat.
Ibe Ware Desu, LC is a poet living on the West Coast of the United States.
The extented rhyme across lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza is beautifully Spenserian in its musicality. Yours…
Probably the most fictive element in the poem is the "belle dame sans merci" cliche applied to Clara. She and…
I love everything about this ode - the chosen form, the mellifluous flow, and the message. The poem's brilliance lies…
Susan, this great send up of all Earth-worshippers reminds me of one of the funniest videos of all time. I…
Gorgeous, Margaret, absolutely gorgeous. Your "blossoms affably exchange affection" reminded me of Wordsworth's daffodils enjoying the air they breathe, and…
