Ever lingering
in the taste of the walnut:
deep autumn.
James W. Hackett
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And so to impermanence
Which the farmer
Naturally understands
For he works
From season to season
From sowing to reaping
To all of those harvests in between:
Harvest of sun
Harvest of moon
Harvest of rain
Harvest of drought
Harvest of day
Harvest of night
Harvest of dark
Harvest of light
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
The gull
giving loneliness
sound.
Alexis Rotella
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You are alone
Although you won’t think so
Because today is your birthday
But you cannot have a party
Or play with your friends
You could go to school
But only with your brother
And one other
In the hospitals
Where your mum and dad work
The alone
Have loneliness cast upon them
But this time will not last forever
You will have other birthdays
To elaborate on the beauty
Of being alone
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
migrating birds—
fields of pampas grass
show the way
Kristen Deming
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I heard of birds
Sliding across the sky
I had not heard that term before
Neither did I know of fields of pampas grass
Where would one
Come across such a thing
Perhaps in Asia
Or other such lands which I have not yet seen
Other than in films
Or photographs
Why yes, I did see pink-footed geese
In skein formation, migrating, or feeding
haiku mind
108 poems to
cultivate awareness
& open your heart
is by Patricia Donegan
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