A Tanka & a Senryu

Ugh, this heat!
Everything smells like dust,
even in the shade.
So look up to the green leaves,
the sanctuary of trees.


#tanka

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The loveliest walks
can result in blisters.
Take them anyway.

#senryu (I think!)

Written Yesterday

Solstice sun still hot --
geese cross the twinkling lake,
never mind the glare.


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Old woman, rushing - -
she stops to smell a rosebush
and hurries away.

Above the barb wire...

Above the barb wire,
the chain link fences - -
glorious sunset. 

Written This Day Last Year

Tired of slogging ,
like I live underwater--
not like a Bond villain,
like an extra walking the bottom
of a polluted bay.

#CFS #ME #SEID

Believe it or not....

Believe it or not - -
atop the tallest pine
a bird sang.