tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793998330921710442024-03-18T21:24:07.084-07:00Naked HaikuHaiku stripped of all pretension. Poetry in the raw.Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-78879979047202305242013-10-25T04:47:00.001-07:002013-10-25T04:47:18.034-07:00Cricket concertdawn<br />
the concert begins<br />
crickets fiddling<br />
amid the reedsCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-39078996776659905832013-10-05T21:37:00.003-07:002013-10-05T21:37:45.715-07:00an autumn noon<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san-serif, Roboto; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Red fall foliage</span><br />
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the Sun at noon</div>
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glorious</div>
Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-75208650588207985892013-09-29T14:59:00.000-07:002013-09-29T14:59:01.244-07:00early evening<br />
lengthening of shadows<br />
blare of car horns<br />
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Catbird 55Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-59499889993764085922013-09-16T18:37:00.000-07:002013-09-18T03:55:09.679-07:00Eos<div id="yui_3_10_3_1_1379381172568_1193" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; padding: 0px;">
morning --</div>
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Eos musses my hair</div>
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Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-72983803364825708332013-09-09T11:24:00.001-07:002013-09-18T03:55:22.324-07:00ghosts of the poor<div id="yui_3_10_3_1_1378751022988_559">
a sprig of gladiolus</div>
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in a soda bottle vase</div>
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ghosts of the poor</div>
Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-31461805323348672952013-09-09T11:18:00.001-07:002013-09-09T11:18:57.934-07:00liberationshreds of <br /><br />a cocoon<br /><br />a spirit liberatedCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-26247433590875146212013-09-04T06:38:00.001-07:002013-09-04T06:38:10.331-07:00Pillars of the EarthPillars of the earth<br />
live oaks standing<br />
as if primordialCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-54274148387956142662013-09-04T06:22:00.001-07:002013-09-04T06:43:44.918-07:00Early morning exerciseearly morning exercise<br />
the Sun's pull up<br />
clears the horizon Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-22042395472153010852013-08-13T22:07:00.002-07:002013-08-13T22:07:30.223-07:00Tarpon silver reflection<br />
and then a splash<br />
a tarpon's leap<br />
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Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-86204371808678718532013-07-31T01:26:00.001-07:002013-07-31T01:26:21.971-07:00Lost cocuyosfireflies in summer<br />I must make do<br />for lost cocuyos<br />
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and me<br />
recessionalCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-72129135341632636692013-07-19T17:56:00.002-07:002013-07-19T17:56:29.372-07:00Sea of Tranquility<span class="userContent">Gazing at the Moon</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">on a warm July evening</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">tranquility</span> Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-89179069701369487722013-07-18T02:25:00.002-07:002013-07-18T02:25:08.757-07:00Dog Daysdog days<br />yet to bark<br />just snoozingCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-32213548830441272762013-07-16T20:50:00.002-07:002013-07-18T02:26:12.335-07:00what her eyes reflectin the evening coolness<br />
of a verandah <br />
her eyes reflect starsCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-44495429895724063252013-07-15T16:25:00.001-07:002013-07-15T16:25:22.201-07:00Impertinent dawnImpertinent<br />the rays of dawn<br />intruding on my sleepCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-3230393528773794842013-07-10T21:30:00.001-07:002013-07-10T21:30:52.486-07:00a walk interruptedClouds gather<br />in a darkening sky<br />a walk interruptedCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-22324221586499949322013-07-01T04:32:00.000-07:002013-07-01T04:32:22.295-07:00The Tide<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">what the tide leaves/ bleached shells, driftwood, and seaweed/ so many treasures</span>Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-26562877153166262502013-07-01T04:25:00.003-07:002013-07-01T04:25:46.305-07:00Snow in June, ver. 2snow in june . . .<br />the white fluttering<br />of butterfliesCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-56770563476497583692013-06-25T14:14:00.003-07:002013-06-25T14:14:34.910-07:00an encounterSplat !<br />
a windshield and a bug<br />
find each other<br />
Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-54374362209112581812013-06-20T22:40:00.002-07:002013-06-20T22:40:45.065-07:00spidersilk from a web<br />
entangled in my hair<br />
a homeless spiderCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-72631821974368877222013-06-19T04:22:00.001-07:002013-06-19T04:22:49.028-07:00summer memories<br />croaking of frogs<br />just after dawn<br />summer memoriesCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-8876922976394054892013-06-16T00:31:00.002-07:002013-06-16T00:31:46.994-07:00A Pebblea pebble tossed<br />
into a slow-moving stream<br />
barely heard Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-76593503668886974782013-06-09T19:11:00.003-07:002013-06-09T19:14:35.603-07:00Cold Raincold rain<br />
sharp as nails<br />
late afternoonCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-3542638803320008152013-05-29T09:41:00.001-07:002013-05-29T09:41:26.817-07:00stillnessmidmorning stillness<br />turtles on a mossy log<br />awaiting the sunCatbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479399833092171044.post-32307169682919397202013-05-29T09:19:00.001-07:002013-05-29T09:19:57.942-07:00Silkelegant smoothness<br />the argument <br />of silk Catbird55http://www.blogger.com/profile/11107849206154571765noreply@blogger.com0