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Posted on January 17, 2021

The Empty Space

Unobtainable.

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Posted on January 16, 2021

At Night

I sketch the grass.

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Posted on January 12, 2021

A Senryu, In Which I Employ Only Kanji To (Impolitely) Respond To An Imagined Query Regarding That Which I Would Like To Drink

私?

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Posted on January 10, 2021

Unlimited

Paddling swan in feathers.

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Posted on January 8, 2021

A Tanka On The US Capitol

In white/In black…

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Posted on January 5, 2021

Thuh Storree Ov Uh Storrum

The countenance above: with fury laden.

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Posted on January 2, 2021

Signs Of Someone

Robins.

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Posted on January 2, 2021

A Tanka After Midnight

Of ink; of thought.

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Posted on December 30, 2020

A Haibun For My Childhood Cat

Lazy were his steps; listless was his mind.

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Posted on December 24, 2020

A New Year Beckons

2021…

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Posted on December 23, 2020

Lunar Lines

The earth; the moon.

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Posted on December 21, 2020

A Rainy-Bus-Day Senryu

The time that passed.

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Posted on December 20, 2020

10.34pm

I write these words to end a tanka.

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Posted on December 17, 2020

A List Of Things I Noticed At The Harbour

The dog’s bark ricochets in waves that break ‘gainst seagull’s calling.

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Posted on December 15, 2020

The Death Of Cleopatra

Unkempt, the pharaoh’s hair, dark as the diskless sky, did dress her form.

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  • The Empty Space January 17, 2021
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  • A Senryu, In Which I Employ Only Kanji To (Impolitely) Respond To An Imagined Query Regarding That Which I Would Like To Drink January 12, 2021

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