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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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Micropoetry

Planting Seeds – A Tanka

Consciousness causes Curiosity to stir Observing begins Accumulating knowledge Seeds of wisdom are planted 6/21/19 This is my […]

June 21, 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

Huginn and Muninn (Haiku)

Two ravens fly out Watching all under the sky And returning home. 1/2/19 This haiku is my response […]

January 2, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Nothing to Fear (Tanka)

There is nothing to fear About entering the tomb, Nothing will happen That didn’t happen to you In […]

November 1, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Hallowed Lands (Tanka)

The enchanted mounds, Possessed by the ancient sidhe, Once revered as gods Now forced under hollow hills Still […]

October 27, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

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

Spellbound – Tanka

Spellbound, enchanted Words of a cherished poet, A salve for the soul, Caressed by holy verses Writ on […]

July 13, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Carpe Diem – a Tanka

Delicate rosebuds Collected in the garden, Sweet smell of summer, Now just dried dead memories As we all, […]

April 19, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Fragment of Verse on the Passage of Time

Days slip away Brown hair turns gray As a boy turns into a man. 4/18/18 My 17th poem […]

April 18, 2018 Poetry

Tetractys for a Pyrrhonic Skeptic

The Only Thing I know For certain is That I don’t know anything for certain. 4/6/18 My ninth […]

April 9, 2018 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tetractys

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