#tanka #poetry
last Fall leaf on branch
remained throughout Winter wrath
now surrounded in
white yellow green foliage
witnessing Spring renewal
#haikuchallenge #haiku #senryuNature’s progressionroutine and unpretentiousSpring’s daily scene change #Zen #haiku #senryusubtle Spring vigorthis walking meditation’spleasant awareness#haikuchallenge #haiku @ThePoetryPeaNature’s overturechirping on budding branchesspring sounds returning
#haikuchallenge #haiku #senryu
oblivious tohuman’s frailties and foiblesNature’s agenda#senryu #haiku @ThePoetryPeapersonal views sharedcomplexities simplifiedmusing to haiku
#observations #haikuchallenge #senryu
abrupt journey turnpath suddenly treacherousface mask seeks solace#mindseye #interpretation #senryu #haikuchange is the constanttechnology advancesopinions differhelpful help helplessantagonists aggravatemind’s eye interpretsdisingenuoushypochondriac eventnewsroom hysterics
#Zen #haiku #senryu
always perseverelife’s enjoyed events eclipselife’s endured ordeals#senryu #haiku #perception
playing hand you’re dealt
always with or against odds
life is a gamble
#USMC #Navy #Vietnamwar #warpoets #tankasharing historyportion of theirs’ and of mineUSS Princeton,Renville, Westchester Countyships of Fleet Marine Force Pac