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{un}holy haiku - 3rd Edition


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to ponder starlight 

hidden behind flowerfall 

with hummingbird moths 

 

  

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daytime sings of soul

in clear voices of blackbirds  

and swallows' flight signs  

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and swallows' flight signs

suggest a pennant swirling

in breezy windsong

 

 

 

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in breezy windsong

each hears their own fears or hopes

ripening faster   

 

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freshness swiftly fades

while plastic is forever 

let me decompose 

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mosses in my hair

if you hear me sing you will 

never speak again 

 

 

(Rusalke are water fairies. They can appear in various forms and can do many good things, such as make the soil fertile just by sprinkling water on it, but they can also lure people into their lakes or streams and drown them. Depending on who has deserved what, naturally. They sing, dance and play a lot, which is wonderful if they are not in their old hag form, of course, but the one who hears their song will lose their ability to speak.)   

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never speak again

the hermit's trail winds upwards

into cliffs and clouds

 

*Helen I truly love hearing your regional folk stories and mythologies.  Thank you for sharing them and including references in the haikku; it enriches the content wonderfully. 

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11 hours ago, The Wistman said:

 

*Helen I truly love hearing your regional folk stories and mythologies.  Thank you for sharing them and including references in the haikku; it enriches the content wonderfully. 

You are most kind :)  Sometimes I worry I'm boring already with another local folk reference, but my mind seems to think in images that are for large part from our tradition. 

 

 

 

horizons glisten

hand of angel lifts my heart 

from the shaking ground 

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from the shaking ground

shock waves race, towers tumble

crickets halt their song

 

 

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Crickets halt their song

Storms come on the horizon

Cleansing once again

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willows rinse their hair

right on time, we are coming 

with bright red ribbons 

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they will not be missed

bring more joy for more strength to 

laugh them back to hell  

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possibilities 

myriads of seeds in fields 

the path forks again 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@StarMountainKid I'll never forget your story The Garden of Forking Paths

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hisses with insects

what music for hedgehog's ears

tastes are not discussed  

 

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are quite satisfied 

those who feed on misery

time to taste their own 

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