(Yaël)
from the earth's crust
and a master sculptress' hands
enduring grace

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(Michael)
lake sunrise
the red reflection
of a Shinto shrine

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(senryu)
a prisoner
whenever I try to leave
"you've got mail"

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journey's end
the front gate's lock
still broken

***

his funeral day
winter deer settle
on the lawn

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the chick
struggles from its shell
smell of new mown hay

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frills and folds
of a white peony
scurrying ants

***

a tossed pebble
scatters the moon and stars
lake ripples


Copyright © 2003 Allen McGill