Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black Poems

Bali Hai spirit

beckons me to leave the snow's
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Darkest winged Angel uninvited
Everywhere you gather
A gathering of black petaled roses
The pounding black hooves and cawing crows
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Autumn leaves falling

creating a brown carpet
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I paint my dreams in summer light
Set to music my earthly hymn
And to my ears the stars will sing
As angels on crystal wings
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There once was a virus named Covid

With its spiky crown it was horrid
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My best friend a dog

star heavensent to keep me
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Jogging much closer

curious seagulls surround
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The following series of haiku are based on Matsuo Basho's famous The Old Pond and frog haiku.They are my interpretations.Basho invented the haiku form.I just read the article titled Masters of Short Poetry (November 15,2008 Providence Journal Books) about him on the home page and found this challenge in his poetry section on PoemHunter where several poets have written their interpretations based on translations.All of the stanzas in my tribute haiku are written in the three-lined 5-7-5 syllable format.It reflects how I feel about Matsuo Basho's inspirational poem.I thank him for inventing this short poem style.


Matsuo Basho
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Two pollies gossip

red headed blue wing Macaws
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A white Christmas means

World peace and prosperity
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