Friday, October 18, 2013

Eclipsed Haiku Valentine #2

You can tell that dove
has been shot at the way
it stays well out of range
 
in the spring and in the fall
hunters fill the woods
until the last thing is killed
 
winter comes to represent
the pollen of the dead
the soul inside each seed
 
in the clearing I thought
my failed loves
could finally evaporate
 
partly the pride I take
in these hollyhocks
keeps me on the earth

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