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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Tag: haiku

Sun shafts and plum blossoms

March 4, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

1. Plum buds are swelling as errant dove broods doomed eggs — atop garage lights     2. Small man in b-i-g truck  rolling by my place each day--  pointing at the house...   3. sun shafts pierce dry air — bees,  white butterflies work in flowering plum trees 4. Certain we are not what happens the … Continue reading Sun shafts and plum blossoms

Fluttery Buttery

February 29, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

Before going outside this very warm, brilliantly blue afternoon I looked at photos of an Achemon month.  The creature emerged from its chrysalis near some wooden dowels in the courtyard of my previous home.  Creeping  up the dowels, it clung for several hours, pumping up its wings.  Eventually they measured nearly four inches across. It, … Continue reading Fluttery Buttery

All but spirit

February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

All but spirit  Doves fly high in clouds like fond hopes from us … and dogs living in stardust ...Two collared doves sat in the tree Opus the Birdwatcher scrutinizes in the top photo.  You can see one above the roof (right side of branch), while the other was behind a thick branch, with only … Continue reading All but spirit

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