A Cycle of Water Lily Haiku

w/ photos

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even where the wind
is high the mass of lilies
calms a little cove

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wind in white pine comes
and goes white lilies turning
golden eyes to me

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many stems waver
spiral through gold water all
lilies rise yes rise


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some other world blooms
some heaven of psalm flowers
sing sing stun this world


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Young bald eagle drops
over loon chick wild parents howl
yes while lilies saw


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what kind of white bloom
stuns palms of the blue world why
am I just one eye


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prow parts paths through pads
fish flop ahead disappear
this is where we live


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water lily field
shine waver part root in sun 
we remind ourselves


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more lilies more pads
more openings more gold heart
sun in the eye oh


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close these lotus now
the sun rolls down behind pine
beaver trails stirring


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all sky all of us
all trees all ponds all lilies
that Monet was right


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