Untitled -- 11.8.2003

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Haiku

kitchen

a child runs in to tell mom

her orchids have bloomed



twins - teacher

places john left and james right

to know which is which



trend -

sitting side by side

with a man with the same tie



trend -

sitting side by side

with a woman with the same fragrance



dusk drizzle

the slanted crystals

from heavens



late lunch

the vocal cat earns

a fish from the master



this old stairs

i used to wait each morn

during recess for secret love to pass by -

a time warp that has

entrapped me all these years



new year's red packet

dollars and coins

the coins symbolises

our growth, the red

fuels my desire to aim for the sky



after the rain

children take to

toad's and frog's croaks



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wind flips

over calender

his regrets in giving up school

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reciting rosary

in the chapel

the candles flicker to our verses



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pierced right through -

a large shrivelled leaf

in a fence spike



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window shopping

a child twists to

mannequins in dance poses



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Beside the SHEE!!!! sign

the librarian reads

with feet on chair



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school new term

japanese mom asks hubby

to cut back on sake



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homeless man

a leaf drops on a hole

in his blanket





his fear of karma

the little mice left

to roam in the kitchen



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somebody's anger

a  fifty-dollar note

in pieces on street

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fighting fishes

a white paper between

each bottle with a fish

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good luck charm

an aurowana in full confidence

flashes its golden scales

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at an alley

walking away

from a black cat

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years ago

crossing the road

trailing behind mama

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night at temple

the flickering shadows

of gods and goddesses

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typhoon -

the bells sound

a belated warning

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typhoon -

bells tolling

by themselves

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the green grass

of old school

the faces of friends



antique iron

asking granny how

weaker woman could use it



out of closet -

to be man

or woman

    

new discovery -

child yells to mom

god is dog spelt backward



spring payrise

the abundant sakuras

mean so much more














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