Christine Smart

hay(na)ku Break down dance my window world Night twists sockets stops the clock Dew combs bees licked sticky sweet Twist wind whisk narrow wrist switch tongue trips amber sight white light. Day 10, April 10, 2020. A hay(na)ku consists of a three-line stanza, where the first line has one word, the second line has two words, and the third line has three words. You can write just one, or chain several together into a longer poem. I neglected to post this one. https://chrissmart.wordpress.com/2020/04/18/honey-watch/

Angels in the tulips, red petals obscure the dark core, the yellow pistil. Golden pollen falls and drifts like snow: ball bearings on concrete, fir trees weep. Tomato starts, leggy on the ledge, tiny seeds, all this green, promise of fruit. Two chores a day hold the pandemic at bay scrub the back corners, under the fridge. Stand close in the wrong place and touch all the avocadoes: one small slap on the wrist. [ 175 more words ] https://chrissmart.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/mujo/

The monk asked, "What's it like when the tree withers and the leaves fall?" Yun Men said, "Body exposed in the golden wind." from the Blue Cliff Record https://chrissmart.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/exposed/

Apple blossoms sprout from ancient wood, old and new share a subtle sphere. Dormant in winter, the bud demure until sun and heat seduce apple blossoms burst from old wood. Open eyes perceive every living thing, seeking and guiding minds unite old and new share a subtle sphere. (c) csmart Day 12, April 12, 2020 NaPoWriMo challenge to write a triolet. These eight-line poems involve repeating lines and a tight rhyme scheme. https://chrissmart.wordpress.com//12/triolet-for-awakening/

white egret orchid follows you into your dreams fringed like a skirt smiling at you ringing you into deep sleep all ten directions https://chrissmart.wordpress.com//%e9%b7%ba%e8%8d%89-sagi/