Paths cross in the woods And merge into one. World weary travelers Share each other’s company, Pool their […]
Life
“Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say” – Marcus Aurelius, translated […]
Green leaf canopy Wild nature living; thriving Peaceful stillness flows 7/18-7/19/17 This is my response to Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry […]
Pleased to be alive Gardening in the hot sun Grieving not its end. 6/6/17 This senryu (aka a […]
Eyes glow in the dark Dead twigs crack under footfall The prey hears nothing The circle of life […]
Life begins in darkness, grows in the light: developing, evolving, flourishing. aging, decaying; systems breaking down. Life always […]
Where did it all go, Day by day in steady flow, Swept away by the river’s currents Lifeguard […]
Seeds planted in dirt Thrust into Jorð’s fertile womb Water brings new life 3/20/17 This haiku is my […]
Every ending Leads to a new beginning The last shall be first The new grows out of the […]
The curtain begins to fall, Darkness is all you see, “But I haven’t completed five acts,” You protest, […]
John W. Leys 