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Waiting

26 Friday Jun 2020

Posted by Bill Bisgood in haiga, Haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, Poetry

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caterpillar, death, Haiku, nature, oblivion, philosophy, Poetry

do caterpillars
fear there’s an oblivion
waiting in the wings?

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Strength

06 Thursday Feb 2020

Posted by Bill Bisgood in Haiku, people, poem, Poetry

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haiku, people, philosophy, poem, poetry, poets

On the state of the world

feeling some despair
found solace, strength in wise words
poets from my youth

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Sink

26 Wednesday Dec 2018

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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Tags

haiku, health, meditation, mindfulness, peace, philosophy, poem

On being aware

away from the flow
fallen leaves sink out of sight
a meditation

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Time

27 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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coffee, croissant, enjoyment, haiku, morning, philosophy, poetry, time

On starting the day

An almond croissant
and a double espresso
with time to enjoy

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Balance

04 Saturday Aug 2018

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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Tags

garden, haiku, life, mindfulness, nature, philosophy, photography, poem, poetry

Unless I feel grounded, the stones won’t stand.

People are like stones
without balance, they collapse
be still, be grounded

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Claimed

18 Monday Jun 2018

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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Tags

haiku, philosophy, poem, poetry, thoughts

On being philosophical

At the best of times
perhaps in some of the worst,
poetry claims us

I did think of ‘calms us,’ but settled here.

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Times

27 Tuesday Feb 2018

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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haiku, life, philosophy, poetry, thoughts, time, waves

time’s soft ebb and flow

giddy happiness and hopes

bitter lives, bright loves

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life

14 Wednesday Jun 2017

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry, Thoughts

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Tags

alive, child, childhood, climbing, fun, haiku, life, meaning, philosophy, tree

 

searching for meaning?
have you ever climbed a tree?
it’s never too late

addendum      (fear not –  it need only be a very small tree, the view from the top will be great!)

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The Word

28 Friday Apr 2017

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry

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being, haiku, philosophy, thoughts, verse

See the printed word
That verse my thought reified
I am more, or less

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captured

01 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by Bill Bisgood in ., Blogs I Like, Haiku, poem, Poetry

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Tags

fear, haiku, minds, philosophy, poetry, soul

those with open minds
be afraid of poetry
it captures one’s soul

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