Winter in the city

The snow is yellow
round the doorway to the pub;
gone, the sound of 'Aaaahh...'

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That thou art (for Arthur and Phyllis)

Was this first yellow primrose
waiting for me here
to join it in wordless praise?

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A Garfunkel moment

' I've always thought
the game in life
is to stay interesting
to yourself '

2007

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put aside questions;
learn of yourself, how to behave;
the answers will be known.

haiku by Michael Shepherd
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Silence at the river bank

This winter dusk, the wild goose's cry
disappears into the stone cliff:
stillness.

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0125 A Footballer Kicks a Cliché into Touch

(British readers only)

At the end of the day
that's what it's all about

sunset

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Don't seek to find yourself;
just be yourself;
here, there are no exams to pass..

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Haiku are Poohsticks -
plop! - then mind must cross the bridge
for a nice surprise.

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Seasonal jangle jingle

Mirthful and merry,
jovial and jolly,
in-laws for Christmas,
prickly as the holly.

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Emily Dickinson transcends

this - yet, seeing this -
the knowing, 'not this' - yet -
this knowing seeing -
That!

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