Cherry, Haiku Poem by Mark. A Heathcote

his grandeur he deriv'd
from heav'n alone—not forgotten
aircraft pilot

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ah, to sigh,
to languish and to die
maternal mother
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clear was the sky
new budding flowers did spring
hope and renewal

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scenic cherry trees
blossoms of many ages
crossing a moon bridge

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numb with grief
a crop-sprayed lake
Koi's breathless words

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middle of nowhere
the centre of the universe
god willing

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talking sense
the telegraph wires hum
all day long
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I filter
everything you say -
spindrift blossoms
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a feather falls
a boat upon the water's
nesting material

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a feather falls
a boat upon the water's
any port in a storm
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we write with love
we garden with hate
dandelions
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either side of
the gate posts - dog and cat
no safe passage
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faith—a flagship
still on course,
destination unchanged
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despair beneath
cathedral oak limbs
turns to joy

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despair beneath
cathedral oak buttresses
find harmonious joys

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despair
in sunny bluebell woods
near impossible
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early summer
an enchanted rose garden
the honeybee glade

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early summer
a bright rosy-pink dawn
dairy cows mooing
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our destiny: a
kingdom of cherry blossoms
intermingling

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embrace me
with inseparable kisses
cherry blossoms

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double pink blooms
hold me until we too fall
like cherry blossoms

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double pink blooms
hold us together till fall
cherry blossoms

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new heights
each spring - mountain cherry trees
leaf and blossom fall
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park bench
a place of joy and
despondency
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marble this fluid
takes a true genius to carve
Venus de Milo
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searching endlessly;
always elsewhere
is your happiness

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white chrysanthemums
devotional love tokens
stoic as snowflakes
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don't despair—the land
will thaw again—exuberant
new beginnings
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touching down
the earth beneath our feet
was fertile new ground
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meditation:
these browning camellias
are a well-spent force
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underwater
above the serenade of
the moon and stars
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I despair. I've
not believed in a plant
called 'honestly'
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pink blossom rivers
forked paths from winter
to glorious spring

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pomegranate red
the glossy vineyard of her
mouth wine-pressed
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I avert my steps—
in direction and distance
as sea mist transcends
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unveiling sea mist
remembering a dance
between you and me
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sea mist
befalls on a slate mine
a living serpent

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Himalayan seeds,
a heavenly blue with an-
orbiting sun
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a magic carpet
the sea mist rolling out
leaving starfish

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a magic carpet
the sea mist rolling out
leaving jellyfish

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a magic carpet
the sea mist rolling in
leaving asteroids
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gluttonous black holes
once the cherry blossoms
are swept aside

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fire extinguisher red
robins never dampen
my spirits

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April ushers in
the first wasp kitchen buzzing
with activity

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you think you love me—
then you don't - and then you do?
April rain showers

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have I not crossed?
this bridge before, paths
going back and forth?

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have I not crossed?
this bridge before, paths
going back and forth?
reflections now high and low
contemplations after thought

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yellow forsythia
fringes a bubbling brook—
gold in abundance

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decimated
all these fairytales—the cherry
blossoms almost gone

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decimated
fairytales—the cherry
blossoms almost gone

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The dog ate your homework.
Utter nonsense. Next, you'll be
Flying round the moon

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Wisteria flaunts itself like a feather boa
All the boys will love me.

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Leprechauns are -
amongst us hoarding their gold
crypto

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the gingerbread house
has been eaten—not a sign
of a crumb is left...

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fairytales
about princesses and frogs
ribbit-ribbit
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Himalayan
Fairy grass - touches of magic
dotted here and there
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exquisite
rose tinted apple blossom
a taste of spring

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in some corner
of my life - there are no more
creepy crawlies
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tantamount
to a kiss—the French doors
opening—dawn chorus

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the river winds south
forgetting its throne was once
a mountain top

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the road back
winds like a winding river
many twists and turns

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the river greets us
and flocks together in the-
same court laughing

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a river dance's
in the sunlight, the moonlight
but doesn't take sides

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a glow of warmth
outside the family home
the prodigal son
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spring fashion show
in its seasonal green coat
open treasure chest
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yes, I stand alone
but not without borders or
a little support
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touching the corners
each fold a display of love
mother's bedmaking

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your love is displaced
like the sun it warms
the hearts of many

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I note your tears
the crescendo of a storm
the hint of a smile

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comfort for me
a warm cup of strong, sweet tea
watching the roses grow

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what is comfort
is it an old, worn-out shoe
dogs liking your soles

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teething problems
why does it have to be this-
way? snoring gum shield

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a yawning cat
watches for the departure
of the winter sun

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memory has an-
answer for everything—
I can't recall

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homeward, a storm
topples fir trees, a nesting
site for angry bees

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journey homeward
a boomerang makes a near
circular flight path

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homeward some geese
returning honk during the
rush hour traffic

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we are all dancing
a dance into existence
changing partners

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classical physics
at a loss, dear, to explain
our entanglement

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you sent a message
received and understood
what's not to compute?

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reflective passages
no one way clearer by a
dividing river