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japanese verse 1 to 20 – First Collection
“Dragonfly”
1. Dragon with no fire
Just gentle flames ‘round the skin
Coloring the Earth
“Mountain”
2. Clouds dancing with joy
As mist silently awakes
The sleeping giant
“Sunflowers”
3. Yellow umbrellas
Openly wait for the sky
To sprinkle its gems
“Full Moon”
4. Majestic marble
Quietly bares its beauty
Tempting the still night
“Old Bridge”
5. When I was a child
You were my landmark when lost
Cradled me back home
“Black Widow”
6. A widow in grief
A widow in deep waiting
A widow of death
“Lightning”
7. Author of this world
His signature is written
Over midnight sky
“Swans”
8. As the ball opens
With waltz of Danube river
Imperials dance
“Waterfalls”
9. Watery stairway
Drips its refreshing coolness
In playful rhythm
“Kite”
10. You give me freedom
To soar my wings high above
Yet you hold my cord
“Butterfly”
11. Garden plates offer
A banquet of thanksgiving
Deity is pleased
“Star”
12. Faraway lighthouse
In the mammoth of shadows
Searching lost angels
“Volcano”
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Additional Notes:
I would like to thank all the TPL friends who encouraged me on continuing this craft. I am in great owe to the following people who always assisted me to improve my work:
#3. Drenda - “gem” to “gems”
#5. Joanne U. - “a landmark” to “my landmark”
#8. Rachel - for the syllabication
#9. Carolyn, Thomas - “excessive” to “refreshing”
#10. Darlene - for the tenses
#11. Joanne U. - “its banquet” to “a banquet”
Joan Whiteman - “The deity pleases” to “Deity is pleased”
Rachel - for the syllabication
#12. Rachel - “searches” to “searching”
#14. Latorial, Rachel - “guardian of the night” to “guardian of night”
JoMo, Wanda, Tanner, Joanne U., Sandra - “stares with” to “stares in”
#16. Rachel - for the syllabication
And to those who supported me with my haikus/senryus (Claire, Jane, Mell, Brenda, Debbie F., Rebecca, Sherri, Marilyn, Arnie, Joe Goff, Kenneth P., Michael Wells, James H., Rick, Mark S., Jeff G., Tony, Nancy, Terrye and Judy), I will always value your comments. :)
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