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Haiku 69

Roosters crow at dawn
Welcoming the morning sun.
Sing the world awake. 

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Departure

'Parting is sweet sorrow'
Claims the bard of days gone by.
Yet, he never bothered to
Explain the reason why.
Anticipation gives us hope
That we may start anew, but
It doesn't make departure any
Easier to chew.
That dark gray moment,
Sad goodbye,
No sweetness there abides;
Only frantic breathless hope,
The place where chance resides.
Faith that, come tomorrow,
We'll return from whence we started,
And if it be our fate
We never will again be parted.

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Haiku 68

Rains refresh much more 
Than flowers, ferns and fauna. 
Spirits rise above.

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Cascading Emotions

She held it in as best she could.
We wondered for a while
If she had really felt the loss.
We'd even seen her crack a smile
At old familiar faces who
Had come from far away
To be with her, and join her in
Her sorrow and dismay.
So many years together,
So many deeds undone,
So many storms to weather now,
She must face them alone.
She seeks out solace and comfort,
But there's little to be found.
Voices speak to soothe her but
She never hears a sound.
But when the weeping crowd is gone,
And no one's left around,
The walls of all emotions
Come cascading to the ground.

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Haiku 67

Wind on the desert,
The soft breath of paradise.
Set my spirit free.

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The Battlement

You keep your guard up at all times;
Your drawbridge tightly closed.
Your moat is filled with quicksand,
You prison self-imposed.
You hide behind your battlement,
Your parapet enforces
With cannon fire and burning oils
To use without remorse.
Your towers steep, too tall to climb;
Your walls are fortified.
Your fortress well-secluded,
You let no one inside.
Oh! Lonely soul, your sad refrain,
A prisoner's desperate song.
Until you loose your battlement,
You never will belong.

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The Zany

We watched the zany with delight,
Putting on his downtown show.
Throwing objects I the air,
Trading insults to and fro.
Wearing colors loud and brash to
Draw attention to his act.
Smell of greasepaint,
Funny shoes,
Bangles dangling down his back.
King of slapstick, simple fool,
Extravagant buffoon.
Ludicrous reminder of
A Saturday cartoon.
Silly little clown,
Crazy comic, king of fools.
He draws his largest audience
When he throws out all the rules.

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Haiku 66

Soon your leaves will leave 
And you shall sorrow winter.
Treasure precious sleep.

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Yeoman's Service

After forty years of faithful service,
More than fourteen thousand days,
They finally bought the golden watch,
Pitched the party, lauded praise.
Early on he was fanatic,
Meant to set the world ablaze.
Set them on their heals aplenty;
Sudden deftness to amaze.
Now the world is spinning faster,
Seems to leave him in a daze.
Just can't seem to get his rhythm
Or comprehend the latest craze.
Time to find a simpler meaning;
Time to start a brand new phase;
Time to cash your yeoman's service
And take the mouse out of the maze.

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Haiku 65

Summer swelter reels
In waves no forces can deny.
Lessons thrive on heat.

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