Poetry / experiments

It's been nearly 2 years since I posted any poetry here -- and it was with the promise that I wouldn't do it often. I still promise I won't do it often -- but having been nearly two years, I feel I'm not pushing the limits of "often". These are mostly standalone haiku; if they bear any relationship to each other it's that my quiet time is often spent in the woods or, when I can, at the beach.

Forest Verses

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A forgotten path
A half-remembered journey
A glimpse from the trail

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The twig's snap echoes
Announcing the intruder
The trees hold their breath.

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A mossy blurred shape
Winding vines wrapped round the tree
A serpentine wreath

Obscuring the trunk
Caduceus' hidden form
Conceals the flowers.

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Ocean Verses

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Steady my heartbeat
I feel your breath on the shore
The pulse of the earth.

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The child waves the bread
The gull in the ferry's wake
Turns his wings and dives.

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Neighborhood Walk

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The squirrel bounded
Tracing a wave through the air
Seeking out his tree.

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So that's my haiku collection from my latest verse experiments. It will likely be another year or two before I inflict any more poetry on you. I am curious -- does anyone else try verse?