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  • August 26, 2016 at 5:33 pm #2662
    admin
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    I will start the first one here with a haiku. All other links are 5 line poems.

    Here are the link topics:
    1. Beginnings
    2. Wandering
    3. Adventure
    4. Obstacles
    5. Scenery
    6. Small stream
    7. Rest
    8. Encounter
    9. Conversation
    10. Friendship
    11. Love
    12. Mistakes
    13. Parting
    14. Melancholy
    15. Travel
    16. New experience
    17. Gathering
    18. Drinking
    19. Nourishment
    20. Keepsake
    21. The road
    22. New views
    23. Returning
    24. Nostalgia
    25. Reflection

    August 26, 2016 at 5:33 pm #2663
    admin
    Keymaster

    Beginnings:

    I ‘ve packed and repacked
    I’m sure I have left something out
    I have been longing to go somewhere
    And now I am on my way
    My feet carry me away

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    March 19, 2020 at 6:28 pm #3754
    andrewnguy
    Participant

    Wandering:

    My feet carry me away
    From here to there,
    And then back again.
    Within this vast universe,
    There is no place that is not my home.

    March 20, 2020 at 2:27 pm #3755
    tamimi
    Participant

    Adventure:

    There is no place that is not my home,
    There is no I, it or them.
    Road unseen and destination unknown,
    Every breath another step,
    In this journey we call life.

    March 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm #3756
    admin
    Keymaster

    Obstacles

    In this journey we call life
    There is no easy road
    Find a way over, around or through
    Keep moving upward and forward
    Don’t forget to enjoy the view.

    March 23, 2020 at 10:45 am #3757
    andrewnguy
    Participant

    Scenery

    Don’t forget to enjoy the view.
    Views of blooming blossoms or cawing crows,
    Of dead trees, or of silent rocks.
    Each scene is like a small stream:
    Ever-flowing, ever-changing.

    April 4, 2020 at 5:19 pm #3814
    Zethus
    Moderator

    Small Stream

    Ever-flowing, ever-changing,
    Bubbling over slick stone and swirling around bends,
    I am pulled along in the current.
    One last drop and tumble,
    Stilled by the embrace of a placid lake.

    April 10, 2020 at 9:55 am #3815
    wolfgirrl
    Participant

    Rest

    Stilled by the embrace of a placid lake
    I sink slowly down through the world
    To a dark and quiet place
    at center of me that is
    separate from the world

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    April 12, 2020 at 9:49 pm #3818
    tamimi
    Participant

    Encounter

    Separate from the world,
    We hunker down with our naked self.
    What mysteries could we learn,
    What wonders could we encounter,
    If we knew what questions to ask?

    April 18, 2020 at 2:19 pm #3826
    Zethus
    Moderator

    Conversation

    If we knew what questions to ask?
    What answers would be revealed,
    By words both spoken and silent:
    Of the world within myself,
    Of the world between you and I.

    April 25, 2020 at 7:08 pm #3831
    admin
    Keymaster

    Friendship

    Of the world between you and I
    There remains a gulf as wide as the sea
    If we could bridge it with kindness
    Understanding and tolerance, in thoughts and deeds
    It feels like something much deeper

    April 28, 2020 at 9:52 pm #3839
    andrewnguy
    Participant

    11. Love

    It feels like something much deeper,
    Something which transcends time and space,
    Something which links heart to heart,
    And connects us mind to mind–
    Alas.

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