Also 15 Weeks Ago

Brain racket
silenced
by birdsong.

Senryu

Fragments of peace--
Despite what the Buddha says,
I try to hold them.

The Lizards and I: Two Haiku

Seeing my shadow, 
lizards flee into tall grass.
I've disturbed the peace!

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Bright sun warms grey rock--
the lizard's patterned back
blending in.

At Studio Biongiorno

Cement garden strewn
with potted plants and fountains.
Some suburban peace.

Sometimes, During Meditation

hectic, grasping thoughts
move aside for moments of
true and real peace.

All Written in May

Behind my eyes, hot
tears readily prick, then run,
trailing lines of salt.

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Summer’s confusion:
Rosemary bushes reach for sun,
finding only sky.

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Especially for Ash

Awake or asleep,
cats express disdain too well—
or is it ennui?

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Peace eludes me.
My heart is too heavy for this
wintery summer.