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SUN, MONKEYS, and JAPANESE PAINTER

30 Friday Oct 2015

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Poems, Writings

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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

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Observations, Poems, Writings

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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

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Observations, Poems, Writings

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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

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Observations, Poems, Writings

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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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YEN TO ZEN

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Cherry blossom, Haiku, Kissing, Love, Old man, Old woman, Yen, Zen

Yen yields to zen,

Old man and old woman kiss,

Cherry blossom see’s.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MAN, WOMAN, and CHANGE

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Change, Haiku, Love train, Man and woman, Marriage, Sowing seeds

Man and woman wed,

Years pass, love train goes off track,

New ways sow new seeds.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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SOLDIERS, CITIZENS, LEADERS

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Banquets, Battle weary, Citizens, Displaced people, Haiku, Living high on the hog, Soldiers, State Dinners, War torn, World Leaders

Soldiers walk in mud,

Citizens sleep in cold soon,

Leaders laugh and eat.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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COUPLE, LOVE? and CUPID

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Couples, Cupid, Haiku, Love, Love fading, Tree

Couple not talking,

Love sits on frozen fence,

Cupid cold in tree.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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GOATS FOR AFRICA

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Philanthropy, Poems, Writings

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African bush, African village, Fertilizer, Food, Goat cheese, Goats for the Old Goats program, Haiku, Hope, Lions, Philanthropy, South Sudan

Hope comes to village,

All watch the twelve goats arrive,

Lion sleeps in bush.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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