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Monthly Archives: October 2015

UPPER DELAWARE, CHANGING LEAVES, CLOUDS

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Callicoon, Changing leaves, Clouds, Fast flowing, Haiku, Long Eddy, Mountains, Upper Delaware River, Wind from east

Big river flows fast,

Orange and yellow grace mountain,

Clouds ride wind from east.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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COLD WIND, CROW, and OLD SQUIRREL

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Cold wind, Crows, Feeling safe, Haiku, Hiding, Nests, North wind, Old squirrels, Struggling, Treetops

Cold wind blows from North,

Crow tries to land on treetop,

Old squirrel hides in nest.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MONKEY, JAPANESE ARTIST, and THUNDERSTORM

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Being scared, Calming, Frightened, Haiku, Japanese painter, Monkeys, Talking softly, Thunderstorms

Lone monkey is scared,

Painter talks softly as friend,

Thunderstorm looms close.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MONKEYS, JAPANESE ARTIST, and WARM WIND

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Haiku, Japanese Artist, Monkeys, Mori Sosen, Posing, Rocks, Sun, Warm wind, Watching

Monkeys pose on rocks,

Artist paints three side by side,

Sun and warm wind watch.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MONKEYS, NOON DAY SUN, and WIND

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Artist, Haiku, Japanese painter, Monkeys, Noonday, Paintings, Trees, Whispers, Wind

Monkeys watch man paint,

Noonday sun straight overhead,

Wind whispers through trees.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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SUN, MONKEYS, and JAPANESE PAINTER

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Artist, Fine art, Haiku, Japanese Artist, Monkeys, Mori Sosen, Painter, Sunset, Treetops

Sun sets late in day,

Monkeys gather in treetops,

Painter readies brush.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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GENERAL TRAVELS IN STYLE

29 Thursday Oct 2015

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1777 in American Colonies, American Revolutionary War, Colonists, General John Burgoyne, Haiku, Three Pronged Attack

Three Pronged Attack fails,

Colonists rally in Fall,

Burgoyne took too long.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MAHSEER, MAHARISHI, and MONSOON

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Fish, Haiku, India, Maharishi, Mahseer, Monsoon, Northern India

Mahseer swims past rock,

Maharishi sits by tree,

Monsoon comes early.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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ZEBRA, LIONS, RAINDROPS

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Africa, Grazing, Haiku, Lions, Rain clouds, Zebras

Lone zebra grazes,

Lions lazy in dry heat,

Rain clouds form far off.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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BOY, WOMAN, CROW

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Boy, Crow, Haiku, Rooftops, Seeds, Water boy, Woman

Boy carries water,

Woman plants seeds in field,

Crow caws from rooftop.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

 

 

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