October Challenge 3 'Love'

Spring is in the air and the topic is 'love'. Use any of the Japanese poetry genres to explore any aspect of the topic.

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  1. athena19 October 2011 at 22:50

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  2. athena19 October 2011 at 23:04

    love
    whipering softly
    so easy
    to mistake its deeper
    reference and incline

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  3. athena19 October 2011 at 23:17

    your livered hand
    grasps mine
    as night shadows us
    no need for utterances
    the evening star is winking

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  4. athena19 October 2011 at 23:22

    in the kitchen
    in her frilly apron
    my mother
    veiled in herb aromas
    stirring love in a pot

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  5. BelindaBroughton20 October 2011 at 18:46

    dark of the moon
    our breath
    mingling

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  6. BelindaBroughton20 October 2011 at 18:47

    after all these years
    warm as our bed together
    our love

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  7. BelindaBroughton20 October 2011 at 18:48

    a rush
    of heart and regret
    the scent of his scarf

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  8. Sasha23 October 2011 at 02:57

    at the bottom
    of the ripped letter
    love

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  9. Sasha23 October 2011 at 02:59

    in the previous haiku 'love' was supposed to be at the right of the last line, not lined up to the left. Miaowwwww!!!

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