Kasen
: A Glimpse of Gain
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a glimpse of gain
the glitter of a dewdrop
at daybreak
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diamonds
send lasers of light
out of investment offers
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a thing said
misty moon at noonday
chill in its whiteness
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no reply: the woodman
disappears among the rows
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after preening
pheasant's ochres show
in its plumage
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the wardrobe mistress fits
a yellow Easter bonnet
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* * * *
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she holds the sword
between both hands, as if
it were a petition
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in the Strangers' Gallery
whispered, "I can't stay long."
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a cautious note
slipped in the morning box
goes astray
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baffled at being called
his Dark Lady
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the cold moon
races from cloud to cloud
increasing doubt
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in no hurry, slim talk
of New Year's resolutions
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he's promised
to take on the allotment
and built a wall
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a passer-by queries
the first graffito
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looking for spring
she spots a white speck
under the hedge
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beachcombing to beat
the pain of low spirit
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foam scuds
from wavetop to wavetop
into surf
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which of the four seasons
in Buddha's obese look?
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workday's over
at the vegans club, the cook
glad of his wife's cooking
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comfort in jeans and slippers
a balmy summer night
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a flare on the bluff
the first Sankt Hans fire
as light fades
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fallen to the ground in June
ripe passion fruit
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a potted myrtle
is her special favourite ...
didn't he know?
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beyond the formal garden
a hollow in rough grass
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in the finished sketch
Henry Moore reclines against
a Yorkshire landscape
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pointing out with his pipe
highlights of the family tree
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leaf smoke
in the far distance
rising wind
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from shade to brilliance
footsteps on the frost
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uncut weeds
in the disused graveyard
nearing harvest moon
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all we see of the fox
is a tail sticking up
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* * * *
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feather in his cap
out with the boss's daughter
and her girl-friend
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mask for
Carnival arrives
on Shrove Tuesday at mealtime
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the drawn face
of a penitent, clean
and turned again
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water boils for tea
bird song for insomnia
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out early
dew on blossom and grass
hesitating
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a glider takes off
into the spring sky
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Composed October - November 2007
Participants:
fa : Francis Attard - Malta
dp : Dick Pettit - Denmark
Related articles
in this issue of Simply Haiku:
Commentary and Analysis: A Glimpse
of Gain
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