after the riot—
such a perfect
moonlit night
Hekigodo Kawahigashi
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As I rise
I am hopeful
As I meditate
I am peaceful
As I write
I am mindful
As I hurt
I am vengeful
As I sulk
I am fearful
As I escape
I am moonful
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
on the patio
the afternoon drifts along
with the butterfly
Patricia J. Machmiller
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I am taken back
To that Sunday, or was it that Saturday
Afternoon
On the decking by the pond
Indeed it was the official
Opening of the pond
When friends came around
With warm smiles
And happy conversations
And to celebrate
The slow roast pork was cooked
All morning through
It was early evening before all dispersed
A time for the moths
To replace the butterflies
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
a petal falls
you
across the table
Steve Sanfield
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Across the table
At work
At play
In negotiation
In love
In fallout
Across the table
Hands together
Hands apart
Hands raised
Hands fallen
Hands wrapped inside themselves
Across the table
Secret glances
Feet furtively touching
Hoping beyond hope
That the explosions
Will put you back together
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
the homeless man
takes off his shoes before
his cardboard house
Penny Harter
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I almost was that man
With his Paper House
Which the sea and the sand
Did their best to destroy
I took off my shoes
To wade through the water
In search of the dignity
So securely hidden there
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
disgusting—
people arguing over
the price of orchids
Shiki Masaoka
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What value to put
On the bouquet
From your friend
A kindness
To remind
You, and those around you
Of the victories of love
Offered by the scents
From the blue vase roses
I will find
Your droplets of ink
Though I maybe already have
But first to love
It was the grace of love
Of which my meditation singer sang
Little purpose then
In going towards those unkind
Less favourable words
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan