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February 24, 2017

Worms, Birds & In Between

Image by Mysticsartdesign, pixabay.com

The worms that could not up
surface above neat pavements
carpeted floors or cold tiers
find their places in vaults
of Adam’s kin’s blood and flesh

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February 17, 2017

PathWalks

@ the Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, walkway approaching the Fantasy Planet playground. Photogaphy by SSJ, 2015

There are alleys
Like branches of a tree:
You grow some
Or you shed some.

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February 11, 2017

the whale sharks of oslob

photo from worldwildlife.org

the earth-man dives from his dugout canoe into the cove
to stare the whale shark in its beady eye beneath the waves
they dance in fluid harmony:

to fathom the depths of their hearts
to measure the breadth of their souls.

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February 5, 2017

physiognomy of an eel

photo courtesy of axistravel @ https://pixabay.com/en/diving-ocean-coral-sea-water-1707741/

photo courtesy of dfaen @ https://pixabay.com/en/fish-eel-water-underwater-color-1391441/

photo courtesy of simonesaponetto @ https://pixabay.com/en/moray-eel-maldives-sea-363626/

drawing courtesy of ArtsyBee @ https://pixabay.com/en/eel-vintage-drawing-snake-sea-976096/

for
all its
slippery
rubbery
twisting
thick
tough
long
skin,
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February 4, 2017

smiles

photo courtesy of Pexels @ pixabay.com

smiles drift longer,

sparkles on an ocean’s crest

teasing silent laughters

from within the ocean’s ribs.

the sea teaches the land

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February 3, 2017

how many ways can a wave wash to shore?

photo courtesy of solart @ https://pixabay.com/en/the-bright-sun-sand-beach-sea-768932/

photo courtesy of Mysticsartdesign @ https://pixabay.com/en/beach-paradise-beautiful-beach-392672/

photo courtesy of tdfugere @ https://pixabay.com/en/beach-waves-ocean-pacific-water-1204401/

photo courtesy of cocoparisienne @ https://pixabay.com/en/sea-wave-beach-water-ocean-241665/

photo courtesy of Unsplash @ https://pixabay.com/en/ocean-wave-sea-water-tide-tidal-918999/

photo courtesy of Counselling @ https://pixabay.com/en/wave-spray-sea-ocean-beach-coast-929093/

photo courtesy of liezelzpineda @ https://pixabay.com/en/crashing-waves-lover-s-beach-mexico-140244/

(Images of waves used with this posting are all courtesy of their respective contributors at pixabay.com.)

how many ways can
a wave wash to shore?

blithely as a titter,
lazing like a lamb,
or stirring a trifling
whiff of temper,

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January 29, 2017

‘Wait Till This …’

image courtesy of WerbeFabrik, pixabay.com

savant flicks the switch

tenderly as a flower would curl
in the leaking secrecy of dawn,

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January 28, 2017

Wait Out The Squall

image courtesy of Mysticsartdesign, pixabay.com

Forest stands
On edge of its roots
Where wily Foxes romp around
And make of Grass
The trampled Trash,
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January 10, 2017

clouds 3: how we move on

the calm 3. photography by ssj, dec. 2016

a life’s database,
in the good graces of clouds:
how we work with words.

© SSJ 2016

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January 7, 2017

clouds 2: poem for my father

the calm 2. photography by ssj, dec. 2016

you grew me strong wings
so i can come back watch you
soar your final sky.

© SSJ 2016

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