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Three Haiku from Today’s Walk on Bernal Hill

low sunlight reveals arachne’s glimmering shroud blanketing parched ground   old oaks on hilltop thrive among the dry grasses during this year’s drought     modest blue flower reminds us of many lives hidden by the grass    

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They Go Away

They go away to somewhere Or nowhere Parents, aunts, uncles, siblings And friends Bequeathing a strange landscape Scoured and empty Yet blooming With ghostly memories These grow heavy But I shrug them away Each day, every day How many times … Continue reading

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