tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177708332009-07-16T11:09:01.681-04:00Karumi is the Japanese word for "lightness". The famous Japanese poet Basho used it to mean<p> <i>"the beauty of ordinary things spoken of in a simple way".</i><p> <i>(from Aha Poetry.)</i>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-67060249965274050572009-07-01T15:49:00.000-04:002009-07-01T15:50:15.009-04:00Orange butterfly<br />alights on purple flower--<br />prays with Bernadette.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-6706024996527405057?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-70302603714226637132009-04-28T15:03:00.001-04:002009-04-28T15:03:32.337-04:00is it bad luck<br />when a vulture crosses<br />your path?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-7030260371422663713?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-7737894771586945152009-03-22T20:46:00.001-04:002009-03-22T20:46:32.281-04:00large families<br />quiet and well behaved <br />in my dreams<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-773789477158694515?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-21522870792602882452009-03-16T21:24:00.002-04:002009-03-16T21:30:05.927-04:00Cold snow rests <br />on the old Torii gate.<br />Red berries bring hope.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-2152287079260288245?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-24607138530784241722009-03-08T22:08:00.001-04:002009-03-08T22:09:26.360-04:00an Alzheimer's stranger, <br />he wheels in<br />and joins our party.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-2460713853078424172?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-8394707521196920992009-03-05T19:22:00.001-05:002009-03-05T19:24:47.579-05:00Ancient and bent, <br />after pushing her wheelchair,<br />he feeds her.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-839470752119692099?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-3278434808168678442008-12-15T08:17:00.002-05:002008-12-15T08:21:37.181-05:00on my tongue <br />I taste the bitter words-- <br />potent medicine.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-327843480816867844?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-14919642797746843232008-11-29T12:39:00.001-05:002008-11-29T12:39:46.957-05:00crouching tiger<br />hidden in the early morning fog<br />the fog lifts<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-1491964279774684323?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-46295115627731196292008-11-18T18:13:00.001-05:002008-11-19T12:11:48.128-05:00newborn flurries fall<br />gently, on tired black coats.<br />first snow<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-4629511562773119629?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-47113963804953367792008-09-23T22:13:00.002-04:002008-09-23T22:14:25.720-04:00<blockquote>early morning reality <br />disappears <br />in the foggy mirage </blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-4711396380495336779?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-87396969563395213212008-09-23T22:13:00.001-04:002008-09-23T22:13:48.985-04:00early morning<br />giving way to stifling day <br />the fog lifts<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-8739696956339521321?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-71595401165978091482008-09-22T20:06:00.001-04:002008-09-22T20:06:43.820-04:00I feel the coolness<br />in the quiet harvest night<br />and offer thanks<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-7159540116597809148?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-65445610552197504432008-09-07T20:01:00.002-04:002008-09-07T20:06:18.706-04:00pink and ubiquitous<br />the dry paint recoils from the walls<br />barely hanging on<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-6544561055219750443?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-24818664188336050692008-08-02T17:00:00.001-04:002008-09-07T20:07:54.289-04:00loud summer thunder<br />the dog jumps up on my lap<br />the tension's broken<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-2481866418833605069?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-20932304792910590852008-07-23T20:57:00.001-04:002008-09-07T20:08:11.915-04:00collapsing star <br />focused; centered energy<br />paths converge<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-2093230479291059085?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-50206844511106192932008-07-23T20:44:00.003-04:002008-09-07T20:08:28.154-04:00the small house<br />time for letting go--<br />yellow kitchen<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-5020684451110619293?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-46563415024684977952008-07-23T20:36:00.004-04:002008-09-07T20:08:48.330-04:00through my brain<br />crystalline sounds drift...<br />your music<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-4656341502468497795?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-66320409145795939702008-07-11T13:06:00.003-04:002008-09-07T20:08:59.933-04:00I sit with the goose<br />who wears the green bandanna<br />I hold the knitted shawl<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-6632040914579593970?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-61980880075852615572008-07-11T13:03:00.003-04:002008-09-07T20:09:27.607-04:00the jeweled colors dance<br />in the bright and airy room<br />new hope<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-6198088007585261557?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-84402827429790181892008-04-10T09:38:00.004-04:002008-09-07T20:09:43.147-04:00We beg her--get help!<br />Horrified, she circles the<br />wagon of one.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-8440282742979018189?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-62284281650368643252008-02-20T08:35:00.001-05:002008-09-07T20:09:56.853-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">in the cold<br />optimistic bird<br />singing loudly</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-6228428165036864325?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-84429463836291246642007-12-19T17:23:00.001-05:002008-09-10T12:35:18.051-04:00exhausted and still<br />in the encroaching darkness--<br />reaching out to God<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-8442946383629124664?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-59432504917726739252007-12-03T20:04:00.004-05:002008-09-07T20:10:37.285-04:00Moving towards the light,<br />I drive away from darkness--<br />rainbow in my rear view.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-5943250491772673925?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-10751077160211465472007-12-01T19:11:00.001-05:002008-09-07T20:11:04.433-04:00winter lullaby<br />warm laundry, soft music<br />sleeping animal<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-1075107716021146547?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17770833.post-30193666814232478482007-10-29T16:00:00.001-04:002008-09-07T20:11:27.976-04:00seven squirrels <br />culinary cramming--<br />first freeze<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17770833-3019366681423247848?l=word4wordpoetry.blogspot.com'/></div>Dymphnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com2