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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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Formal Poetry

Flight – a Tanka

Floating free in fog Enthralled by eternity Unfocused; unbound Enlightened and unattached Fluttering, falling; failing 9/11-9/12/19 My response […]

September 12, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Inspiration – a Haiku

Frantic letters spin Visions, Voices; a message Fighting to be free. 9/1/19 My response to Colleen’s 2019 Weekly […]

September 1, 2019 Poetry

Haiku on Time

Time devours all From the roots to the branches Nothing can escape 6/13/19 In response to Colleen’s 2019 […]

June 13, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Haiku written in Newport, OR

Smell the salt sea air Sealion laughter echoes Gulls glide in the wind. 4/22/19  

April 23, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Crow – Haiku

Crow on the trashcan Watch ducks swim a muddy creek Glide into the sky 3/9/19 In response to […]

March 9, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

The Process – a tanka

Compose, line by line, From beginning to end Until its finished: Every verse, every rhyme, and Every single […]

March 1, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Dukkha – a tanka

Suffering exists And it can be overcome The message is clear See the source of suffering Follow the […]

February 16, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

The Unknown – a Tanka

Secrets and questions Never asked; never answered Alone in darkness Flickering flames on the wall Drawn out toward […]

January 20, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Winter Haiku

A crisp cold wind blows Snow starts swirling on mountains Ice sparkles on trees. 1/8/19 In response to […]

January 8, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Words (tetractys)

Words Only Mean what we Agree they mean. They have no substance but what we give them Vibrations […]

November 10, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tetractys

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