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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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The Love Song of a Lost Raven

And then I went All on my own Knowing for sure now That nothing is carved in stone. […]

July 24, 2020 Poetry

Haunted

Walking and old path Down aging concrete, Grayer than memory allows, Each crack as familiar As the crease […]

October 2, 2018 Poetry

While it Lasts – a senryu

Enjoy the moments As they come and pass away Never to return. 8/18/18

October 1, 2018 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Only One Moment (a tanka)

A single moment Is all that truly exists, No past; no future. One moment in which to act, […]

March 18, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

The Fog is So Thick (a Tanka)

The fog sits so thick Visibility is nil Its claustrophobic Never despair; things will change Strong winds blow […]

February 14, 2017 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

The Beauty of Change (a tanka)

Ev’rything changes Neither for better or worse Good, bad; indiff’rent The beauty of it all is Nothing will […]

January 8, 2017 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Change (a tanka)

Beginnings; endings One looks much like the other Change is a constant Which will, thankfully, not change Nothing […]

November 23, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Heraclitus’ River (a tanka)

The river flows on, Ever changing; transforming, Never stepped in twice: Its never the same river, And you’re […]

November 16, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Time & Laughter (a tanka)

Time passes away, Everything temporary, Nothing forever, Laugh and smile: You understand, Nothing will last forever. 11/16/16 Written […]

November 16, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka
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