what's going on here?
grass is green, bushes in bloom
as if life matters
ocean of blossoms
billows a high cherry tide
barest feet wade in
beautiful eclipse--
tulips still striving, like kids
as caught in the gray
doors and flowers, quite
hard, their sketching. openings,
roots. in own season
cat blocks me on stairs
wanting, i guess, attention
not my karmic fate
see the drying out
gray goes to green again; not
just beholder's eye
so seasons repeat
themselves regardless our tight
schedules, commands
we're not what we were
but, really: were we ever?
cats scratch, thin trees moan
i want daffodils
planted in corners, fence-side
to ease next year's spring
incandescently
you draw, fly me further on,
in. pause to dry wings
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Mark Francis
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Moody, sordid and surreal. Very drawn to this form of expression. Finely tuned.
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Congratulations on the top story.❤️
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Amazing, almost effortlessly perfect writing through haiku form!
I was carried away! Creative and effective use of the Haiku structure. Love "ocean of blossoms / billows a high cherry tide" -- I can see the waves in the form of the poem!
A well-crafted series of haiku and quite emotive. Congratulations on Top Story!
Congratulations on Top Story! 🥳
Wow. we're not what we were but, really: were we ever?
Karmic fate, I especially loved that! Fantastic set of Haikus!