Thursday, October 17, 2019

Three Haiku ----- James Roderick Burns



How dear
the small, lit window!
How distant!

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Mossy cobbles
flatten and shine under
the wash of tyres

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Stillness –
the night-bird’s cry flits
from wall to wall



2 comments:

  1. Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
    I especially liked the bird haiku

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  2. These Haiku are incredibly pithy. "Light as a feather, heavy as Mt. Tai."

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