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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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Category Archive: Formal Poetry

Rainbows (a tanka)

Why so many songs About rainbows in the sky? Are they promises Not to kill us all again, […]

November 8, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Warmth (a haiku)

Wrapped in a blanket, Warm, safe; nothing can hurt me. Don’t want to get up. 10/22/2016

October 22, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Mortality (a tanka)

Bones bleached in the sun, Licked clean by maggots and worms Once living, breathing, With dreams, goals and […]

October 18, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

How to Win a Nobel Prize (A Haiku)

Straight outta Hibbing, Guitar in hand, New York bound. Think I’ll write some songs 10/15/16

October 15, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Memento Mori (A Sonnet)

Went down the desert where the vultures feed On human flesh rotting in the sunshine. Pluck eyes, testicles, […]

October 13, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Sonnet

Four Haiku on the Seasons of Life

Ev’ryone alive Was born of their mother’s womb. Spring is in the air. We grow up too fast. […]

October 12, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

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