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Monthly Archives: October 2015

SMALL TREE, SMALL BIRD, SMALL ORANGE LEAVES

25 Sunday Oct 2015

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Small tree bends in wind,

Small bird flies up to big tree,

Small orange leaves fill air.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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BEE, TROUT, and COWS

25 Sunday Oct 2015

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Bee flies from flower,

Trout watches emerging hatch,

Cows graze on new grass.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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COLD NORTH WIND, LEAVES GATHER, and SQUIRREL GNAWS

25 Sunday Oct 2015

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Cold wind, Forest floor, Haiku, Squirrels gnawing, Tree leaves

Cold North wind blows hard,

Leaves gather on forest floor,

Squirrel gnaws in big tree.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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FROST GLISTENS, SON GLIMMERS, I WATCH

24 Saturday Oct 2015

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Frost, Glimmer in eye, Glistening, Haiku

Frost glistens in sun,

Son glimmers in mother’s eye,

I watch sun melt frost.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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SMALL FISH, LEAVES, AND EAGLE

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Small fish swims up stream,

Leaves from tree fall into stream,

Eagle flies from tree.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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BIRD RIDES, FROG SWIMS, FISH SEES

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Bird, Fish looking, Frog swimming, Haiku

Bird rides on frogs back,

Frog swims across warm calm lake,

Fish sees bird on frog.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2013

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OLD MAN, OLD WOMAN, LOUD DOG BREAKS OLD CHAIN

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Old man walks to town,

Old woman sits at window,

Loud dog breaks old chain.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2013

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MOON, SNOW, AND FISHER CAT

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Fisher cat, Haiku, Moon, Snow

Moon lights hemlock stand,

Snow blows through frozen bog marsh,

Fisher hides in stump.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2013

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TREE, BRANCH, LEAF

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Branches, Dew Forming, Leaf bending, Squirrels running, Trees, Wind blowing

Tree bends as wind blows,

Branch bends as squirrel runs and leaps,

Leaf bends as dew forms.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2013

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GOLD FISH, BLACK CAT, AND GRAY DOG

23 Friday Oct 2015

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Black cat, Gold fish, Gray dog, Haiku

Gold fish jumps from tank,

Black cat jumps from window sill,

Gray dog jumps from sleep.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2013

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